Sea Legs (Updated 09*21*19)
After a little encouragement from other players I've finally decided to "move" my story from another thread to this one. Moves in quotes simply because I'm not moving anything, just copying the posts...
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Whew, had some technical difficulties that kept me from being able to spend much time here, I have like 152K posts to catch up on! Until then I'll post my updates spoiler mode because there's a LOT and important stuff happening! :) Unfortunately I totally forgot to take pics of the gang going back to the Pyramid of the Sky, but oh well. The day after THAT...
Niella and Karlie were dying to check out the marketplace shops so Niella's dad (Ammon) gave them directions and arranged to meet them there after a quick errand. While they waited Karlie tried her hand at snake charming. Though Raj was proud of his wife's bravery, the gang soon realized there wasn't even a snake in the basket. Good try though, Karlie!
https://i.imgur.com/WllhO8V.jpg
It wasn't long before Ammon arrived but by then Karlie had already been recognized! Who knew that when she took on renovating a dumpy little vacation spot and turned it into a beautiful 5 star getaway that fame would follow?!
https://imgur.com/2jMDeF7.jpg
Leona Helmsley eat your heart out, people love Karlie!
https://imgur.com/ufD6N25.jpg
It was incredibly warm so they retreated to the shade of the marketway to browse, scattering to seek out their own special treasures.
https://imgur.com/m4QJ1ch.jpg
Raj was immediately drawn to the beautiful ornate vases and statues
https://imgur.com/XIrR1V8.jpg
Connor, on the other hand, being an acclaimed author with over 18 hits and best sellers under his belt, honed in on a beautiful marble Arabian horse bookend. It was a bit more than Connor wanted to spend but well worth the price for an actual Egyptian artifact to showcase with his massive book collection.
https://imgur.com/ltsqvwM.jpg
Thankfully Ammon caught him just in time! From his work with the Department of Antiquities he'd become particularly adept at spotting replicas. Ammon was able to haggle the price down to something much more reasonable for Connor, and Connor still got a beautiful bookend to remember his first trip to Egypt.
https://imgur.com/TaOp43O.jpg
Niella picked up some local spices as a thank you gift for Karlie's mom, Shari, for watching Piggy Girl while they're in Egypt. Shari's favorite food in the whole world is Shwarma and now she'll be able to make it whenever she likes with spices right from Egypt!
https://imgur.com/cbGktMD.jpg
Ammon had to step away for a phone call so the gang sat down for a quick bite at the kafyh. Karlie could immediately taste the Egyptian influence in her mom's cooking growing up. Who knew?!
https://imgur.com/axqHh6E.jpg
After a bite Connor stepped off to the bookstore and then he caught up with Ammon to play a game of chess. Bumping into Raj along the way, Connor told him the acoustics of the book shop would be a perfect place to practice the song Raj had been working on. On his way there Raj was recognized as the most recent addition to the Sportsball Hall of Fame, which made his day. Plus Connor was right, the acoustics were amazing!
https://imgur.com/VYhlh5K.jpg
https://imgur.com/n9MOvGV.jpg
https://imgur.com/azK3y27.jpg
https://imgur.com/HN5Cdrg.jpg
When they got back home to Ammon's house, Raj surprised Ammon with a gift he had bought him... A lightly used leopard print acoustic guitar. "An AUTHENTIC antique Egyptian guitar! I bought it from the book merchant for only $150! Can you believe that!? But keep that on the DL, his boss doesn't like him selling anything but books from the shop..." Ammon smiled, genuinely charmed and decided NOT to tell Raj the truth. It was a Sonaflux after all, and they go for $600 brand new. "Just as long as you can give me some lessons, Rajan." "You got it, Mr. Annippe!"
