Session Zero Heroes - A TTRPG Actual Play Podcast
Skylar: jasmine, oolong, green and white. Long ago, these four teas were skillfully brewed at the blissful brew. Then everything changed when the shops popularity threatened its existence. All Mister Okaron, the shops owner and tea master, could do was to recruit four teenage orphans to learn his trade and staff his shop. A year has passed since the orphans were hired, and although their skills have progressed, they still have a lot to learn before they can brew anything. But I believe that they have the potential to make the blissful brew the greatest tea shop in the world. Last time on benders and brews, an avatar Legends podcast. This strange spirit beast that took the form of a, sort, of giant bat like creature and seems to have been basically sucking the souls out of the various animals and beasts and releasing them with sort of like this possessed evil spirit nature.
Cameron: Shouldn't just one of us just go sneak over and grab whatever letters on that dead guy?
Mikayla: I'll just do it.
Dave: Stone scattershot.
Skylar: Whoa.
Dave: It's going to attack the base of this stalagmite, and he's gonna smash it.
Skylar: Nice.
Dave: So that'll tip overdose.
Skylar: The bat is then going to do two strike attacks. One probably is going to go for Guo Han. It's going to take a second strike attack towards Mika.
Cameron: Bill blocks him. Guys, you got to get out of here. I'll block the exit. Just, I got this.
Dave: And I, Earth bend up like a wall.
Cameron: I will be seizing a position. I be skedaddling.
Skylar: So you turn around, you slam your fist confidently right into this giant chunk of stalagmite.
Cameron: And as Bill starts swinging at, it, he kind of like, starts stepping forward and he's just like, becoming more like, aggressive, right? And he's just like, yelling like, you can't have. Ah, my friends.
Dave: Guys, it's time to go. And I'm gonna run out the hole that Brock made.
Cameron: Mika, we got to go now. I can't lose you too.
Skylar: The bat is going to do a bolster or hinder. It is going to fly down one by one, grab one of the animals, and you just see that same glow come out as this blue force goes back into the bat and it just collapses and that animal is dead. It's siphoning the sort of possessive spirit that it has put in to regain it into itself.
Cameron: I'll have to advance an attack.
Cameron: Bill's gonna see Brock starting to go forward, and he's going to stick his bo staff in front of him and he's going to say, brock, get out of here.
Cameron: I'll grab Mika and get out of here.
Cameron: And you guys hear basically this echoey sound as he yells, I'm, sorry, blaze, I couldn't defend you. Now it's my turn to defend them. And you see him raise his bo staff high above the air. And he, like, lowers it as hard as he can. And you guys hear a loud crack in this cave. And you guys see a giant burst of flame go bursting out of Bill's bo staff, engulfing this, bat light thing. And fire. You guys see just this wave of fire go rushing out in front of him. And you guys just see him just, like, heaving as he's just, like, holding the end of his bo staff. And you see a charred burn out at the end of his bo staff. And as Bill sees the bat probably go falling with the blaze, he turns around and looks at you guys and faints.
Skylar: And welcome back, everybody, to the finale episode of the entire Benders and Bruise series. Not just season three, but the whole series. That's right. Tonight it comes to an end. Episode twelve of Benders and brews, season three, the season finale. I'm here. I'm Skyler. I'm the game master. And let me introduce the players one last time. Unless we do a Q and a episode, in which case I'll probably and reintroduce them once more after that. But for now, for the in story, this will be the final introduction, final fun fact from each of them. Dave, do you want to kick us off?
Dave: Sure. Dave here playing Guo Han. And Guo Han, at some point during our adventures, pooped his pants.
Skylar: And it's for us to try to figure out where.
Dave: Didn't tell anybody, not even the DM.
Skylar: that's incredible that he was so discreet about it. Nobody even noticed.
Dave: Well, maybe they did.
Skylar: I was gonna say, do we need to, like, listen back? And there's an episode where somebody just casually says, man, it really stinks around here.
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Skylar: Dude, that would be the most incredible. It was Guo Hanukkah.
Cameron: It was Guohan. Not realizing it was him or one.
Skylar: Of those clever bits of, like, you say it, you notice it and acknowledge it, and then you're automatically innocent because why would the person that did it acknowledge it? You know, he's playing.
Dave: Yeah, I didn't want to. I couldn't think of, a big, you know, game changing fun.
Skylar: This is game changing.
Dave: So I just. This game with the anti. The anti antithesis of that. That.
Skylar: That's incredible.
Cameron: Wow.
Skylar: All right, so there's your new, task to listen back through the entire. You said the entire series?
Dave: Yeah.
Skylar: Holy cow. The entire series of benders and brews. And find your theory on when you think that Guo Han pooped his pants.
Mikayla: If it has been at the beginning.
Skylar: Hopefully it happened like in season one or really early in season two, like a first episode. Otherwise, you guys have been on the road ever since, like, I don't know, at some point, Guo went into town while you guys were, I don't know, maybe when you were in chin village or something and he grabbed a new pair of pants or. So you got some festival pants and you guys just haven't even noticed that he has whole different pair of pants.
Cameron: He stole it from a pirate.
Skylar: Oh, okay. Yeah, that also makes it. I mean, he did some.
Mikayla: Maybe it was when he was. We'd all jumped off the boat in the water, you know, he just did a quick rinse.
Skylar: Oh, no, it's disgusting. All right, well, there you go, folks.
Mikayla: That's where his pebbles come from. Oh, that's fox pebbles. Just kidding.
Skylar: All right, well, funny as your kidding might be, let's jump over to Mikayla. oh.
Mikayla: shoot. Oh. Mika's fun fact is.
Skylar: Are you Mika?
Mikayla: I think so.
Skylar: Oh, okay. I just wanted to make sure.
Mikayla: Debatable sometimes. No, Mika's fun fact is, she peed her pain.
Skylar: Oh.
Mikayla: Mika's fun fact is, her dream job someday is to be like, a, ah, detective. She thinks sleuthing is fun. So, like, she just thinks that'd be fun to, like, you know, be nosy and other people's lives, figure out their things.
Skylar: Reality. You want to be like one of those, what do they call, like, the independent detective. What do they call those?
Mikayla: A private investigator.
Skylar: Yes, a private investigator. Where your entire job is just kind of like sneaking around, looking into people's lives.
Mikayla: Exactly. You know, into their homes when they're not around, you know. Sounds like a fun thing for her, so. Sure.
Skylar: And regulations are a lot softer.
Mikayla: Exactly.
Skylar: Sort of like. Yeah, this time era type thing, so. Wow. All right. A detective. An independent, private eye type detective. Interesting. You know, with her, like, tracking skills and things that she developed, I feel like she could actually be pretty. All jokes aside, be pretty good.
Mikayla: Yeah, I think so.
Skylar: Yeah. Awesome. All right. Fantastic. Jumping over to Connor.
Cameron: That's me. I am Brock Lee the earthbender. And Brock's, fun fact is something I just learned about five minutes ago that I totally forgot. at the end of season one, I believe we all added new movie or attributes, and I completely forgot about the one that I added. So, you know, better late than never. But I added the attribute called winning is everything, which essentially boils down to if I use dirty tactics in a fight, I immediately get a ten on the roll, and I am now favored in the exchange. So could have used that a couple times throughout.
