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. ]

Comments

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

[atacarme]

One could say that.

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

[allsneakandnoplay]

A nun with guns, a fire mage, an apothecary, and a cyborg, huh.

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

[atacarme]

Just a mage. Fire is more a preference than a specialty.

. . . what is a cyborg?

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

[allsneakandnoplay]

You're looking at one.

[it looks like heavy armor, from just a glance. But the way his jaw isn't... quite a mouthguard - and the way some of the outer framework is separated from exposed gray muscle...]

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

[atacarme]

[tilts her head]

. . . that does not tell me much. Other than your armor looks a bit . . .different.

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

[allsneakandnoplay]

It's not armor. This is my body.

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

[atacarme]

. . . truly?

[maybe. Stepping closer to get a better look]

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

[allsneakandnoplay]

[B|... raises his forearm to turn it for her.]

Yeah. I haven't been completely human for years.

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

[atacarme]

[goooosh. Even reaches out to very, very cautiously poke it]

Amazing . . .

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

[allsneakandnoplay]

[feels metallic! The muscle feels warmer, and more rubbery

UNCOMFORTABLE... taking his arm back some.]

Says the mage who cast a fireball just now.

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

[atacarme]

[drops her hand and takes a step back]

Yes, well.

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

[allsneakandnoplay]

[...]

What's the plan? Just stay together? Something is keeping us here.

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

[atacarme]

That is all we can do for now, yes? We may as well.

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

[allsneakandnoplay]

Guess it makes sense. We still don't know what'll show up.

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

[atacarme]

Some answers would be nice.

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

[soul_sister]

[Looking too...]

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

[allsneakandnoplay]

... What year is it where you're from?

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

[soul_sister]

1924 [This is going to be a ninja turtle moment, isn't it?]

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

[allsneakandnoplay]

. . .

[pinches the bridge of his nose. . .]

2018.

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

[soul_sister]

EH?

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

[allsneakandnoplay]

Yyyep.

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

[soul_sister]

[INSPECTING YOU CAREFULLY NOW.]

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

[allsneakandnoplay]

[it's the fuuutuuuure]

Geez. . . maybe more kids would be into history if they ever brought up the Exorcist Nun Militia.

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

[soul_sister]

[Reaches up and pulls at your cheeks. UTTERLY SERIOUS.]

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

[allsneakandnoplay]

[--jerks his head back! No touching!]

Hey. Pretty sure that's not how you say hello in the 1920s.