The Fellowship of the Fourth Age (Part 1): A New Beginning Discussion Thread - The Barrow-Downs Discussion Forum

Durelin · 12-02-2006, 11:32 AM

There could be as many as eight if we simply say that more went with Imak than didn't, right? I'd say 5 are enough to make a lot LOT of trouble, though. Even three can make a good deal, too, really. And remember - they're not expecting resistance from the women and children. They don't know Rog and Aiwendil are there...nor do they know who they are.

If we wanted more, though...

There have been 5 killed around the tunnel. There are 4 more there 1 took off toward the south. (?)

Two slavers came from the south and attacked Nasim and co.

2-4 die at the hands of the archers?

That shoud leave at least 8 more slavers, right? Plus Imak.

I feel like I'm forgetting something, though...

Edit: Actually, make that six (at least) killed around the tunnel...Khamir and Adnan each took out one. I think we're going to have to keep it at three, unless we just fudge numbers. Perhaps no on should make it in time to help the women and children...and Rog and Aiwendil will have to save the day. Should be nerve-wracking enough, right?

Nogrod · 12-02-2006, 11:40 AM

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There have been 5 killed around the tunnel. There are 4 more there 1 took off toward the south. (?)
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That shoud leave at least 8 more slavers, right? Plus Imak.
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Edit: Actually, make that six killed around the tunnel...Khamir and Adnan each took out one. I think we're going to have to keep it at three. And perhaps no on should make it in time to help the women and children...and Rog and Aiwendil will have to save the day. Should be nerve-wracking enough, right?

If we have only three slavers left at the tunnel vs. 4-6 (depending from Dorran and Fewerth) of ours, our guys should stand a chance. If a couple of more slavers would ride in, it would make it much more interesting... What do you think? I could be ready to write parts of that fight with Beloan, Joshwan & co. now as Hadith is a bit out of the game. Although I would like to write something for Hadith too as something happens back there where he is with Athwen.

Foley: Is it possible that Athwen would try to help Hadith a bit? If he would regain some consciousness he might be foolhardy enough to try and join the fight as the slavers attack the women and the children (or look for Johari

).

PS. Rog and Aiwendil taking what, 10+ slavers... Quite a feat?

Folwren · 12-02-2006, 11:47 AM

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... Although I would like to write something for Hadith too as something happens back there where he is with Athwen.

Foley: Is it possible that Athwen would try to help Hadith a bit? If he would regain some consciousness he might be foolhardy enough to try and join the fight as the slavers attack the women and the children (or look for Johari

).

I can try. His left shoulder is cut, right? The slaver swung at him, intending to cut off his head, and Hadith dodged, so it came at an angle and hit him pretty much right at the shoulder joint...or am I wrong? Was it below or above that? Come to think of it, we'd better make it below the joint or else I'll be at a loss as to what to do. It's got to be a pretty severe slice. How bad are you picturing it?

EDIT: Oh, yes, Durelin: I believe it was your idea to not have anyone else show up in time to help Aiwendil and Rog? Well, I for one can say that Kwell will not be there in time to help, except at the very end. Athwen will be present, but she doesn't fight, really.

-- Folwren

piosenniel · 12-02-2006, 03:07 PM

Folwren

Rôg has made a brief reply to Athwen.....

In addition to horses, females are not his forté.

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Do I have it right that there will be @ 10 slavers + Imak who are heading for the women and children? Or have I overestimated?

~*~ Pio

Nogrod · 12-02-2006, 03:30 PM

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Do I have it right that there will be @ 10 slavers + Imak who are heading for the women and children? Or have I overestimated?

I think the original idea was something like 10 after Athwen, 10 from behind and about the 5 left no one seemed to have an idea.

Now the 10 after Athwen have been accounted for and they seem to be busy fighting. Some are skirmishing with Nasim & co. (maybe these are from the 5 we had no idea?). So ten would sound reasonable, at least to my ears... Maybe not more, but 8-9?

Durelin · 12-02-2006, 08:41 PM

If it's going to be about ten then I think I'll have Nasim and co. (and maybe Khamir) make it in time to help.

