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: [ Swordings and Shieldings and Spearings, oh my ]

[freckledninja]

[twirls a nunchuck]

I'm a ninja!

Re: [ Swordings and Shieldings and Spearings, oh my ]

[devotedtothecore]

...I'm not familiar with that term.

Re: [ Swordings and Shieldings and Spearings, oh my ]

[freckledninja]

I can fight and stuff?

Re: [ Swordings and Shieldings and Spearings, oh my ]

[devotedtothecore]

[ ...that is more understandable yes ]

You and your brother both?

Re: [ Swordings and Shieldings and Spearings, oh my ]

[freckledninja]

Yeah, we've both been training since we were baby turtles and stuff.

Re: [ Swordings and Shieldings and Spearings, oh my ]

[devotedtothecore]

[ baby turtles

ok yes that makes sense. why is every conversation with you this surreal. Rubbing at his temples ]

Anything else besides that?

Re: [ Swordings and Shieldings and Spearings, oh my ]

[snappingturtle]

He means we're trained in martial arts and stealth.

Re: [ Swordings and Shieldings and Spearings, oh my ]

[devotedtothecore]

[ nods. ]

...I'm an engineer, specialist in circuitry and steam. I know a little of swords and sidearms, but mostly in theory.

Re: [ Swordings and Shieldings and Spearings, oh my ]

[snappingturtle]

Engineer, huh? That'll come in handy here.

Re: [ Swordings and Shieldings and Spearings, oh my ]

[devotedtothecore]

Well, not as much so without tools.

[ ughhhh all the equipment left at home 8[ ]

Re: [ Swordings and Shieldings and Spearings, oh my ]

[thisisace]

Like a hunter, or an assassin?

Re: [ Swordings and Shieldings and Spearings, oh my ]

[snappingturtle]

Closer to an assassin, but we skip the killing part.

Re: [ Swordings and Shieldings and Spearings, oh my ]

[tearsinnajar]

[Unholsters her pistol, checks the safety, and lays it on the table.]

I'm a journalist.

Re: [ Swordings and Shieldings and Spearings, oh my ]

[snappingturtle]

Do all journalists carry guns?

Re: [ Swordings and Shieldings and Spearings, oh my ]

[tearsinnajar]

No, they usually don't, and I really don't like using it unless I have to.

Re: [ Swordings and Shieldings and Spearings, oh my ]

[snappingturtle]

Fair enough.

I've got these. [twirls a sai!]

Re: [ Swordings and Shieldings and Spearings, oh my ]

[freckledninja]

Whoa, a gun. What kind of journalism are you doing?

Re: [ Swordings and Shieldings and Spearings, oh my ]

[tearsinnajar]

Investigative journalism.

Re: [ Swordings and Shieldings and Spearings, oh my ]

[freckledninja]

I almost want to read the things you write about.

...almost.

Re: [ Swordings and Shieldings and Spearings, oh my ]

[thisisace]

What is that thing?

Re: [ Swordings and Shieldings and Spearings, oh my ]

[tearsinnajar]

You've never seen a handgun before?

Re: [ Swordings and Shieldings and Spearings, oh my ]

[thisisace]

No? What's it do?

Re: [ Swordings and Shieldings and Spearings, oh my ]

[devotedtothecore]

[ ....that.... is an interesting design. His eyes light up with curiosity. ]

...a pistol?

Re: [ Swordings and Shieldings and Spearings, oh my ]

[tearsinnajar]

[Nods.]

Not familiar with the model?

Re: [ Swordings and Shieldings and Spearings, oh my ]

[devotedtothecore]

Not at all. That design is entirely unlike anything I've seen-- what maker?