Skylar: And it's involved if some, like an innocent, is in danger.
Cameron: That's just an example there.
Skylar: Oh, really?
Cameron: When you choose to use dirty tactics at the start of the combat exchange, instead of using one of the standard approaches, say what you do and take up ten plus instead of rolling. Instead of rolling. And then I take the stands move a favor. So I could have been fighting dirty literally this entire series. Sure. And have been just getting hit after hit after hit. So I'm just gonna let you know, Brock's gonna try and make, up for some lost.
Skylar: Now, to be fair, to be fair, it does have a downside to it. You, they get to move your balance twice away from center.
Cameron: Yeah.
Skylar: And so that's it. Like, you use that move twice and then what? That's gonna put you at the edge, right?
Cameron: Well, he's already at the edge.
Skylar: Oh. So if you do it even once, you're going off the edge. And then we're gonna have to go into that whole situation in the finale episode, which actually would be pretty fun. Funny or awesome. Yeah, what a time for that, you know? awesome. Fantastic. So we'll see if that comes into play. I have a feeling it probably will. so that'll be fun. finally, last but not least, we've got Cameron.
Cameron: Hello, I'm Cameron. I play Bildore or aka Ash Burtney.
Skylar: Sure. Would it not be Ash Bertney, aka.
Cameron: Yeah,
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Cameron: I guess so. Now we're at this point. Might as well. Yeah. Be that. before I get into Bill's fun fact, I felt like I wanted to say anyone and everyone who's gotten to this point after listening to all these three seasons, I just want to say thank you for listening. I'm sure everyone here all agrees that we appreciate anyone who's put in the time to listen to this. We do this for fun, but you know what I mean. We also do it to entertain people. And if you're entertained by this, well, then we did our job.
Skylar: That's right. That's right. Are you buying time?
Cameron: No. No. I know the fact, I know. I felt like I wanted to give a shout out to anyone who made it to this point. We're at the season finale, series finale, and anyone who's made this three season journey with us.
Skylar: That's true.
Cameron: I appreciate it.
Skylar: No, yeah, absolutely. I completely agree. It's really awesome to have people that want to hear, you know, us kind of goofing around at the table and having a good time, but, you know, telling a good story, I think. And, yeah, we absolutely appreciate you sticking around with us all the way through this.
Cameron: Now, Bill's fun fact, I didn't really have much of a fun fact. So I was looking through Bill's description and there was two things that, like, I was just thinking, if anyone ever drew character art of our characters, like, there's distinct things about Bill's character description that I really kind of left out. One is he always wears pants because he has a giant burn mark on his entire leg that goes, his legs are even more destroyed than his upper body, which, as we saw in a past episode, characters looked at.
Skylar: Just to clarify, you're saying he always wears like full length pants?
Mikayla: Yeah, he wears like shorts.
Cameron: He wears like, I described it as like, I don't know what they're called, but like, the pants you wear in like Aladdin, they're like, oh, harem pants. Yeah. Loose, flowing pants. That way it doesn't stick to his.
Skylar: Hair and pants feel amazing.
Cameron: I'm breezy and it gives him comfort also. But it also hides his, it's loose, it's cool.
Skylar: Yeah.
Cameron: Covers his scar.
Skylar: No jokes here. I completely agree.
Cameron: That's the thing. Well, the other thing is he has two bands. He's got a band, a black band on his left wrist. And he's got a black band on his left. On his left, ring finger. They represent the ring finger. One represents his brother, Blaze.
Cameron: And the one on his wrist represents his blood.
Skylar: Okay, got it.
Cameron: That was it. Those are these two fun facts.
Skylar: Yeah.
Cameron: Or just character. I like his, how he dresses.
Skylar: Sure, sure. Awesome.
Cameron: Yeah.
Skylar: Well, hey, I mean, yeah, I'm not gonna say no to any fan art. Please. Yeah. If you do, be sure to tag us in it so that we don't miss it, because that would be awesome. Love to see that bill or any of the characters, even NPC's or monsters, even some of the stuff that you guys have fought against, that'd be, that'd be epic for sure. So awesome. Once again, my name is Skyler. I'm the game master.
Skylar: Oh, crap. I don't have a fun fact, but as a game master, I don't require myself to have a fun fact. And that's my fun fact. Oh, man.
Mikayla: What's new and exciting in your life.
Skylar: Yeah, well, I do have a child on the way. That's true. soon, as of the date of this recording. But it will have been born. He will have been born by the time that this episode comes out. So that's fine.
Cameron: His name will be decided by us.
Mikayla: Yes. listen to the. I don't know, listen to the q.
Cameron: And A and find out the name of Skyler's child.
Mikayla: Yeah, we'll have a whole discussion.
Skylar: It's canon now, and it's canonical. Awesome. Well, whatever the case, that is the final intro you're going to get from us. Let's jump into the final episode of benders and brews. All right, so when last we left off, you guys had just finished an m epic battle with the mysterious, villainous, evil, bat like spirit that went by the name of Banfu. I don't know if we mentioned that, but there you go. So you got that one for free. whatever the case, you guys were able to defeat it, and just barely, you guys, you know, kind of came out barely. Barely holding on. But thankfully, Bill Dore revealed his firebending abilities, and that was inevitably what finally took the villainous monster out. So you guys are currently standing just outside of this cave where you have just defeated this giant spirit monster. And as you guys are standing here, all of a sudden, you see a figure sort of hopping down the rocks, outside of this. This cave, as it gets a little bit closer, you recognize or not recognize, realize that it is a black cat like creature with crow like wings. And the closer it gets, you also realize that instead of a tail, it seems to have a snake. And one of you
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Skylar: actually recognizes this creature.
Mikayla: It's definitely me.