Unless Aiwendil is going to pull another trick from his sleeve. Rôg will certainly have plenty, but I don't think they'll be quite enough...

Or unless others simply get there first.

Folwren · 12-11-2006, 11:06 AM

What can be done to move this forward a little bit? Athwen is waiting for the attack on the women and children or for more wounded people.

Kwell is...waiting for me to write about him. I'm waiting for the slaver's to almost finish their attack on the women and children.

Can something be done?

-- Folwren

Durelin · 12-11-2006, 12:38 PM

I'll post to have the slavers attack the women and children if you're unable to, Child. Sorry, I've been rather busy, too. I should just be able to hit "send" tonight for the rest of my college apps (well, except one...but that can wait a little), though, and so I should have time to do a post.

If you'd rather do it, or had another trick up your sleeve, just let me know, Child.

My other option (or I could include this in my post along with moving forward with the battle) is bringing Khamir, Adnan, Nasim, and Gamal with Vror to where everyone's gathering for the showdown, but the timing in my head made it seem like they'd still be dragging poor Vror along when the slavers attacked. Could work out either way. If you'd like, I can have the guys arrive just a bit before the attack so Athwen has Vror to take care of, Folwren.

Nogrod · 12-11-2006, 01:02 PM

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What can be done to move this forward a little bit?

We need the attack... good if you have time to start it Durelin.

I'm having quite hectic days ahead but I'll try to write something pretty soon, hopefully tomorrow.

Folwren · 12-11-2006, 01:11 PM

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If you'd like, I can have the guys arrive just a bit before the attack so Athwen has Vror to take care of, Folwren.

Whatever you like. I can wait.

If you do have them arrive a little before time, I'd like to know what all is wrong with Vror before I have to write about Athwen taking care of him.

-- Foley

Brinniel · 12-11-2006, 04:36 PM

Just so everyone knows, I've edited the last couple paragraphs of my post. I decided I should bring Shae closer to the women and children's camp- after all, that's where the battle is happening. It made more sense for two slavers to attack her there. So anyways, she is currently standing on the outskirts of the camp, which is why she doesn't see very many ex-slaves around.

Aside from the location, she still remains in the sticky situation she was in before the changes. Anyone feel free to rescue the poor woman...

Durelin · 12-11-2006, 06:23 PM

Alrighty...

Please please, everyone, let me know if my post is alright!

Child - I kept things fairly vague, so anything you had in mind can hopefully be included easily in some way. I can always edit, or do away with what I've done entirely.

Folwren - I had the guys bring Vror to Athwen. Sorry I skipped on ahead to the slavers attacking, but if you'd like I can move the second half of my post to after any post you might want to do regarding working on Vror (or Adnan, since Vror's a tricky case).

As for what's wrong with him, I'm not exactly certain what the outcome might be, but he's suffered from lack of oxygen - not for a very long time, but long enough to put him out (and he probably got bonked on the head pretty good, too, by stuff), and possibly to cause a little damage in his brain.

I'm not quite sure about that yet, but I think there shall be repercussions.

Now, I am not at all informed about everything lack of oxygen for a (short) period of time can do to a person, but I'm hoping that I might be able to take some creative license on this one and mess him up in a way that I'll like to write about.

Vror also has a few cuts on his head from sharp objects. He might have a massive splinter somewhere...yeah, somewhere.

Adnan's main injuries are gashes on his cheek, chest, and wrist (not too too bad) and two missing fingers (his middle and ring finger) on his left hand. He's lost quite a bit of blood I imagine. He won't die if Athwen doesn't get to him, though. He's a toughy.

Brinniel - Sorry I didn't have my boys help Shae out. I thought about it (would be especially fun for Khamir to feel a little high and mighty at having "rescued" her), but with everyone scattered, I figured I should get Khamir and them to the women and children in time to help hold off the slavers until the rest can arrive.

Again, everyone please let me know if there are problems with my post.

