Because all the talk of smoke images reminded me... Daler told this story at Azi & Justin's wedding reception - we held a contest for romantic songs, stories and poetry. This remains one of my favorite stories to this day :)

Daler asks, "my turn?"
Daler casually observes the area.
Justinarius nods to Daler.
Azimee says, "Aye, thankye."
Azimee nods to Daler.
Justinarius says, "Definitely."
Daler says, "k, this is just a story, not a song"
Articus adjusts his poloh'izh hide cloak.
Azimee grins at Daler.
Daler says, "Articus will help me out, playing the part of a tree"
Justinarius says, "Works for me, sir."
Daler gestures at Articus.
Articus bows.
Justinarius snuggles up to Azimee and cradles her in his arms.
Azimee giggles.
Justinarius laughs!
Daler gets an antique ebony humidor inset with intricate platinum filigree from inside his leucro hide journeypack.
Articus waves a tree leaf around.
Azimee beams at Articus!
Justinarius grins.
Daler gets a laquered ebony pipe enwreathed with intricate bands of platinum filigree from inside his ebony humidor.
Daler puts his humidor in his leucro hide journeypack.
Daler gets some backwoods bee tobacco from inside an antique ebony humidor inset with intricate platinum filigree.
Daler puts his tobacco in his ebony pipe.
Daler gets a small silver dragon from inside a sable brown thigh bag.
Daler points his silver dragon at some backwoods bee tobacco and a flame shoots from the creature's mouth, making the tobacco quickly catch fire.
Articus puffs his chest out.
The burning tobacco glows brighter until it begins to burn steadily.
Daler puts his dragon in a wayfarer's leucro hide journeypack with an ironwood clasp.
Daler puffs away on his ebony pipe.
Daler clears his throat.
Daler loudly says, "The Story of Justinarius and Azimee"
Daler says, "One day, a kitten was out playing near a tree..."
Daler takes a long drag off his ebony pipe.
Smoke curls out from Daler's mouth, forming an image of a cute snow-white kitten rolling over a ball of yarn.
Articus waves a tree leaf around.
Daler says, "aww how cute"
Daler says, "All of a sudden, the kitten decided to climb the tree..."
An image of a kitten atop a ball of yarn dissipates into the air.
Daler takes a long drag off his ebony pipe.
Justinarius grins.
(Daler blows some smoke towards Articus)
Justinarius snuggles up to Azimee and cradles her in his arms.
Daler exhales a stream of smoke, which transforms into the image of a snow-white kitten.
Articus meows deeply, like a large mountain cat.
(Serrin waits to see if Justinarius tries to climb Artitree.)
Articus waves a tree leaf around.
Justinarius says to Azimee, "I think I can see where this is going."
Azimee grins at Justinarius.
Daler exclaims, "and the kitten got stuck! How terrible!"
An image of a snow-white kitten dissipates into the air.
Azimee gasps!
(Justinarius struggles to keep his kitten-rescuing urges under control.)
Daler exclaims, "Whatever shall we do? Wait, I know! Call Justinarius!"
Daler appears to be listening intently for something.
Daler says, "I think I hear him coming"
Justinarius strikes a heroic pose.
Daler takes a long drag off his ebony pipe.
Azimee beams in loving admiration at Justinarius!
Daler discharges a line of smoke that gathers to form the image of an armor-clad Halfling.
Smoke drifts off from inside a laquered ebony pipe enwreathed with intricate bands of platinum filigree Daler is carrying.
Serrin scratches his head.
Articus glances at an image of an armor clad halfling.
Daler quietly says, "he looks like a halfling cause he's in the distance"
Articus waves a tree leaf around.
Serrin laughs!
Azimee snickers.
Justinarius snickers.
Daler says, "here he comes"
Daler lets out a long sigh of relief.
An image of an armor clad halfling dissipates into the air.
Azimee grins at Daler.
Daler exclaims, "but in his hurry to help, he forgot to get dressed!"
Daler takes a long drag off his ebony pipe.
Faelyth laughs!
A billow of smoke cascades from Daler's mouth, transforming into the likeness of a blushing Paladin, who looks up and then quickly wraps a flowered towel around his waist.
Azimee gasps!
Justinarius blushes a bright red color.
Articus gulps.
You hear a pitiful whimper.
Azimee giggles.
Daler asks, "How will he save the kitten while he's trying to hold his towel up?"
Articus covers his eyes with his hand.