Skylar: It's definitely not you. It's definitely Guohan. the creature. The creature hops down the last of the rocks and now stands, at the same level as the rest of you guys. And it's not, you know, it's a big cat. Like, it'd be more like a. Like a small leopard or something. But, it's just a black cat as far as you can kind of see. And it actually approaches Guo Han, and he says, interesting. I have interacted with very few living humans, but you I have had the pleasure of meeting twice. It seems you have assisted me quite a bit, little human. And for that, I am once again grateful. I fear I may not have thanked you as I should have previously, but I shall right that wrong now. You have just defeated an evil spirit that went by the name Banfu, the possessor. He escaped the spirit world many years ago, and since then has been, feeding off the life force of the creatures in this area for quite some time. But you. You have stopped this terrorization and you have righted this wrong. He pauses for a moment, and he closes his eyes as if he were in, like, a deep thought or deep meditation. Hm. I see. I see through the eyes of the dead throughout your journey. And he looks over at Micah and he says, I see the expulsion from the very village below through the eyes of that man there. And he tilts his head towards. Well, he just kind of motions towards the cave as if to reference chief, ex chief Tatonka. And I can see through the loving eyes of the mother that you lost that very same night. Then he turns to Bill and he says, I see the fear in the eyes of a sibling, but I do not sense any blame or hatred. And he looks over at Brok and he says, I see through the eyes of many who were attacked in their homes and those that fell in captivity, waiting and crying out for a hero that would break them free. And then finally, he turns to Guo, and he shows a slight grin, and he says, I can see through the eyes of my own past, one who more than earned his freedom that night that the dead walked the mortal plane again. But I do see through the eyes of one other, your dead friend. Eyes full of love and care. Eyes that foresaw a great future for all of you, but also eyes that beheld fear. Fear of what he knew others were capable of and willing to take from him. I see through the eyes of death that is to come. Although that is a gemstone with many facets, you are all headed down a path that ends in great danger. And if you wish to save your very souls and put your current trajectory towards the ending that you seek, you will need allies who will stand by your side. With that in mind, and as thanks for defeating Banfu, I will offer you all, ah, these rewards. The first is an opportunity to quickly arrive at the next destination on your list, the city of Gaoling. You will have a chance to travel through the spirit world, the place where I myself reside. Now, traveling through the spirit world is different than traveling through your realm. Think of the spirit world as a sort of shortcut. I will offer you a path through my realm that will exit on the outskirts of this city that you seek to arrive in this path will take a day to walk, although it will not feel like a day to you. But it will be far faster than anything your realm has to offer. I also give to each one of you these two stones. They are astral stones. Dreams are a form of connection that those from your world have to connect to the spirit world. And within my realm, you can use these stones to connect those dreams. Think of someone, and think hard. Within that focus, you will be able to offer a message, a, plea for help to someone living in your realm to aid you in your endeavor. It's up for them to decide if they follow your request. But if they agree, I can transport them as well to meet you at your destination.
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Skylar: So think hard beforehand who you believe will be willing to answer your request. And then finally, the spirit, this spirit of the dead, as Guo had met before, he turns to Guo and he says, I hope that these gifts are pleasing to you. In an expression of my thanks, I consider our scales to be even, and I wish you well on your mission. And with that, he pounces into the cave that you guys just escaped from, into the darkness and disappears. And as you guys kind of watch this kind of obscure situation come to a close. You look down, and each of you has a small, round, colorful pebble that seems to swirl with a variety of different sort of sparkles and glimmers. And in front of you, a portal into the spirit world opens up both of these gifts from the spirit you just encountered.
Cameron: Bill? oh, guys, my head.
Skylar: Ugh.
Cameron: What did I miss?
Mikayla: Wait, are we gonna talk about your magical powers over there?
Cameron: What?
Mikayla: Your fire powers?
Dave: oh, yeah, you can bid fire. What's next, Brock? Are you the avatar?
Cameron: Brock just kind of looks at his hands like, guess I never tried.
Skylar: No, nothing happens.
Mikayla: Maybe I am.
Dave: Nah.
Cameron: Yeah, Bill, grabs his staff, and he, like, supports himself and stands up weakly, and he looks. He's like, yeah, I'm, I'm a firebender. Don't like using my powers, though, so.
Cameron: So all those nights we had to build our own fire at camps, all.
Mikayla: Those incidents we came across Madame Yang, and you just stood there.
Cameron: All those people at the tea shop.
Skylar: Who said their tea was cold, and you did nothing. And you did nothing except take it to the back and refill with a, warm tea.
Cameron: It's, I'm sorry. I never wanted to use my powers again because of a promise I made my brother. But I think I'm past that now. I think it's time for me to move on. I don't think he would blame me.
Mikayla: Well, I guess I'm the thing in front of us?
Cameron: Yeah. What the heck is that thing?
Mikayla: Well, he said that, you know, I look through a, brother's eyes and there's no blame.
Cameron: What thing?
Cameron: The thing. The cat.
Mikayla: The cat snake.
Cameron: I am cat snake.
Mikayla: Think that's right in front of us.
Dave: Oh, yeah. You mean my pal, the spirit of death?
Cameron: We go way back what it looked like.
Dave: You know, a catcrow with the snake tail.
Cameron: Well, that's fun.
Dave: Yeah.
Cameron: And so it made and build motions at the portal with his boat staff. It made that thing?
Dave: yeah, I guess that's a path through the spirit world. Shortcut, if you will, to bout back to gowling.
Cameron: Oh, well, I mean, I was thinking about how we'd get back, so I.
Dave: Guess, and this is important, these stones. I guess once we're in the spirit world, if we focus on someone we want help from, we can reach them through their dreams or something and send a request. If they accept that, I guess they can also travel through the realm.
Skylar: Huh?
Cameron: Interesting. Is that person. You said spirit realm. So is this person we summoning? Is that the right word? Guys? I'm not sure, but is this person we're summoning dead?
Mikayla: Well, he said through their dreams, so I would assume not.
Cameron: So it's a person alive.
Cameron: Yeah.
Cameron: So we couldn't summon Mister Okoran?
Dave: No, I don't think the spirit.
Mikayla: I don't know. We could try.
Cameron: Well, he's a spirit of death.
Dave: He doesn't like it when people come back from the dead.
Skylar: Trust me, I know.
Mikayla: He's not coming back from the dead. He can just do his little spirit y powers.
Cameron: it's better not to.
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Dave: Well, maybe we'll call it a gray area.
Skylar: Bill goes out there and shows that he has firebending m. And then you're like, yeah, everybody's got some kind of weird powers. Mister Okaron's got spirit powers. Whatever that means.
Mikayla: Who knows? Maybe.
Cameron: I guess. Either way. Did he say where the portal takes us? Besides just the spirit realm?
Cameron: back to the. Back to Gowling?
Cameron: Was that where we needed to go next? Wrong. They never read your thing. It was Mika.
Cameron: I got it. I got it, I got it.
Mikayla: It's literally in m my pocket.
Cameron: Yeah, but you ain't read it yet.
Cameron: Yeah, Brock's really good at reading.
Cameron: I'm really good at it.
Mikayla: When have I had time to read it?
Cameron: Not at all. Actually, we were making a beeline out of the cave.
Mikayla: okay, I'll pull. I'll pull out. I'll read it. I got you.
Cameron: I ain't got time. I grow weary of waiting.
Skylar: you open up. So it's an envelope, right? And it's sealed with, like, a little blissful brute, huh? Huh?
Mikayla: It's the will.
Skylar: Oh, it's just straight up the wheel. No, you open up the letter and it's got that, like, nice red seal from the blissful brew with the little logo on it and everything. And you open it up and it looks like it's just a blank sheet, but it's folded up. And you unfold it and you realize in just, like, big, bold letters, it just says, congratulations. And then on, like, the bottom right corner, it says, see other side.
Mikayla: Okay. I was going to say, where's the fine print? I turn it over.
Skylar: Okay. you turn it over. And it is the last piece of the map. So all throughout this, you know, you found usually a note, usually two notes. One for, you know, whoever was kind of the closing of that section of the journey, and one that was for, whoever's section was kind of next. Right? So, like, each one of the missions, you could say, or each one of the clues was hidden with the kind of direct correlation with one of you, one of you four, right? And so this is the last piece of the map that was included with each one of these notes, right, as you guys found the clue, there were the notes, and then there was a piece of the map. So this is the last piece of the map. And of course, it's the piece with the big x on it, right. You know, it's. You weren't really sure what anything was until you got this last piece. And it is a kind of drawn out picture of a maze sitting behind a mansion. And it's a series of lines that lead you through the maze. So all the other pieces of the map look like kind of just a way to get to this maze and mansion. And it's leading to a very specific spot inside of this maze.