Brinniel · 12-02-2006, 10:13 PM

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Anyhow, at this moment it looks like from the 10 original attackers (those who trailed Athwen):
1 killed by Joshwan in to the tunnel by spear
1 killed by Beloan as he tried to rise up from the ground
1 killed by the bearded one and Fewerth
1 killed by Dorran
X killed by those helping Carl?

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Actually, make that six (at least) killed around the tunnel...Khamir and Adnan each took out one.

Make that seven. Don't forget Shae took out slaver one near the tunnel.

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If it's going to be about ten then I think I'll have Nasim and co. (and maybe Khamir) make it in time to help.

Unless Aiwendil is going to pull another trick from his sleeve. Rôg will certainly have plenty, but I don't think they'll be quite enough...

Or unless others simply get there first.

Shae will be able to get there in time to do some damage, but she could definitely use the help of Nasim and Co.

Nogrod · 12-03-2006, 10:03 AM

Okay. I will be posting soon to make the "final battle" in front of the tunnels...

There will be five escapees against three slavers. All the slavers will die, two of the escapees (Joshwan and Erlech) will die too and one (Fewerth) will be badly wounded.

Tevildo: Should Dorran pick Fewerth up as he seems to be the only wounded alive after this "tunnel-battle"? I'll end the post in such a way that you can bring Dorran in. Beloan and Qat ("the bearded one" as Hadith referred him to) are both NPC's so use them as you wish...

Child of the 7th Age · 12-03-2006, 11:25 AM

I must be dotty this morning. I just posted this on the game thread.... Try again!

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A final showdown at the grove sounds great! We haven't had a concentrated battle scene where we're all together.

I am also going to pull in Lindir and the men he's stalking in the south. The elf will get a message from Aiwendil to hurry back towards the grove because of the dire situaton. He will be part of the final battle there. The slavers he's following will likewise hear Imak's horn and go tearing off towards the northwest. These slavers will get pulled into the subplot that Azhar, Aiwendil, and Rôg that is taking part on the outskirts of the grove....

Nogrod · 12-03-2006, 12:22 PM

There is a quite bloody battle there now and the action around the tunnel has been put to an end. At least this far.

Just a small request to you fellow writers.

I have never tried a post like that before and I'm not sure how well it managed to convey the situation and what happened in it. In Finnish I believe I would have been able to make it intelligible with all the changing perspectives and so on, but in English I'm not so sure about it. I have myself quite a clear vision of what happened there, but I would be very happy to have some feedback from that. So did you understand what happened, was it clear or baffling? What was badly / wrongly expressed, which parts were more like messing things up rather than making sense? I would appreciate any feedback from this as it was quite a complex task to me.

Tevildo: Dorran might take it up from there now, I think.

Nogrod · 12-03-2006, 12:25 PM

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Originally Posted by Child of the 7th Age

A final showdown at the grove sounds great! We haven't had a concentrated battle scene where we're all together.

You said it! I'm looking forwards to it. We'll just see who of our characters / NPC's make it there and what can they do!

And that idea still kind of talks on behalf of there being as many slavers as possible in that last fight (so at least the ten).

Hilde Bracegirdle · 12-04-2006, 11:42 AM

Sorry, that I couldn't respond earlier to the vague number of slavers killed by Carl's archers. (I was near a computer very, very little over the weekend.) And I will be reading your post shortly Nogrod, so I don't know if what I'm saying now is at all relavant. But the archers might have killed as many or as few of the slavers as my fellow writers find convenient. But if they didn't kill many, they certainly wounded several of them.

The one confirmed dead slaver Carl was personally struggling with, would be Hamin, despatched courtesy of Kwell (with great thanks, I'm sure). And he was not from the grouping that charged the tunnel to my mind, but was with with one of the other two groupings.

Nogrod · 12-04-2006, 03:47 PM

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Make that seven. Don't forget Shae took out slaver one near the tunnel.

I read some of the latest posts that I hadn't had but a cursory look before and I'm afraid we would have to make that count at least to eight or nine as Khamir and Adnan killed one together and we are led to understand that Adnan killed one himself (the one who cut his fingers).

