Chaos Continued
Leckchock sees the serving platter whizzing directly toward a wall. Peaches will be dashed to dizzy Chinchilla bits! Nimbly, he grasps the rodent by her vest as the tray shoots by. "I was in control!" She shouts. The forest man shrugs and flips her back into the melee.
The platter rebounds off the wall and strikes poor Riccoco. To no one's greater astonishment than his own, the raccoon does a dive roll and comes up with the tray in his paws. No one to let serendipity go to waste, he flings it at Keno. The extremely proper bulldog attempts an unsuccessful duck. Well, he technically avoids the platter, but plants his face directly into Faliol's sodden tail.
At the bar, Vagrant and Celeste do their best to look like this isn't happening. Cori and Innkeeper Jame (no 's') exhort the temporary help to save what crockery they can.
Umbra suddenly ducks down under a table, out of firing range. She appears relieved that the big raider woman isn't going to get murderous. She emerges a moment later, and returns a silver goblet to one of the cringing merchants.
Kor Is bodily picked up and slid across a table by two merchant guards.
Konnur is briefly nonplussed by being hit by a faceful of Beka. Quickly, he recovers and scoops her over his shoulder, barrelling toward the door.
Tip and Salvador seem aghast that anyone would hit Keno. As one they hurtle toward Faliol and Riccoco. Faliol evades the younger otter, but his Salvador propels the raccoon over the fallen table. They hit a patch of spilled ale and go skidding cross the room... Into Dashel.
There is a tremendous howl from the three of them. If it were possible for the otter and the 'coon to reverse direction like a yo-yo, the effect would not be any more miraculous. In an instant, they are rocketing back the way they came, clutching various parts of punctured anatomy.
Cas looks confused by the proceedings. Which ones are her friends? Eventually, she gives up and retreats to the bar with Vagrant and Celeste.
Will Wickersticks still stands apart, only now the chaos seems a little too intense. He gracefully departs.
Angilak lifts a table and starts a mighty arc, to be interrupted by Brother Cadbury, who says, "Not only will that kill someone, you'll have to pay for the table." Regretfully, the bear sets the table down. He looks disappointed.
Keno lifts his face from the pudding. He stands ramrod straight. His eyes glare at Faliol, who is suddenly reminded of lessons learned at the foot of Jareek or one of the other fox elders. How could a Bulldog could look stern and authoritative with pudding dripping off his muzzle? "Sah." he says. "You are wasting food. Your tail is a mess. And worse, you have struck a woman. Twice. What would your mother say?" He actually stands there in the midst of the maelstrom and looks as if he is expecting an answer. And damn quick, too. From the floor, Tip chuckles.
Nearby, The Dobie finally recovers from his various abuses. He is standing directly under Leckchock. He is making no aggressive moves, but appears to be watching the room warily.