Cameron: Is it, is it the Shifu family.
Skylar: Mansion with Otaku mansion, m with a.
Mikayla: Butler that we made friends with?
Cameron: No, he's at the shifu.
Skylar: Right. The butler was at the Shifu mansion. This is the Yotaku mansion, which the she work for.
Cameron: Exactly where you found your fox dog.
Skylar: It all comes back. You find a fox dog, all the.
Mikayla: high juice buried Madame Yang, but in a very bad way.
Cameron: I was inside, not in the maze.
Mikayla: Doesn't matter.
Cameron: I mean, she survived, unfortunately.
Skylar: You know what I said, man, I wish that never happened. Because the amount of times that Connor brings it up and complains.
Cameron: Because, you know what? If I had known that, I could have, like, just finished her off.
Mikayla: Sometimes your bus just isn't good enough.
Skylar: There it is. The classic Michaela line.
Cameron: So it's just a map.
Skylar: Through the main.
Cameron: Who's up for a party?
Mikayla: Wait.
Dave: Where's it telling us to gowing? I was right.
Cameron: Oh, look at that. So this portal takes us to gowling, and then once we go to gowling, we then go to the Utah family maze and just follow the map. And Bada bing, there's the will.
Mikayla: You know how I got to the center of the map? The maze? Last time is, I just took left turns.
Cameron: Well, this time, we have a map.
Cameron: So why did he send us all around the actual planet?
Cameron: Because it's buried to go.
Mikayla: Because, Brock, we learn things, okay?
Cameron: We went across the entire planet.
Skylar: We developed as characters for something that.
Cameron: Is in our hometown.
Cameron: Maybe you want us to have a nice little explore the world. Vk.
Mikayla: I'm sure, you know, you had to learn how to be not so crazy rambunctious.
Cameron: I don't know if it worked.
Mikayla: Bill had to learn to let go of his guilt.
Cameron: We could have done that.
Mikayla: I had to learn how to make friends, apparently.
Cameron: I mean, you're still well, and you.
Skylar: Also found your dad because of it. So, I mean, there's about.
Dave: Do me. Do me. What a.
Mikayla: You had to learn how to not poop your pants.
Skylar: We don't know this.
Cameron: We don't know this.
Skylar: I was gonna say. And Guo learned how. He was mister Okaron's favorite all along. No, no, I'm totally,
Mikayla: I don't really remember. Whoa.
Cameron: You learned how to have.
Skylar: Accessorize.
Cameron: Had.
Dave: Some nice hats along the way, and.
Cameron: Stand up for yourself.
Skylar: Yes.
Cameron: That's what you learned.
Cameron: I just like to say, we don't.
Cameron: Cower behind your friends. You could stand up for yourself, make choices on your own. Yeah, you're maturing.
Dave: That's right. I even got a mustache. that's right.
Cameron: You grew a mustache and became a captain.
Dave: You just can't see it right now.
Skylar: It's delighting that peach fire.
Cameron: It's that cave lighting. We're still kind of.
Dave: It's pretty cloudy.
Skylar: the portal is starting to shrink.
Cameron: Oh, well, we've heard. We probably can continue this conversation in the spirit world.
Skylar: Spirit world? Time doesn't move in the spirit world. Brock.
Cameron: you're a brave one, right, sir?
Cameron: Cowabunga.
Cameron: Slap his back.
Skylar: Motioning to bugs, bunnies. Right into that portal is the portal.
Mikayla: Whoa's gotta go next. You know, we gotta, you know, sandwich him, protect him.
Cameron: So I figured I would just follow Brock. Cause I'm pushing him through.
Mikayla: Okay, well, then I'm gonna push guo three and follow him.
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Cameron: Has Micah been in the spirit world? Was she? Technically, yeah.
Skylar: Yeah.
Cameron: I just want to establish if all of us are unfamiliar of Mikas.
Skylar: Yeah, I think Mika's the only one that's been there. Yeah. But it doesn't quite feel the same because it's a very different realm, obviously, and I guess you probably would have mentioned this if it was going through your head. So I'm guessing it's not going through your heads. But some might think that because this is the realm of this spirit of death, that it would be some sort of horrific, maybe hellscape or something along those lines. Not at all. In fact, it's very peaceful, very tranquil. it sort of seems like it's a forest, but not so densely, situated that you can't see the end of it. There's a pathway that kind of leads through and you can see off in the distance just a wide open field. So you never feel claustrophobic as you guys are walking through this forest, until eventually you get to that field. And it's a, it's a nice little space there as well. So you continue your walk little ways in until it becomes just a very sparse, very minimally dense forest with only just like the occasional tree here and there. But it feels peaceful. It feels, like perfect temperature, you know, like in early seventies, maybe degrees. Something along those lines. the sun is out, the skies are blue. There's only the occasional just kind of wispy cloud, cloud to kind of just add to the, a little bit of diversity to the blue sky. And there's a gentle breeze that kind of passes by and causes the branches and the trees to sort of shuffle ever so slightly and the grass to kind of bend and wave ever so slightly. and as you guys are making your way along, you see something off in the distance and you continue to obviously follow the path and approach it until eventually you realize that it is the blissful bruise mobile booth. the very same kind of looking one that you guys took with you to the Yutaku estate. And standing behind it is Mister Okaron. And it looks like he's waving at you guys as you guys kind of start to approach. He's got a big smile on his face. He looks really excited to see all you.
Cameron: Well, I'd go running over
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Cameron: Mister alcohol.
Mikayla: Oh, I'm a nonchalant over there.
Cameron: Oh, aren't you?
Skylar: Yeah, you're so cool.
Mikayla: I'm just saying, that's my whole thing.
Skylar: It is, it's true.
Cameron: I'm gonna racing.
Cameron: Whoa.
Skylar: You all, you all, you know, make your way, some more excitedly than others. How are you making your way over there?
Cameron: I'll walk with Mika. I mean, she is like Max fatigue.
Skylar: So.
Cameron: So I would imagine she can't exactly sprint right now.
Skylar: Oh, yeah. Okay, so he's just making sure that she makes it to the boot. That's fair.
Mikayla: He said I didn't have any friends.
Skylar: Yeah, that's true.
Cameron: I mean, just shut up as you guys approach.
Skylar: Obviously, Mister Okaran is excited to see each and every one of you, even if you approach his mobile booth a little bit less chalantly than the others. but whatever the case, you know, he excitedly greets you, he's got a big smile on his face and awaiting for all of you, he has made a drink of your choice. And I save your choice, but I already have it all planned out.
Mikayla: Oh, man.
Skylar: Well, you don't need to tell me because I did my research. So, he looks over at Brock Lee and he's like, brock, Brock, Brock, I made this for you. it's a very special, I couldn't really come up with another name for it, so I'll call it what it is. Trash, tea. It is a mix of discarded fruits and tea leaves kind of just macerated together and then put into some hot water. And it's a nice big cup because obviously there's quite a bit of just like, goo and stuff at the bottom of it.