So as it stands now, there were at least 11-12 riders following Athwen and they're all dead. This all has been written.

We seem to be pretty efficient bunch of escapees!

But I see that as no problem anyway. Maybe there were like 27 slavers to begin with?

Brinniel · 12-04-2006, 04:57 PM

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Maybe there were like 27 slavers to begin with?

Sounds good to me. There's no way the group would've known the exact amount of slavers in the first place. I think they estimated 25, but they could've always been a few off.

I was in class when I started to think about what I was going to write next. I really want to bring back some characters that were included earlier in RPG, but haven't been mentioned in awhile, Reagonn in particular. Orofaniel dropped from the game some time ago, so would anyone object to me killing him off? It would add emotion particularly for Shae and Khamir, who have both known him for sometime, and it would prove that "the fifteen" aren't complete invulnerable. I have an idea involving him as part of the cavalry and joining up with Shae to where the women and children are. Of course, I wouldn't have him die until we reach the slavers in the final showdown.

Tevildo · 12-04-2006, 10:22 PM

Pio,
Sorry my post isn't done yet. I had planned to fill in Azhar's save today, but I've come down with a stomach bug. I'm going to call it quits for now and try again in the morning.

piosenniel · 12-05-2006, 04:01 AM

Hey Kitty-kat! Long, long shift at work. Take your time with your post - I'll be sleeping in tomorrow and then doing some holiday shopping....

~*~ Pio

Durelin · 12-05-2006, 05:48 AM

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I really want to bring back some characters that were included earlier in RPG, but haven't been mentioned in awhile, Reagonn in particular. Orofaniel dropped from the game some time ago, so would anyone object to me killing him off? It would add emotion particularly for Shae and Khamir, who have both known him for sometime, and it would prove that "the fifteen" aren't complete invulnerable.

That sounds great to me. At least one needs to die out of "the fifteen," I agree. Yay, more angst!

12-02-2006, 11:32 AM	#1
Durelin Estelo dagnir, Melo ring Join Date: Oct 2002 Posts: 3,063	There could be as many as eight if we simply say that more went with Imak than didn't, right? I'd say 5 are enough to make a lot LOT of trouble, though. Even three can make a good deal, too, really. And remember - they're not expecting resistance from the women and children. They don't know Rog and Aiwendil are there...nor do they know who they are. If we wanted more, though... There have been 5 killed around the tunnel. There are 4 more there 1 took off toward the south. (?) Two slavers came from the south and attacked Nasim and co. 2-4 die at the hands of the archers? That shoud leave at least 8 more slavers, right? Plus Imak. I feel like I'm forgetting something, though... Edit: Actually, make that six (at least) killed around the tunnel...Khamir and Adnan each took out one. I think we're going to have to keep it at three, unless we just fudge numbers. Perhaps no on should make it in time to help the women and children...and Rog and Aiwendil will have to save the day. Should be nerve-wracking enough, right? Last edited by Durelin; 12-02-2006 at 11:41 AM.

12-02-2006, 03:07 PM	#4
piosenniel Desultory Dwimmerlaik Join Date: Mar 2002 Location: Pickin' flowers with Bill the Cat..... Posts: 7,779	Folwren Rôg has made a brief reply to Athwen..... In addition to horses, females are not his forté. -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Do I have it right that there will be @ 10 slavers + Imak who are heading for the women and children? Or have I overestimated? ~*~ Pio __________________ Eldest, that’s what I am . . . I knew the dark under the stars when it was fearless - before the Dark Lord came from Outside.