https://imgur.com/8PCK94V.jpg
Later that night he did just that
https://imgur.com/RJwO2A8.jpg
Two nights before leaving Egypt the girls decided to have an adventure "sleepover" by grabbing Niella's dad's expedition gear and camping out in the newly discovered basement of the Great Pyramid. Her dad's work had put him charge of the excavation project and he knew that the last of the team had pulled out the week before. Right as they were tossing their sleeping gear into the tent, Karlie ambushed Niella *biff!*
https://imgur.com/ORfXrki.jpg
Right after that, Niella showed Karlie her own moves *ffWmP!!*
https://imgur.com/XB2Js5f.jpg
Battle ensued until the two plead truce in a heap of giggles. Near the end of a delicious dinner of delicious grilled red herring from their recent fishing trip and roasted marshmallows for dessert (of course) Niella, looking down into the fire, told Karlie that she had always wanted a sister growing up. It was starting to get mushy before Karlie hit Niella smack on the forehead with a marshmallow and said "heads up! Time for ghost stories!" But Niella could tell Karlie felt the same, it reminded her of the way her dad would say or do something silly when he'd start to get emotional if she asked about her mom.
https://imgur.com/x3x118I.jpg
Turning off the lantern, and sticking a flashlight under her chin, Karlie said "It happened 200 years ago in Tennessee on the farm of a man named "John Bell..."
https://imgur.com/RdtsDKg.jpg
Niella had to admit that Karlie was good at this ghost story stuff. Karlie was weaving a tale of a haunted child and a witch and Niella was realllly becoming captivated...
https://imgur.com/hV3P8fp.jpg
and right before Andrew Jackson was about to fall into the witch's trap... *skkkkrrrrrratch* "MmmmMmm"
*click*
https://imgur.com/3oijAV5.jpg
The boys clicked the girl's lantern on. "I thought you were a mummy!" Niella shouted, as she threw her arms around Connor. "That was the point, Ni" Karlie chuckled and hugged Raj.
https://imgur.com/vSR4nKf.jpg
"Oh you guys think it's funny, eh? Well let me tell you about what my dad told me about this.. very.. place.." and put the flashlight under her own chin.
https://imgur.com/pRtTepz.jpg
Niella wasn't half bad as a story teller herself
https://imgur.com/jodAMd1.jpg
In fact Raj was still thinking about the slow, dragging sound of Pharoah Khufu's bandaged corpse as it stalked the man who had taken from his sarcophagus as they all climbed into the tent for bed... "Bah, there's no such thing..."
https://imgur.com/MHw2JW3.jpg
Niella and Karlie were dying to check out the marketplace shops so Niella's dad (Ammon) gave them directions and arranged to meet them there after a quick errand. While they waited Karlie tried her hand at snake charming. Though Raj was proud of his wife's bravery, the gang soon realized there wasn't even a snake in the basket. Good try though, Karlie!
https://i.imgur.com/WllhO8V.jpg
It wasn't long before Ammon arrived but by then Karlie had already been recognized! Who knew that when she took on renovating a dumpy little vacation spot and turned it into a beautiful 5 star getaway that fame would follow?!
https://imgur.com/2jMDeF7.jpg
Leona Helmsley eat your heart out, people love Karlie!
https://imgur.com/ufD6N25.jpg
It was incredibly warm so they retreated to the shade of the marketway to browse, scattering to seek out their own special treasures.
https://imgur.com/m4QJ1ch.jpg
Raj was immediately drawn to the beautiful ornate vases and statues
https://imgur.com/XIrR1V8.jpg
Connor, on the other hand, being an acclaimed author with over 18 hits and best sellers under his belt, honed in on a beautiful marble Arabian horse bookend. It was a bit more than Connor wanted to spend but well worth the price for an actual Egyptian artifact to showcase with his massive book collection.
https://imgur.com/ltsqvwM.jpg
Thankfully Ammon caught him just in time! From his work with the Department of Antiquities he'd become particularly adept at spotting replicas. Ammon was able to haggle the price down to something much more reasonable for Connor, and Connor still got a beautiful bookend to remember his first trip to Egypt.
https://imgur.com/TaOp43O.jpg
Niella picked up some local spices as a thank you gift for Karlie's mom, Shari, for watching Piggy Girl while they're in Egypt. Shari's favorite food in the whole world is Shwarma and now she'll be able to make it whenever she likes with spices right from Egypt!