Cameron: No way. Thanks, mister Okara.
Skylar: Of course. And he looks over at Guo Han, and he says, gohan, for you, I made a cinnamon spice chai latte, and it's a hot cup, and it's got a. Everybody can smell it. Doesn't matter where you're staying.
Cameron: The.
Skylar: The garbage tea, you know, you don't smell it as much unless you're, like, right up in there. You got your nose kind of inside the cup. Whatever. but the spice tea, everybody can smell that. Just kind of warm cinnamon scent. as he hands it over to Guo han.
Cameron: Wow.
Dave: With milk. Just the way I like it.
Skylar: Oh, I knew you'd like this. And then he turns to Micah and he said, mika, I know you like a, sweeter tea. So for you, I made a berry medley tea. Lots of great citrusy flavors and Berry flavors mixed in there.
Mikayla: What a guy.
Skylar: What a guy. Then he looks over at Bill, and he's got a nice little smirk in the corner of his face. And there's only one thing left on this little booth that he has, and everybody can see exactly what it is. It is a cup of cool, refreshing water, cool whip. And he hands that to Bill, and he says, as much as I tried, I know you just don't care for tea.
Mikayla: It's not even hot.
Skylar: It's not? No, it's.
Mikayla: Poor guy.
Cameron: Cool water is what I need. I am parched after the day I've been through, mister Okaron.
Skylar: Well, day. I mean, I'm sure you guys have all been through quite a bit over the last week. I want to apologize. Yes, yes. I, wanted to apologize for that. I've been kind of watching as you guys have made your way through this entire journey.
Mikayla: You've been here the whole time?
Skylar: I've been watching from a distance in the spirit world. I was unaware that they had the seven day, to claim situation on the will. That was my bad. Completely unaware.
Cameron: So we're on the same page, Mister Okaron. You sent us across the planet.
Skylar: Well, it was more of a region, I would say.
Cameron: No, we didn't go to the fire nation.
Cameron: Then we go to the southern water tribe, which is like an air bison flight away.
Skylar: And you had an air bison to help you get there.
Cameron: That could take us one way, mister Okawa.
Skylar: Well, and now here you got a one way ticket straight to Gowling. I'm sure you'll all be just sure.
Cameron: You predicted the spirit portal, right?
Skylar: well, you know, I asked for a favor. How do you think he knew? He. I'm gonna be honest with you. He likes to do the whole I can see through the eyes of the dead, and maybe he can, right? But, yeah, he would have had no idea what nice gifts to get you guys. And I knew that a portal straight to Gowling was just what you needed. So I gave him a little. Did a little whisper in his ear and told him what you needed.
Cameron: You also give him tea? Oh, yeah, of course.
Skylar: Well, here for a little while, you know, about a week. So, you know, I've just been making tea for him, and I've been able to make some tea for those passing on to the next. To the next life. And that's a, very. Heard so many stories and learned about so many individuals as they were passing through. It's honestly been a very amazing experience.
Cameron: So you've met people in here?
Skylar: Yes, of course. This is the.
Cameron: You've met my brother.
Skylar: I, think it's. I think it's more those that have recently died, unfortunately, before. Again, before they pass on. But I think the fact that I haven't seen your brother is probably a good sign. Probably means that he's passed on whatever that looks like as he moves into, the next life. Okay, so. But, you guys, hopefully, this. This last tea, this last beverage I'm able to make for all of you is just what you need to, be refreshed for the next step. Yes.
Mikayla: Who killed you?
Skylar: Who killed me? Oh, it was a stab in the back. I never saw him.
Cameron: M that's what I thought.
Mikayla: You didn't hear nothing?
Skylar: Anything?
Cameron: Ah, rocks?
Skylar: no, I never heard anything except. Oh, I heard chanting outside. Yeah, there was a really big snap.
Cameron: I don't know what that was doing.
Skylar: I heard some fighting, which had me a little bit concerned, for all of your safeties, but I assume things obviously went well.
Cameron: I should have seen what coyote boys. What we did to those guys.
Mikayla: Oh, was it. Was it Madame Yang?
Cameron: He said he didn't see.
Mikayla: Maybe he smelled like her nasty perfume or something.
Cameron: you are familiar with her?
Skylar: I didn't smell it, no. So it must not have been her. But I don't know. It could have been one of her lackeys, for all I know.
Mikayla: Still gonna throw, puncher?
Skylar: You know, I try not to hold grudges, especially when I'm dead, but, you know, maybe some people need a good throat punch once in a while to put him back on.
Mikayla: Okay. How about a hug around the throat.
Cameron: It's called choking.
Skylar: That's called choking, Nan.
Mikayla: To hug.
Skylar: I'm more about peaceful hugs.
Mikayla: Yeah.
Cameron: big group hug.
Skylar: Big group.
Cameron: Come on, Mika.
Skylar: Ah.
Mikayla: I said I would hug him.
Skylar: All right, you all give him a nice big hug.
Cameron: And assuming Brock's on the outside squeezing.
Skylar: Yeah, his big arm span is bigger than everybody else's. That's great. he's. Although he may be, passed on in the spirit world, he himself is able to be hugged. He's not a spirit. You don't pass right through him. When you try to hug him, you get a nice, warm, familiar hug. If you've ever hugged Mister Okaran in the past, if you hadn't, then you get to experience it. It is a warm hug and you can feel the love and care that kind of comes with it. And between the drink that he gave each of you, as well as this pleasant hug, you feel. And maybe it's just the effects of the spirit world, you're not sure, but all of these factors mixed in together, you feel yourselves become refreshed.
Mikayla: I thought you could have a sleeve or something.
Skylar: No, no. you feel refreshed. not only do you feel all the fatigue and the exhaustion sort of just melt away from your person, you also feel centered. You feel yourself at ease. You feel yourself at peace, being with your friend once more, being refreshed, all of that, factors into just feeling at peace with yourself and being centered. So you can return all of your balances to center. You can refresh all of your fatigue. You don't feel any angers or resentments or needs to prove yourselves, or anything in between, depending on your playbook. You just feel at ease.
Cameron: Would we be able to mark inspired?
Skylar: Sure, if you would like to mark inspired, man, I give you. What's the saying? I give you something.
Cameron: Give you an inch, we'll take a mile. I mean, but hugging Mister Okaron, I.
Skylar: Would imagine hug Mister Okaron.
Mikayla: So not canon, whatever you want to call it. Did he say why he hadn't moved on yet? Did I miss that?
Skylar: No, he hasn't said that.
Mikayla: Okay, I'm gonna ask him then.
Skylar: All right.
Mikayla: I just wanna make sure I wasn't like.
Skylar: Yeah, no, no, no.
Mikayla: Doubly now. mister Okaran?
Skylar: Yes, Mika?
Mikayla: how come you are still here?