Smoke drifts off from inside a laquered ebony pipe enwreathed with intricate bands of platinum filigree Daler is carrying.
Articus waves a tree leaf around.
Azimee says to Daler, "Justin's much better lookin' in his towel."
An image of a blushing Paladin wearing nothing but a towel dissipates into the air.
Azimee nods to Daler.
Daler grins at Azimee.
(Daler makes a whip-crack sound)
Daler says, "someon else is coming"
Justinarius shifts his weight.
Daler takes a long drag off his ebony pipe.
Daler breathes out some smoke that grows into a hazy shape of a woman holding a limp piece of rope.
Justinarius fidgets nervously.
Daler squints.
Azimee grins at Daler.
Daler says, "if I didn't know better, I'd say that was a gypsy songbird"
Azimee giggles.
Articus waves a tree leaf around.
Daler exclaims, "it is!"
Daler takes a long drag off his ebony pipe.
Smoke glides from Daler's mouth, blooming into a picture of a pretty gypsy woman holding a sluagh-hide whip. She raises her arm and flicks the whip about in a circle over her head.
A smoke image of a girl holding a limp rope dissipates into the air.
Azimee beams at Daler!
Daler says, "she can use her whip to get the kitten down"
An image of a pretty gypsy woman flicking a whip overhead dissipates into the air.
Articus waves a tree leaf around.
Azimee giggles.
Azimee grins at Articus.
Justinarius shifts his weight.
Daler says, "well, Justinarius was grateful to the gypsy, and they wandered off and well, you know the rest"
Azimee snuggles up to Justinarius and cradles him in her arms.
Daler says, "and they lived happily ever after"
Daler casually observes the area.
Daler takes a long drag off his ebony pipe.
Serrin applauds.
Justinarius snuggles up to Azimee and cradles her in his arms.
Faelyth applauds.
Azimee gazes fondly at Justinarius.
A billow of smoke cascades from Daler's mouth, transforming into the likeness of a blushing Paladin, who looks up and then quickly wraps a flowered towel around his waist.
Azimee applauds.
Rayvne applauds.
Ravanos applauds.
Azimee beams at Daler!
Daler says, "wait"
Daler takes a long drag off his ebony pipe.
Smoke glides from Daler's mouth, blooming into a picture of a pretty gypsy woman holding a sluagh-hide whip. She raises her arm and flicks the whip toward a blushing Paladin.
Smoke drifts off from inside a laquered ebony pipe enwreathed with intricate bands of platinum filigree Daler is carrying.
Faelyth laughs!
Serrin chuckles.
Daler smiles mischievously.
Azimee laughs!
Rayvne laughs!
Justinarius whimpers softly.
Ravanos gets an impish expression on his face, and lets out a hearty cheer.
Daler bows.
An image of a blushing Paladin wearing nothing but a towel dissipates into the air.
Daler says, "the end"
Articus bows.
Faelyth says, "I think she would too."
Articus whistles to himself, a sound not unlike a nightingale.
Serrin applauds.
Thellona smiles.
Thellona nods.
Faelyth winks at Azimee.
Faelyth applauds.
An image of a pretty gypsy woman flicking a whip overhead dissipates into the air.
Arissande applauds.
Thellona applauds.
Gweldulf applauds.
Ravanos applauds.
Articus puts his leaf in his brown cover.
Justinarius throws his head back and howls!
Articus puts his leaf in his brown cover.
Azimee grins at Justinarius.
Daler grins.
Daler puffs away on his ebony pipe.
Azimee whistles an innocent tune.
Azimee says, "I'll ne'er tell."
Smoke drifts off from inside a laquered ebony pipe enwreathed with intricate bands of platinum filigree Daler is carrying as some burning tobacco sputters suddenly and then goes out.
Daler taps a laquered ebony pipe enwreathed with intricate bands of platinum filigree.
Daler shakes his ebony pipe!
Daler shakes his ebony pipe!
Daler gets an antique ebony humidor inset with intricate platinum filigree from inside his leucro hide journeypack.
Daler puts his pipe in his ebony humidor.
Azimee grins at Justinarius.
Daler puts his humidor in his leucro hide journeypack.
Justinarius shifts his weight.
Azimee enfolds Justinarius in a warm embrace.
Justinarius says, "Well, that was.....impressive."
Justinarius chuckles.

Daler won first prize with that story, by the way :)

~Azimee

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If you find yourself confronted by a group of armed guards, be warned that they will attack you in mass. No matter what you have been told by other sources, rest assured that they will not line up to attack you one by one. ~Handbook of Practical Heroics