https://imgur.com/cbGktMD.jpg
Ammon had to step away for a phone call so the gang sat down for a quick bite at the kafyh. Karlie could immediately taste the Egyptian influence in her mom's cooking growing up. Who knew?!
https://imgur.com/axqHh6E.jpg
After a bite Connor stepped off to the bookstore and then he caught up with Ammon to play a game of chess. Bumping into Raj along the way, Connor told him the acoustics of the book shop would be a perfect place to practice the song Raj had been working on. On his way there Raj was recognized as the most recent addition to the Sportsball Hall of Fame, which made his day. Plus Connor was right, the acoustics were amazing!
https://imgur.com/VYhlh5K.jpg
https://imgur.com/n9MOvGV.jpg
https://imgur.com/azK3y27.jpg
https://imgur.com/HN5Cdrg.jpg
When they got back home to Ammon's house, Raj surprised Ammon with a gift he had bought him... A lightly used leopard print acoustic guitar. "An AUTHENTIC antique Egyptian guitar! I bought it from the book merchant for only $150! Can you believe that!? But keep that on the DL, his boss doesn't like him selling anything but books from the shop..." Ammon smiled, genuinely charmed and decided NOT to tell Raj the truth. It was a Sonaflux after all, and they go for $600 brand new. "Just as long as you can give me some lessons, Rajan." "You got it, Mr. Annippe!"
https://imgur.com/8PCK94V.jpg
Later that night he did just that
https://imgur.com/RJwO2A8.jpg
Two nights before leaving Egypt the girls decided to have an adventure "sleepover" by grabbing Niella's dad's expedition gear and camping out in the newly discovered basement of the Great Pyramid. Her dad's work had put him charge of the excavation project and he knew that the last of the team had pulled out the week before. Right as they were tossing their sleeping gear into the tent, Karlie ambushed Niella *biff!*
https://imgur.com/ORfXrki.jpg
Right after that, Niella showed Karlie her own moves *ffWmP!!*
https://imgur.com/XB2Js5f.jpg
Battle ensued until the two plead truce in a heap of giggles. Near the end of a delicious dinner of delicious grilled red herring from their recent fishing trip and roasted marshmallows for dessert (of course) Niella, looking down into the fire, told Karlie that she had always wanted a sister growing up. It was starting to get mushy before Karlie hit Niella smack on the forehead with a marshmallow and said "heads up! Time for ghost stories!" But Niella could tell Karlie felt the same, it reminded her of the way her dad would say or do something silly when he'd start to get emotional if she asked about her mom.
https://imgur.com/x3x118I.jpg
Turning off the lantern, and sticking a flashlight under her chin, Karlie said "It happened 200 years ago in Tennessee on the farm of a man named "John Bell..."
https://imgur.com/RdtsDKg.jpg
Niella had to admit that Karlie was good at this ghost story stuff. Karlie was weaving a tale of a haunted child and a witch and Niella was realllly becoming captivated...
https://imgur.com/hV3P8fp.jpg
and right before Andrew Jackson was about to fall into the witch's trap... *skkkkrrrrrratch* "MmmmMmm"
*click*
https://imgur.com/3oijAV5.jpg
The boys clicked the girl's lantern on. "I thought you were a mummy!" Niella shouted, as she threw her arms around Connor. "That was the point, Ni" Karlie chuckled and hugged Raj.
https://imgur.com/vSR4nKf.jpg
"Oh you guys think it's funny, eh? Well let me tell you about what my dad told me about this.. very.. place.." and put the flashlight under her own chin.
https://imgur.com/pRtTepz.jpg
Niella wasn't half bad as a story teller herself
https://imgur.com/jodAMd1.jpg
In fact Raj was still thinking about the slow, dragging sound of Pharoah Khufu's bandaged corpse as it stalked the man who had taken from his sarcophagus as they all climbed into the tent for bed... "Bah, there's no such thing..."
https://imgur.com/MHw2JW3.jpg