Skylar: That is a good question. I did make this as a special request to the spirit that you guys had run into. that I could reside here a little longer. And I think thankfully, my tea was all it really took to, convince him that it was okay. I had a feeling that I might get one more chance to maybe talk to you. but I was willing to accept the possibility that that might not happen. But at the very least, I would get to watch you as you all made your way through. Through this journey, this adventure that I've kind of sent you on. And I just wanted to make sure that everything finished well. Or if things didn't finish well, that I would be here to greet
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Skylar: you and to comfort you and to move on into whatever comes next right alongside all of you. I didn't want you to have to do that alone if I. If things went horribly wrong. And thankfully, things did not go horribly wrong when that gator shark came out and attacked the pirate ship, I got a little bit nervous. but sure enough, you guys were able to overcome it.
Mikayla: You might say somebody might have pooped their pants.
Cameron: Someone had a captain's hat.
Skylar: Yes. Whoa. You did get a captain's hat. That was quite impressive. I'm sorry you lost it.
Dave: You didn't happen to see where it went, did you?
Skylar: well, I'm gonna be honest with you. It is at the bottom of a very large ocean. Oh, yes.
Cameron: So you were watching my date with the pirate lady, too. So what are your thoughts? Do you think she's into me?
Cameron: Does he have a chance?
Cameron: Do I have a chance?
Skylar: Do you have a chance? here's what I'm gonna. I'm gonna. I'm gonna give you some life advice, maybe a chunk of which maybe your father hasn't shared with you yet, or. Or maybe it's my responsibility to. So I should probably get to it. Brock, don't go for no ho.
Cameron: That's pretty good advice. So no one with the last name ho.
Skylar: Yes, exactly. Precisely. No. Look, Brock, you are a catch. Don't get me wrong when I say this. You are a catch. And I know you have a preference that might be a little bit different from other people's preferences, but there's nothing wrong with that. but if someone does not is unwilling to take the time to get to know you and show interest in you, then you should move to someone else who does want to take that time to get to know you. And then, of course, you should, in turn, get to know her and. And appreciate her for who she is or he or whoever you're into.
Cameron: So I'm not hearing and know that she wasn't Brock.
Mikayla: She's just not that into you.
Skylar: Title of our upcoming rom.com movie. Brock, she's just not that into you.
Mikayla: Everyone's beating around the bush. I'm just gonna say it.
Cameron: You weren't there, man.
Skylar: He says, now, brock, I saw.
Mikayla: How she looked walking away.
Skylar: I definitely think that that Sora from the rescue team squadron, I think she might have a, have an interest in you. She definitely had some excitement in her eyes. Every once you guys reunited there, you.
Mikayla: Can also see things in people's eyes.
Skylar: well, I could see it from a distance.
Cameron: Wow.
Skylar: I can't see. Like, I can't look through their eyes right now. I'm just saying, like, I was watching Brock, and when Sora saw him, and she seemed pretty excited.
Mikayla: Pretty similar to the. The dead guy, the spirit.
Skylar: Oh, well, maybe because I've been residing in his realm for so long, maybe. Maybe I've garnished some attributes of his power. Who knows?
Mikayla: See, spirit powers.
Cameron: Mister Okaron?
Skylar: Yes, Bill?
Cameron: it's ash.
Skylar: Oh, you. That's right. You've accepted it or chosen to go.
Cameron: By my real name?
Skylar: Sure, yeah.
Cameron: would you be mad at me if I didn't stay at the blissful brew?
Skylar: No. You. I think you all should do whatever you feel is necessary to live on the lives as you see fit. If you choose to sell the blissful brew. if that's not your destiny, that's fine. I. I want to make sure that what I left behind is used by you guys. Where however you see fit. But as long as it's used by you. Right? If again, if you choose to sell it and split the profits between you and go your separate ways, that's fine. as long as it's you doing it and not, you know, madam Yang taking over and. And, ah, doing whatever she wants with it. Right. this was something that I wanted to leave behind for all of you, however you decide to proceed with it.
Cameron: That's good to hear. I was worried that, like, oh, I'd make you mad at me or something if I left bill.
Skylar: Oh, sorry. Ash, I know that you are not the biggest fan of tease, and I understand that, and I appreciate you have individuality.
Cameron: It has nothing to do with the tea shop. M. It. It's time for me to go home.
Skylar: I think that's good.
Cameron: I'm done running.
Skylar: I think that is very good, and I think your family will appreciate that greatly.
Cameron: But I do want to get your shop back, and I'm willing to do anything to get it back.
Skylar: Well, I I know that when you say that, you mean it. And I know that you will.
Mikayla: Are you willing to die
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Mikayla: for it?
Cameron: I'm willing to use my powers.
Skylar: This is the second most big thing I can offer. Other than my life.
Cameron: Yeah, exactly.
Skylar: All right, well, I think that if you guys keep following this pathway, you'll find an exit portal that'll drop you off right outside of gaoling. And make sure to use those stones before you go through so you can contact whoever it is that you want to. Of course, you can't contact me. I'm not alive anymore. But, contact somebody that you love, someone that you trust, someone that you can count on. I know you all have people like that in your lives, and I. Whatever the case, and it's hard to say this, but it's time to say goodbye to each of you. But at least we had a goodbye for real this time. Not a goodbye or sort of just an ending. An abrupt ending like we had before.
Dave: Guo starts to tear up and he goes in for another hug.
Skylar: oh, man. You know, okra, never gonna hesitate for another hug. Nice.
Dave: I'll miss you so much.
Skylar: I'll miss you too, Guo. You keep on leaving those food reviews. Somebody's gotta do it. Somebody's gotta keep these restaurants accountable.
Dave: I'll do my best.
Skylar: I know you will. and you're the best person for the job. You have an excellent palate, my boy.
Dave: Thanks.
Skylar: And that's not just me saying that because you always complimented everything I made in my shop.
Cameron: Well, goodbye.
Skylar: Goodbye, everyone. You guys. You, guys continue to head down the path and maybe look back every once and I. Once or twice. And Mister Okaran just kind of watching as you guys leave. I think he waves for a little bit, but then, of course, he just, you know, your arm gets tired, so he puts his. His hands kind of behind his back and he just kind of watches as, you guys continue to walk away and as you. Yeah, off into the proverbial sunset. And as you guys kind of walk away and you look back every once in a while, you notice that, you know, the background behind you, it just starts to kind of illuminate and it sort of gets a little bit brighter and brighter and brighter the further that you go until eventually things behind you are just kind of a, white. Just a pure white. And Mister Okran and, the little mobile, blissful brew booth that he's standing at also just kind of gets enveloped by this. This white of, Not a. Not an intimidating white. Not like it's coming for you, but just kind of a peaceful, afterlife in a sense.
Mikayla: You know, the don't go into the light.
Skylar: Yeah, that kind of.
Cameron: I'm just picturing the spirit world from kung fu Panda.
Skylar: Oh, yeah, that's a good one.
Mikayla: Why aren't you picturing the spirit world from like, you know, when Aang went there? Oh, cuz you just have a movie.
Cameron: Yeah, correct.
Skylar: Yeah, yeah, they didn't do much with that in the movie.
Cameron: I only saw live action tv shows.
Skylar: Hey, that's a one step in a better direction, for sure. awesome.
Cameron: Okay.
