Day 1 Night

[12npcs]

[ Over the murmur of conversations, explorations and violent attempts at escape, there comes a sound tick tick tick tick tick.............. CLICK.... The sky above snaps across the dome from blue to black... and everything goes dark.

A glow comes from the front door of each of the inns and one by one, you can see street lanterns begin to light up steadily past each of the gates.

The only flickering, organic light comes from above in the tower, spluttering high, high above everyone, through the slats of the closed shutters. After a moment, it's gone. ]

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Re: [Back in the Crossroads of Comet and Gallows...]

[atacarme]

[frowns a bit, then shakes her head]

And they are weapons?

Re: [Back in the Crossroads of Comet and Gallows...]

[soul_sister]

[It hasn't registered yet, that someone might not know what a gun is.]

Types of bullets.

Re: [Back in the Crossroads of Comet and Gallows...]

[atacarme]

. . . and bullets are?

Re: [Back in the Crossroads of Comet and Gallows...]

[soul_sister]

[There's a long beat.]

Really?

Re: [Back in the Crossroads of Comet and Gallows...]

[atacarme]

. . . it is not a weapon or word I am familiar with.

Re: [Back in the Crossroads of Comet and Gallows...]

[soul_sister]

[Straightens a little.] They're a technology that allows a projectile to be hurled at huge speeds towards a target using a gun. We've made them a little special.

Re: [Back in the Crossroads of Comet and Gallows...]

[atacarme]

[tilts her head]

Like a cannon, then?

Re: [Back in the Crossroads of Comet and Gallows...]

[soul_sister]

Exactly. Only more accurate. And they wont let me have those.

Re: [Back in the Crossroads of Comet and Gallows...]

[atacarme]

[so it's a tiny handheld canon. . . . mind blown . . . ]

I see . . .

Re: [Back in the Crossroads of Comet and Gallows...]

[soul_sister]

[I'M IMPRESSING A REAL LIFE MAGE.]

I know, it's pretty awesome.

Re: [Back in the Crossroads of Comet and Gallows...]

[atacarme]

"Awesome"?

[takes her sword and knife back]

Re: [Back in the Crossroads of Comet and Gallows...]

[soul_sister]

Amazing?

Re: [Back in the Crossroads of Comet and Gallows...]

[atacarme]

Ah.

[all these new words '-']

Re: [Back in the Crossroads of Comet and Gallows...]

[soul_sister]

Either way. I think we've got a pretty solid group.

Re: [Back in the Crossroads of Comet and Gallows...]

[atacarme]

It seems like it, yes.

Re: [Back in the Crossroads of Comet and Gallows...]

[soul_sister]

[Hums and starts packing up her things.]

Whenever that coward shows his face again, pow! We'll have him in no time.

Re: [Back in the Crossroads of Comet and Gallows...]

[atacarme]

. . . yes, I think we will manage quite well.

Re: [Back in the Crossroads of Comet and Gallows...]

[soul_sister]

What's with that expression then?

Re: [Back in the Crossroads of Comet and Gallows...]

[atacarme]

[. . . shakes her head]

I am not used to working with people. Like this, at least.

Re: [Back in the Crossroads of Comet and Gallows...]

[soul_sister]

Hmmm? Leave it all to me then.~

Re: [Back in the Crossroads of Comet and Gallows...]

[atacarme]

. . . alright?

Re: [Back in the Crossroads of Comet and Gallows...]

[soul_sister]

[Holds out a hand.] Rosette Christopher.

Re: [Back in the Crossroads of Comet and Gallows...]

[atacarme]

[stares at it.






. . . then reaches out to take it. That hand just so happens to be missing a finger]

Tempest.

Re: [Back in the Crossroads of Comet and Gallows...]

[soul_sister]

[To her credit, it doesn't seem to phase her at all; the handshake she receives is firm and energetic.]

Good, good. Now, what did you find out, out there?

Re: [Back in the Crossroads of Comet and Gallows...]

[atacarme]

[the handshake is firm from Tempest, too, though she pulls her hand back as soon as it's done]

. . . not much? Nothing worth mentioning.