The Adventure Zone Royale: Episode 27

The Adventure Zone - The McElroys

Hellgramit connects with a mysterious Echo-Bite, uncovering a hidden future and a secret bond with a future ruler. The conclave is abruptly terminated after a dramatic confrontation with the Octave.

Key takeaways

• Hellgramit establishes a secret telepathic bond with a future ruler.
• The world is revealed to be fractured and altered from its original state.
• The conclave is canceled due to the aspirants' insubordination.

Transcript preview

Previously on Taz Royal. You had a question? Oh yeah, two things. One piece of feedback to kind of mirror Lorvith. That trial was really fucked up. I could have a conversation with you even if it's just a mental one to ask you these questions. Set does not register what you are saying to him at all. Will you, will you soon be getting the part where you have a... plan for undermining the infinitely powerful beings. He casts uh, Leaman's tiny hut. The only way forward is to prepare for the ascension of the God King Hooper. Hi, I'm going to. Burger Man and Formaggio Bucatini and the Spider and another one of them. And Tommy Falcon, oh gosh, a Hart figure. I hope somewhere up there, Burger Man and Fermatia Bucatini are making some sort of crazy fusion meal that's perfect for Applebee's menu. That's actually the, when you die in this world, you do go to Applebee's. So that's, that is canon. Also, the eight. remaining aspirants conspired to talk about their intentions for the remainder of the conclave and also Loravith went to the library and learned maybe he's kind of a books guy learning all about illusions one of the two remaining trials. That leaves us with Ricktis and Hellgrammit with a little bit of free time before we get to the Adelier and the magic drafting part of this sort of mid-trial break. Hellgramit. you? I believe that Hell Graham had wants to find out more about his Echomite Queen. Okay. A Ronnie. How would you like to pursue that information? Well, I just remember that the last time when he went back and looked at the secret markings that were scratched in the ground, um, I would like him to try to sneak back there and visit that again. there was some kind of I think he was able to he feels like he could psychically connect again okay cool I like that so you're just going to the to do your little spot in the woods by the crystal area where you were sort of okay cool there's nothing impeding you from doing that you make your way to where you found this message from yourself that you could not remember in the woods when you sort of started to learn a little bit about what was what was going on with these insects that had spoken to you sort of psychically. You make your way there. The message is quite faded at this point. It's been quite a few days and there's been a bit of action all around the island. And so it's tough to quite make out the message, but it is still there. And yeah, what are you, how are you trying to make contact if that's your sort of plan here? I think that using the, using that telepathy that goes between all those of his race Okay. I think he's going to try to use it even just to try to reestablish contact with them. Okay. Sort of just sending out a general broadcast in the direction of it. He's got a lot of questions that need to be answered. And what do you say? Hey can you guys imagine if all the races on Earth could communicate telepathically? I think it might go a little something like this. This again. No one. Let him cook. Let him cook. Let him cook. Let's go alphabetical. Hold on. Bad Stark. Okay, so what what I don't really like shrimp? Oh no! What message are you broadcasting? Dad has the guts. Dad has a good idea. A great best former radio drive time DJ Clint Mcroy will absolutely go to the fucking mat. Also in dad's mind Australian Telepathy doesn't have an accent which I really appreciate it. It's all for our benefit. that transatlantic, you know, that's like standard newscaster kind of release. The spelling friendly among you will notice that I skip the entirety of Africa, you are very welcome. I think the new past five minutes have gone so much better. Dad, what message is Hell Grammett sort of sending out? He's going to try to contact the Dustmites and especially the Echo-Bites. the dust mines could all talk to each other. It might go a little something like this. I'm on the couch. I hate shrimp. I love it in the couch. We're out of the couch. I'm not going to the couch. I love it on the couch. And I hate shrimp. A cari was called him her mate, her consort, her king. And I think he really wants to know what's going on with that. Fully understandable. Okay. All right. Go ahead and send out your message. If you could do it. Okay. Um, hmm. Is this, um. Test one webbing and tubing. Uh, hello. This is Hell Grammett, reaching out through the ether. Looking for a karey, a karey, uh, hello, this is Hill Grammett, reaching out through the ether. Looking for, a karey, it's me, your groom, you're the, the one, the one, that you will prophesied your husband to be. Are you there? Can you hear me? Give me a perception check, please. Okay, that would be a Nat 20. Amazing. That's a very, that's, did you guys know that's the biggest number you can get on. I hate the biggest number there is. Sometimes I feel like I don't want, I feel like 20 perception is kind of a curse though, Sometimes you don't want to see everything that clearly. Yeah, Superman never tells you that, but he's like, oh, I accidentally saw their bones, gross. It would be like if everybody