Skylar: As you guys are kind of making your way, I mean, you just can. I mean, the path just kind of continues and it kind of goes through like a series of other just kind of pleasant, areas and sections and so on and so forth. And you remember that you have these stones in your hand and there's somebody that each one of you needs to communicate with, that will meet you there at the entrance to kaoling, and that will help you in this final journey, whatever that means. You wonder to yourself if it's gonna be that easy. You know what I mean? I think with everything that you've gone through, there's a part of you in the back of your mind that thinks, yeah, right. Something has to stop. something's going to be there and in. You think maybe part of this is coming.
Mikayla: Something is madam freaking.
Skylar: Madam freaking ying. You, remember the words that it's.
Cameron: Going to be lawyers.
Skylar: Yeah, just bureaucracy.
Cameron: A lot of red tape.
Skylar: That's true. But you recall the words that the spirit of death had kind of left with you, that the path ahead that you guys were about to take was going to be dangerous. and that your lives would be on the line, which is part of the reason why he offered you these stones in the first place. So you guys know that something is going to be on the other end of that. That portal. that's going to stand in your way. So you know that using, I mean, using these stones is better than not using them, right? Getting somebody to help you out is going to be better than not. So who
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Skylar: are each of you contacting to assist?
Cameron: Bill's tossing the stone in his hand, thinking. He goes, so, who are you guys gonna summon? Well, you know.
Cameron: I'm thinking that explosives guy, you know, the one that, on all souls day that we, we visited.
Cameron: Yeah, the old Mandev. The old man.
Skylar: Or he was so restless.
Cameron: I mean, to be fair, I did.
Cameron: Try to kill him.
Cameron: Yeah.
Cameron: Well, yeah, and you haven't visited him since.
Cameron: You know, you're right.
Cameron: Force you to.
Cameron: Yeah, so maybe that's not a good idea.
Cameron: I mean, Mister Okaran was giving you a big hint on someone you could rekindle your relationship with.
Cameron: You know, you're right. The pirate lady.
Cameron: Yeah.
Cameron: All right, fine.
Skylar: The ultimate rejection. You reach out to her in a dream and you're like, hey, can you come to gowing and literally help me save my entire future?
Cameron: And she says, now. all right, brutal.
Cameron: No, you're right, you're right.
Cameron: What if she says no?
Cameron: What if she says yes?
Skylar: Yes, exactly, rock.
Mikayla: I'm telling you, she's gonna say no.
Cameron: But you're not her. Fine, I will. I will.
Skylar: Oh, man. I actually was like, half wishing that you do it. I desperately wish that you not all.
Cameron: Brought a cool sidekick. And then there's Brock, who brought no.
Skylar: One mature pirate chick.
Dave: what about that, that guard from the scale village, Kato? He was pretty strong.
Cameron: He was pretty cool. Or the. The guard from the stoner factory.
Skylar: Real excited to help.
Cameron: Yeah, you know what? I'll bring Sora. That seems like the best possible, best possible idea.
Skylar: All right, sounds good. So you, you sort of activate the stone by. Do you mentally picture Sora? and you can actually see her. she's at whatever campsite that she is currently, like, you know, out traveling around in, or whatever the case maybe she's stationed at for a little while. and you appear to her in a dream, and you are going to give her a message that's gonna rally her to help you. What are you saying, Sora?
Cameron: You, ah, helped me once. I could use your help one more time. We're gonna try and get the blissful brew. We're gonna try and get it back. Can you help us out? Meet us in gowling in the morning if you can.
Skylar: She looks a little confused, but at the end of it all, she just goes. She kind of like, shrugs, and then she just gives you a smile and a thumbs up.
Cameron: Sick, dude.
Skylar: And all of a sudden, you're back in the group. You're walking down the pathway in the spirit world, and you realize that all of that happened within the time that it took you to take a step. So, like, as your foot was kind of coming down off the last step, that's. That's the in between time. So you kind of like, catch yourself a little bit just because, like, it kind of threw you off ever so slightly. But that was you communicating with somebody, and the stone is gone.
Cameron: Oh, we got one.
Mikayla: Got him.
Cameron: Got m him.
Cameron: So you did. You did it already?
Skylar: Yeah.
Cameron: And I just. I just said, hey, we need your help. She gave me a thumbs up. So she's meeting us in gowling in the morning.
Cameron: Oh, it's that easy?
Skylar: Yes.
Cameron: So just think about whoever you want to talk to. And then you just kind of. Here. It's kind of weird. Kind of cool, though. Felt like I was going through, some water. I was gonna say jello, but that doesn't exist in this universe.
Skylar: Probably, jelly. felt, like going through some jelly.
Cameron: Some jelly.
Dave: I'm thinking back to the carnival and my friend from there, but, you know, seeing the whole spirit again. But I just don't want to put her in that kind of danger again. So if Brock's bringing a rescue team squad member, maybe I should see if their leader will help my you, yin you.
Skylar: Hmm?
Cameron: Oh, hey, he'd probably be a lot of help.
Dave: I'll go. I'll go see, grab my stone and concentrate on Mayu.
Skylar: All right.
Dave: And I enter his dream.
Skylar: Yeah.
Dave: And I see him sleeping there.
Skylar: Where is this going?
Cameron: He's asleep.
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Cameron: Okay.
Dave: I pull up. I make him dream that. I pull a feather from his pillowcase, and I start tickling his nose.
Skylar: so he's like. He's, like, laying there. And as you're kind of, like, moving through this dream, you realize, you have. Your footsteps are like. And you realize you're standing on, like, a wooden stage. There's a big curtain. And right in the middle of this stage, mayo Yinyu is just sleeping there. And you can see that he's got kind of like, a weird mask on. That kind of, like, covers part of his face. But he is. He is asleep right now. but in his hands, he's holding, like a. Some kind of like a lute or like a small, almost guitarish type instrument. Sort of a. Something along those lines. He's just holding that as you just, And so you sneak over, and sure enough, there is a pillow. And you pull a feather out of this pillow, and you start to tickle his nose.
Dave: He was sitting on the pillow.
Skylar: And he sees you, and he's a little surprised at first. And then he takes his mask off, and he just says, oh, he saw him.
Cameron: And then took his mask off.
Skylar: Yeah. Yeah. Interesting. Yeah. And then he says, whoa. And you just kind of feel this, like, sort of reverberation or echo as he. As he says anything.
Dave: May you. Yin yu, I have a request to make from you. I ask that you join us, for a bit of a duet, if you will. That was a lame joke, but we do need your help. We're reaching the end of our journey. We've been told that there's gonna be a conflict ahead, possibly lives at stake. So, I fear for myself and my friends what may happen to us. Would you be willing to lend us your help and meet us in Kaoling?
Skylar: And he stands up on his feet and he takes out this guitar, this lute thing that he's holding, and he does, like, just this big giant, kind of, exaggerated, just huge strum.
Cameron: Shred.
Skylar: Shred. He just shreds.
Cameron: Power cord.
Skylar: He has a big power cord. and he just kind of gives you this, like, nod with this big old smile across his face.
Dave: Right on.
