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...]

[allsneakandnoplay]

... Exorcist, huh?... I can see that.

[seems to hesitate... but... fine.

With a mechanical whirr, his "sheath" - not at all a traditional one, more like a pack - shifts, and he pulls out his sword, which has a bright red blade. Then he lays out a short blade, pair of sais, a couple of knives, a couple of different-looking grenades... and a folded-up cardboard box.]

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

[soul_sister]

[It's almost like the further he goes, the better and better it gets. Her expression lights up with each new weapon that gets laid down, culminating in joy at the grenades an-]

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

[soul_sister]

A box?

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

[allsneakandnoplay]

Tch'. I lost one earlier.

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

[soul_sister]

[OKAY. I'LL BITE]

... Is it... a special box?

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

[allsneakandnoplay]

It's for sensitive situations that require some stealth. If I need to approach without being detected, this is a vital tool.

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

[soul_sister]

...

How does that work?

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

[allsneakandnoplay]

You hide in it.

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

[soul_sister]

[That's it?]

















That's it?

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

[allsneakandnoplay]

Simple, but effective. I can't count the number of times I've avoided certain death thanks to a good box. The most legendary soldier of all time taught me how to use them.

I don't do a lot of stealth missions anymore, but... some things don't change.

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

[soul_sister]

[Just. Kind of staring at it. Against her will. Against her logic. Maybe it.... ... maybe it really.....

NO THAT'S SILLY.]

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

[allsneakandnoplay]

Anyway, besides a couple of nanopaste cartridges, which I severely doubt anyone but me needs, that's what I've got.

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

[soul_sister]

Nano... what?

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

[allsneakandnoplay]

Yeah, I thought so.

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

[soul_sister]

[Glances back at Chrono, checking the phone lines.]

Looks like we're cut off. Predictable.

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

[allsneakandnoplay]

[sigh.]

Yeah, I can't get anything either.

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

[soul_sister]

... Do you have a phone box in there too?

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

[allsneakandnoplay]

... Something like that. A little more advanced. Well, a lot more.

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

[soul_sister]

Like... doesn't need a cord?