I have returned! Summer is here, and I'm ready to roll!

caekdaemon (11)

"Bout time that worked."
"Hey, barkeep. Do you have something for, eh... crippling drunkenness?"
The man shakes his head and smirks.
"You want a cure for drunkenness? Drink some more! You'll soon forget about it completely!" He laughs uproariously, then leans close to you.
"Hm. Well, we have some medecine in the back. If you want, I can give it to you in another drink. Gotta uphold my reputation, after all."
You nod, and he walks into the back room, then emerges carrying a small bottle of something that is bubbling excitedly. Looks safe enough.

Torrent (11 - 2 = 9)

Friend in trouble! You rush into the fight, and quickly fire a punch at your foe, (9 v. 3) hitting him hard. The impact knocks him back a foot or so, causing him to drop Raphael and Johni.
Johni leaps at him, accompanied by Adam, but they both miss.
The giant begins lumbering towards you.

Ociamarru (5) (9 + 2 = 11)

You quickly down both your shot and your opponent's in a show of prowess, and he returns your gesture with a competetive stare.
You begin to feel something strange at work in your body.

CaveCricket (11 - 1 = 10)

You begin to kindle your mind powers when Gillian delivers a huge punch from out of nowhere, and your captor releases you. Your message becomes and overpowering command, but the giant is able to ignore it completely - he's already let you go.

Tokochiro (5)

Gillain manages to knock the monster away and get you free. You are royally pissed.
"♥♥♥♥ YOU SIR, I WAS JUST WANTING TO DRINK AND YOU WANNA FIGHT!? THEN HAVE AT YOU!"
You leap at the man's head (5 v. 6) and bring the bottles down with force... onto thin air. You find yourself sailing past your enemy and landing uncomfortably against someone's table. You turn about. He seems to be focused on Gillian right now.

Adam (4 + 1 = 5)

You see Gillian deliver a punch to the man's gut, and aim another at his head. (5 v. You fly right past him, missing completely.

Oh, wow. That (5 v. was supposed to be five v. eight.

But these two marks together make a smiley. 8 ) <------- This was done with a space in-between so I could show you the marks.

Yay for fail.

Heck, I'm going to leave it as is just for giggles.

You can fix that with the "Disable smilies" checkbox when making or editing a post.

Just waiting on Ociamarru and Torrent now.

If your that close to death, imagine how close the other guy is.

Hahaha, true. It'll just suck if I die from some innocuous drinking contest. This -8 is gonna hurt if we get into a real fight.

I don't think Nighthawk is going to kill you from drinking too much. Your a main character, that guy is just a NPC.

Good for nothing NPC's can't do anything right, and that includes drinking contests.

Tokochiro (9)

With a flick of your wrist, your cane flips back into its original shape. You strike at the giant, (9 v. 1) and hit him solidly. Oddly, he doesn't respond at all. It's like he didn't even feel it.

caekdaemon (6 - 4 = 2)

"Why thank you very much."

You lift the drink to your lips, but a lot if it ends up pouring down your face. Incredible how people manage to drink when... drunk. Luckily, the amount that you swallowed seems to have been enough. You begin feeling strange.
You yawn, and suddenly feel very tired.
"Oh," says the barkeep. "I forgot to tell you - It'll cure you fast, but it makes you sleep just as quickly."

Wonderful.

You fall asleep.

Adam (12)

You wheel around and aim a second punch at the man's back. (12 v. 1) Your strike hits him squarely, and he nearly collapses.
He spins about (1 v. 7) but you jump his kick and land on his leg, pinning him down.

CaveCricket (8 - 1 = 7)

You alter your message and instead try to force yourself upon the man's will, and stop his fighting spirit. (7 v. 7) He pushes your attempt out of his head.

Torrent (5 - 2 = 3)

You forget about the giant man for a while, and focus on trying to get past the barriers of intoxication while fighting. Sadly, it is difficult to learn how to fight when drunk... while you're drunk. You stumble around a bit, attempting to figure something out, and then give up the attempt altogether. You just can't do anything fancy right now.

Ociamarru (12 + 2 = Can I go past 12?)

You start feeling refreshed, and you can see a teensy bit more clearly. However, that doesn't stop you from feeling like you already drank way to much for your stomach to hold.
But you can't give up now. You pick up the entire bottle, and take three large gulps before slamming it down on the table.

Drunken Jack tries to copy your maneuver, but midway between the second gulp, he gags.

He spits out some drink, then drops the bottle onto the ground. It shatters loudly upon the floor. Hfollows it. His eyes cross, and he leans too far back in his chair.

It thumps upon the ground.

The crowd is utterly silent for a while... then they burst into cheering. You are carried to a table in the middle of the room, and everyone gets swept around in the hurricane of bodies that engulfs you. The fighting between your friends and the large man stops completely, and everyone takes up cheering for the victor. Anderson wakes up suddenly, notices that you have won the drinking duel, and joins in.

Only one person misses it all.

Gabriel snores contentedly in his chair, oblivious to everything around him.

Sweet dreams... and sweet victory.

~

The partying goes on for the rest of the night. Somewhere along there, (None of you can remember) you all fell asleep.

When the morning dawns the next day, no one feels up to doing anything. Party all night, feel like ♥♥♥♥ in the morning. Ugh.

Somewhere in the back of all your minds, you remember something about having a ton of fun... at a party that you can't recall one bit.

Tokochiro (9)

Inv. [12]
-Two bottles of some alcoholic beverage [4]
-Dwarven Broadsword [4]
-Bandage (1) [1] (wrapped around leg - unusable)
-Nunchuck Cane [3] (wrapped around leg - unusable)
P-Abilities
-Helping Hand (+1 to assisting friends)
-Taekwondo (Chance to block oncoming punches or kicks (2nd dodge roll))
A-Abilities
-Minor Regeneration
-Minor Plant Control
Status
-None

With a flick of your wrist, your cane flips back into its original shape. You strike at the giant, (9 v. 1) and hit him solidly. Oddly, he doesn't respond at all. It's like he didn't even feel it.

Fix my inventory pleaaase.
"Anyone wants a drink?"
Give bottles to anyone who wants, if no one does, break the bottles and throw them away