Skylar: And it kind of echoes. You suddenly snap back to reality, and you take a step down, and you are continuing on the path with your friends.
Dave: He's in.
Cameron: Nice.
Skylar: Nice. Who's next?
Cameron: Does that mean I have to do a rescue team squadron member? I don't really remember any of that. No, I remember Mika's dad was a rescue team squadron member, but I feel like I don't know him that well. There was those two. Married couple. Yeah, maybe I can do a buy one to get one. You know.
Skylar: I would like to talk to the entire population of chin village.
Cameron: Yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah.
Skylar: They owe us one.
Cameron: You're for me flipping their whole town upside down.
Skylar: Yeah.
Dave: And you summoned your pie show buddy, the master strategist.
Cameron: My pie show buddy was the, explosives guy.
Cameron: He'd probably sooner help you than me.
Cameron: He definitely would help me over at you. Yeah.
Cameron: But I would love to work with him because. Cause I can launch explosives like a trebuchet.
Cameron: That's not who I'm gonna summon. I know who I'm gonna summon.
Skylar: Okay.
Cameron: And Bill squeezes his hand.
Skylar: Okay.
Cameron: And he goes into the thing.
Skylar: Go into the dream. What do you see?
Cameron: He sees his brother.
Skylar: Oh, well, obviously the older brother. Correct.
Dave: Wow.
Cameron: So he sees his brother Ember.
Skylar: Yes.
Cameron: I don't know what the heck he's doing.
Skylar: I like to think he's. He's your older brother, and you're, like, in your late teens. I like to think that he's an adult. Yeah, yeah, he's a young adult. I would say that he is in a very familiar place to you. It is your dad's factory.
Cameron: Okay.
Skylar: And he's sleeping there on the production floor, kind of, maybe, like, in a nice chair or something. Like he was like, Oh, he's. He's actually. He's in your dad's office. That's what it is.
Cameron: Oh, okay.
Skylar: And he's kind of like. It looks like he fell asleep while working on some plans. He was drawing, you know, some. Some fancy war machines or something along those lines out and just kind of, like, passed out.
Cameron: Okay.
Skylar: And that's what you see.
Cameron: Bill's just kind of go, hey, ember.
Skylar: And it kind of. He kind of stirs for a little, a little bit at a time. And then you can kind of see, like, in his head, he's like, did I just hear something? okay, yeah, I think I did. And he starts to open his eyes, and he lifts his head, and he looks over, and he just. His jaw just kind of drops. He says, ash?
Cameron: Yeah, hi.
Skylar: Is that really you?
Cameron: yeah, I come from the
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Cameron: spirit plane.
Skylar: What?
Cameron: I'm not dead.
Skylar: Oh, that was gonna be my next question.
Cameron: Yeah, no, I'm not dead. I actually need your help.
Skylar: What do you need?
Cameron: Where are you and, heading to? Gua ling. That's where I've been hiding out for the last year.
Skylar: Well, okay. What, do you need?
Cameron: Need your help. we're about to run into some conflict, and, well, you're the best fighter I've ever met. I mean, you always beat me in every skirmish we had.
Skylar: Well, I mean, I don't know if I go as far as to say I was that great.
Cameron: And you don't even have fire powers, like.
Skylar: Well, no, but. I don't know. I just figured it was because I was your older brother, you know?
Cameron: Probably.
Skylar: But, Yeah, no, I'm, more than happy to help. I mean, is. I don't know. I don't know how all this works.
Cameron: I think you'll see a portal or something come morning. Just go through it, and you should end up in gualing.
Skylar: Oh, all right. yeah, of course I'll be there. I don't know. Will it let me bring mom, dad? I mean, they would.
Cameron: I don't think so.
Skylar: Oh, all right.
Cameron: But don't worry. After we're done, I'm planning to come home.
Skylar: Yeah?
Cameron: You promise?
Skylar: All right.
Cameron: So I'll see you in the morning?
Skylar: Yeah, absolutely.
Cameron: Good.
Skylar: It's good seeing you, brother.
Cameron: Good seeing you.
Skylar: All right. And with that, you pop back out of this. This dream, and you're back on the path again.
Mikayla: What?
Skylar: And last but not least, come to Micah.
Mikayla: Yep. I'm just gonna pull out my stone. I'm gonna say nothing.
Skylar: You're just gonna what?
Mikayla: I'm just gonna pull out my stone.
Skylar: I'm not gonna say anything like I'm gonna throw at her. So this is when is a gift.
Dave: Daddy, what do you want me to talk to God with?
Mikayla: This is stupid, man.
Skylar: Skylar really likes to have, like, stones as a communication.
Mikayla: I don't like anybody.
Skylar: Oh, no? Okay, well, who are you thinking about as you?
Mikayla: Okay. I'm thinking about, my father.
Skylar: Your dad?
Mikayla: Yep.
Skylar: Old Mactuk. All right. You appear, and, although you don't recognize this as being familiar, it's very familiar to the same encampment area that, Connor or broccoli would have seen when he spoke to Sora. since these two are traveling in the same squadron, rescue team. Squadron. You see Mactuk in the campment and he's just sleeping in his tent.
Mikayla: I'm, gonna tap his shoulder, I guess.
Skylar: Okay. He wakes up. Oh, Mika. What are you doing here?
Dave: Ah.
Skylar: How did you even get here? Where is here? And, you know, kind of around you. The one thing that's kind of been key with all of these places, all these dreams, is that it feels like there's a vignette almost over everything. Right. Your vision sort of has this sort of circular, Again, vignette is really the only way to describe it. Right. Things kind of fade out at the peripheral of your vision. And that applies to the people that you are visiting in these dreams as well. So he recognizes that this can't be reality because I must have a cataract or something. If that's the case. Things don't look right.
Mikayla: It doesn't matter the here, it matters the where. Here's a difference.
Skylar: You've gotten so cryptic. And since we were together.
Mikayla: I need you to come to dowling. I just need. I need your help.
Skylar: Okay.
Skylar: I'll see. I'll see what I can do.
Mikayla: Yeah, no, like you need to come. it's like liver death, it sounds like.
Skylar: How quickly do I need to be there?
Mikayla: Like, as soon as possible? There's a little thing you can go through.
Skylar: A thingy?
Mikayla: Yeah, like a portal thingy.
Skylar: Oh, really?
Mikayla: Yeah, that's what I was told anyway.
Skylar: Oh, all right. Well, if it gets me there fast, then, yeah, sounds good.
Mikayla: So, you know, come ready to fight.
Skylar: Oh, it's that serious?
Mikayla: Not serious.
Skylar: Okay, well, I'll do. Yes, I'll do just that.
Mikayla: Thanks, dad.
Skylar: Yep, you got it, kiddo. I leave the awkward. I haven't seen my own kid for so long, I don't even know what nickname to call him. Situation. Anyway, whatever the case, you fade out of that dream, and you're back onto the path in the spirit world. And just as you sort of, your foot hits the ground, as you go back into this, this just kind of steady pace walking down this path, a portal opens up ahead of all of you, and you can see the bright morning day just out on the outskirts of Galway. Hey, everyone. Skylar, the game master for benders and brews and the creative director over at Session Zero Heroes
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