40 Chapter 40 (1/2)
Chapter 40
”Seriously, where did these traps come from?” Oak had once again been on the receiving end of a pitfall trap, as the group charged at a flock of dickens. James felt slightly sorry for the poor warrior. That was his third trap of the dungeon run. Luckily, he could survive the traps, the other poor players who found the traps usually died and had to wait 5 minutes to return, leaving their parties down a player, and scared to move forward.
”Would you say, that these weren't expected?” Z had a grin on his face as he lifted Oak from the hole, while Med Ic's hands were glowing, healing the warriors wounds.
”I would say they weren't expected indeed.” Oak's scowl turned to a grin, and James found himself grinning as well.
”You know what else nobody expects, right?” Elm was joining in on the joke, as he launched a couple of arrows into the dicken, killing it .The flock was down to 4 now, losing their buff, and becoming even easier for the veteran adventurers.
”The Spanish Inquisition.” James called out even as Rue, and the Knights Who Go Ni, all called out. For a second Rue and James were quiet, staring at each other as the Knights started to laugh. Then, he and Rue broke out in laughter as well. The pixie's surprised look turned to a knowing smile.
”It seems you were catching up on your Monty Python.”
”Well, you used the Knight's jokes against me in a bet, I couldn't leave myself in the dark.” On top of watching the three Monty Python Movies James had downloaded, he also proceeded to look up some of their more notable skits. Apparently the internet remembered all, and people were still willing to chat about them and share such things.
”Indeed, I guess I'll have to change up my tactics.” Rue looked down at the group, and a grin started to form across her face. An evil, knowing grin. ”I can guess a few other movies that group is bound to quote.” Uh oh. James had been given a soft ball with the Monty Python references, but what else might the group be referencing? Was James going to need to pull pop culture references from the 80s and 90s to keep up with his pixie's bets? James pulled up another window, preparing a google search just in case. He might not know the movie when they referenced it, but he could sure as hell look it up and add it to his play list.
”I feel like I'm going to be exposed to a lot more old movies and shows thanks to our bets and the Knights.”
”Consider it a free education. Trust me, you will thank me later. You've really been missing out.” Rue waved her hand, and a hot chocolate appeared in her hand. The pixie stared at it hard for a moment, before summoning marshmallows for it.
”Did you forget about your liquor ban?”
”They're going to rue the day they emplaced prohibition on me.” The pixie chuckled as she took a sip. James glanced around nervously, half expecting her to disappear again. After nothing happened, he let out a sigh, and turned his attention back to the group. They had finished off the dickens, and were heading towards a half buried chest. James almost felt sorry for Oak.