was connected through telepathy. I mean. The 20 gets, we're not doing that bit again. The 20 gets you, one, you realize the shirt you're wearing, it is not flattering to your sort of figure. And that's what I was rolling for. No, it's just with a 20, like you do you do realize, for 20, sure. stuff. You broadcast this message out. You do not get an immediate response. Instead, you just kind of notice a wrestling of some brush, some leaves by your feet. And when you look down, you see like a small sort of dirt trail sort of winding around near you. And in the smallest, slightest voice you hear a voice, a voice. say, hell grammett, it is imperative we only speak through these means and not out loud, do you understand? I, yes, I understand. Make yourself busy as if you are going on a peaceful hike through the woods. Oh yes, let's see. Water jug. Nola, yeah, go ahead. I'm doing that. I'm going through all those actions like a mime, like an insect mime. Okay, great. No, don't. Just checking your pockets? Is that like patting yourself? Mm-hmm, yes. Okay. Well, after the realization about the ugly shirt. It's weird that hell, grandma doesn't get punched square in the jaw more. He's begging for constantly. I think it's only happened once this whole season by Scorpo. You start to sort of like busy yourself, you start to busy yourself, like busy yourself, kind of just here on a nice little nature walk. She says, keeping up the performance. We may speak, but briefly, I am not sure how secure we are, even in these ancestral channels of discussion. What? How are you, Helgramit? Oh, actually, I'm pretty dang good. I feel very confident and I just there are just I don't like gaps in the story I want to try to figure out I'd like to know where I'm going where I'm coming from so I I want to talk to you are you from. I want to talk to you are you from my future or my past or my current I am the past I am the first I am the origin I am your present I am this moment in which we speak and I am the future forever more and you are mine all hellgram and I swear to you will be revealed when you claim Okay, well that really pulls things into crystal clarity. Sure. Okay, so I am gonna win, right? I mean if you're in the future you know that I won, right? I was speaking somewhat poetically. Oh, you see a little antenna pop out of the dirt mound kind of at your feet, uh, and kind of brush against the heel of your boot, of your boot, uh, the insect submerges once more. The future is not ordained. You must prove yourself and I know that you can. Oh, I have, I have a lot of confidence in myself. As you may have known. But, but... Another bug crawls up. Are you sure? I just... Sorry man. I'm like... That shirt, it looks so... The shirt is not a good fit on you, bro. I'm... Okay, back to work. I have great confidence for myself. Is there anything you can tell me that will aid me in the next upcoming trial? The next trial that you face is, it is ever-changing. Every conclave, every group of 64 aspirants that have made their way here, as we select a new member of the Octave have faced a different different... trial. I wish I knew more, but the member of the octave administering the trial is infuriatingly secretive. Ours is not a harmonious rule. It is impossible that eight minds wheeling as much power as we wield could possibly all agree on how the world. should be shaped and how this conclave should be run. I cannot help you with the trial but if the time comes and you do require my aid I can help you defeat your fellow aspirants to claim victory. It's like a secret word or a ring I rub or anything like that that would summon you to help me or is this just kind of a ring doorbell? kind of thing you you always see what's going on nothing happens on this island that escapes our site right you if you find yourself it need I will be there that is the oath that I make to you my betroved it yeah yeah and yet you're also my child and my to work. Gosh, Kimbeth's everywhere I go. Sorry, that's David. David, yes. He's always like this. Well, I mean, he seems pleasant enough. So, okay, so when I need you, I will call and you'll be there for me, but you can't like give me any tips, you know, like inside of... You must not call. You must not broadcast that you and I are... communicating or else all will be lost. Yes get to the or else. What will be long? If I ask me sorry Laura with Gondry-Monderer that I do split it right the name so I get to pop in pretty much whatever I want I wanted to say are you sure he's the right bug I mean I don't know what you're cooking here but it can't you have to be able to do better than this this this cat here why yeah boss David get have you met Scorpio OK, Scrpo doesn't turn every conversation into a goddamn conversation with the Nintendo gameplay counselor's hotline, you know? He's a decent, decent human. A decent human who has a, can have a non-transactional conversation with another entity. That doesn't devolve into begging for, for tips like he's fervently clinking a magnifying glass in the mid 80s. These guys, they're always busted machitin. I love these guys. It's kaitin. I'm going back to bed. Thank you. I gotta get back to work too. David and Laura Biz, ladies and gentlemen. We'll be right back. No, we're still here. Oh, hell, Grammett, are you under the impression that all of your fellow aspirants are in secret communication with the members of the octave who are administering these trials? forbidden romance held. Yes, on so many levels. It's what makes it so exciting. But... Wait a minute, are you telling me