12-11-2006, 11:06 AM	#7
Folwren Messenger of Hope Join Date: Jun 2005 Location: In a tiny, insignificant little town in one of the many States. Posts: 5,076	What can be done to move this forward a little bit? Athwen is waiting for the attack on the women and children or for more wounded people. Kwell is...waiting for me to write about him. I'm waiting for the slaver's to almost finish their attack on the women and children. Can something be done? -- Folwren __________________ A young man who wishes to remain a sound atheist cannot be too careful of his reading. - C.S. Lewis

12-11-2006, 04:36 PM	#11
Brinniel Reflection of Darkness Join Date: Jun 2002 Location: Polishing the stars. Well, somebody has to do it; they're looking a little bit dull. Posts: 2,983	Just so everyone knows, I've edited the last couple paragraphs of my post. I decided I should bring Shae closer to the women and children's camp- after all, that's where the battle is happening. It made more sense for two slavers to attack her there. So anyways, she is currently standing on the outskirts of the camp, which is why she doesn't see very many ex-slaves around. Aside from the location, she still remains in the sticky situation she was in before the changes. Anyone feel free to rescue the poor woman... __________________ Nolite te bastardes carborundorum

12-03-2006, 10:03 AM	#14
Nogrod Flame of the Ainulindalë Join Date: Jan 2006 Location: Wearing rat's coat, crowskin, crossed staves in a field behaving as the wind behaves Posts: 9,308	Okay. I will be posting soon to make the "final battle" in front of the tunnels... There will be five escapees against three slavers. All the slavers will die, two of the escapees (Joshwan and Erlech) will die too and one (Fewerth) will be badly wounded. Tevildo: Should Dorran pick Fewerth up as he seems to be the only wounded alive after this "tunnel-battle"? I'll end the post in such a way that you can bring Dorran in. Beloan and Qat ("the bearded one" as Hadith referred him to) are both NPC's so use them as you wish... __________________ Upon the hearth the fire is red Beneath the roof there is a bed; But not yet weary are our feet...

12-02-2006, 08:41 PM	#6
Durelin Estelo dagnir, Melo ring Join Date: Oct 2002 Posts: 3,063	If it's going to be about ten then I think I'll have Nasim and co. (and maybe Khamir) make it in time to help. Unless Aiwendil is going to pull another trick from his sleeve. Rôg will certainly have plenty, but I don't think they'll be quite enough... Or unless others simply get there first.

12-11-2006, 12:38 PM	#8
Durelin Estelo dagnir, Melo ring Join Date: Oct 2002 Posts: 3,063	I'll post to have the slavers attack the women and children if you're unable to, Child. Sorry, I've been rather busy, too. I should just be able to hit "send" tonight for the rest of my college apps (well, except one...but that can wait a little), though, and so I should have time to do a post. If you'd rather do it, or had another trick up your sleeve, just let me know, Child. My other option (or I could include this in my post along with moving forward with the battle) is bringing Khamir, Adnan, Nasim, and Gamal with Vror to where everyone's gathering for the showdown, but the timing in my head made it seem like they'd still be dragging poor Vror along when the slavers attacked. Could work out either way. If you'd like, I can have the guys arrive just a bit before the attack so Athwen has Vror to take care of, Folwren.

12-11-2006, 06:23 PM	#12
Durelin Estelo dagnir, Melo ring Join Date: Oct 2002 Posts: 3,063	Alrighty... Please please, everyone, let me know if my post is alright! Child - I kept things fairly vague, so anything you had in mind can hopefully be included easily in some way. I can always edit, or do away with what I've done entirely. Folwren - I had the guys bring Vror to Athwen. Sorry I skipped on ahead to the slavers attacking, but if you'd like I can move the second half of my post to after any post you might want to do regarding working on Vror (or Adnan, since Vror's a tricky case). As for what's wrong with him, I'm not exactly certain what the outcome might be, but he's suffered from lack of oxygen - not for a very long time, but long enough to put him out (and he probably got bonked on the head pretty good, too, by stuff), and possibly to cause a little damage in his brain. I'm not quite sure about that yet, but I think there shall be repercussions. Now, I am not at all informed about everything lack of oxygen for a (short) period of time can do to a person, but I'm hoping that I might be able to take some creative license on this one and mess him up in a way that I'll like to write about. Vror also has a few cuts on his head from sharp objects. He might have a massive splinter somewhere...yeah, somewhere. Adnan's main injuries are gashes on his cheek, chest, and wrist (not too too bad) and two missing fingers (his middle and ring finger) on his left hand. He's lost quite a bit of blood I imagine. He won't die if Athwen doesn't get to him, though. He's a toughy. Brinniel - Sorry I didn't have my boys help Shae out. I thought about it (would be especially fun for Khamir to feel a little high and mighty at having "rescued" her), but with everyone scattered, I figured I should get Khamir and them to the women and children in time to help hold off the slavers until the rest can arrive. Again, everyone please let me know if there are problems with my post.

12-03-2006, 11:25 AM	#15
Child of the 7th Age Spirit of the Lonely Star Join Date: Mar 2002 Posts: 5,133	I must be dotty this morning. I just posted this on the game thread.... Try again! ************ A final showdown at the grove sounds great! We haven't had a concentrated battle scene where we're all together. I am also going to pull in Lindir and the men he's stalking in the south. The elf will get a message from Aiwendil to hurry back towards the grove because of the dire situaton. He will be part of the final battle there. The slavers he's following will likewise hear Imak's horn and go tearing off towards the northwest. These slavers will get pulled into the subplot that Azhar, Aiwendil, and Rôg that is taking part on the outskirts of the grove.... __________________ Multitasking women are never too busy to vote.

12-03-2006, 12:22 PM	#16
Nogrod Flame of the Ainulindalë Join Date: Jan 2006 Location: Wearing rat's coat, crowskin, crossed staves in a field behaving as the wind behaves Posts: 9,308	There is a quite bloody battle there now and the action around the tunnel has been put to an end. At least this far. Just a small request to you fellow writers. I have never tried a post like that before and I'm not sure how well it managed to convey the situation and what happened in it. In Finnish I believe I would have been able to make it intelligible with all the changing perspectives and so on, but in English I'm not so sure about it. I have myself quite a clear vision of what happened there, but I would be very happy to have some feedback from that. So did you understand what happened, was it clear or baffling? What was badly / wrongly expressed, which parts were more like messing things up rather than making sense? I would appreciate any feedback from this as it was quite a complex task to me. Tevildo: Dorran might take it up from there now, I think. __________________ Upon the hearth the fire is red Beneath the roof there is a bed; But not yet weary are our feet...

12-04-2006, 11:42 AM	#18
Hilde Bracegirdle Relic of Wandering Days Join Date: Dec 2002 Location: You'll See Perpetual Change. Posts: 1,480	Sorry, that I couldn't respond earlier to the vague number of slavers killed by Carl's archers. (I was near a computer very, very little over the weekend.) And I will be reading your post shortly Nogrod, so I don't know if what I'm saying now is at all relavant. But the archers might have killed as many or as few of the slavers as my fellow writers find convenient. But if they didn't kill many, they certainly wounded several of them. The one confirmed dead slaver Carl was personally struggling with, would be Hamin, despatched courtesy of Kwell (with great thanks, I'm sure). And he was not from the grouping that charged the tunnel to my mind, but was with with one of the other two groupings. Last edited by Hilde Bracegirdle; 12-04-2006 at 11:49 AM.

12-04-2006, 10:22 PM	#21
Tevildo Shade of Carn Dûm Join Date: Nov 2004 Location: Curled up on Melko's lap Posts: 425	Pio, Sorry my post isn't done yet. I had planned to fill in Azhar's save today, but I've come down with a stomach bug. I'm going to call it quits for now and try again in the morning. __________________ Now Tevildo was a mighty cat--the mightiest of all--and possessed of an evil spirit,...and he was in Melko's constant following; and that cat had all cats subject to him, and he and his subjects were the chasers and getters of meat for Melko's table.

12-05-2006, 04:01 AM	#22
piosenniel Desultory Dwimmerlaik Join Date: Mar 2002 Location: Pickin' flowers with Bill the Cat..... Posts: 7,779	Hey Kitty-kat! Long, long shift at work. Take your time with your post - I'll be sleeping in tomorrow and then doing some holiday shopping.... ~*~ Pio __________________ Eldest, that’s what I am . . . I knew the dark under the stars when it was fearless - before the Dark Lord came from Outside.