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...]

[overclocking]

[Sighs, hanging it up.]

Nothing.

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

[soul_sister]

Of course.

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

[overclocking]

Of course...

At least we managed to keep all this in the first place.

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

[soul_sister]

Our group isn't half bad either.

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

[overclocking]

Strong? Good enough to be Militia?

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

[soul_sister]

A mage and a robot from the future. They HAVE to be.

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

[overclocking]

A-

A what and a what?

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

[soul_sister]

[Points to Jack] He's something called a cyber from the year 2019. [Points to Tempest.] Summoned fire to her bare hands.

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

[overclocking]

And giant turtles.

...

I didn't think I could be surprised anymore, but...

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

[soul_sister]

All that's really left on the checklist is a unicorn.

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

[overclocking]

Does clockwork count?

Just... for future reference.

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

[soul_sister]

...



......


If it's REALLY good.

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

[overclocking]

[Your standards are probably a lot harsher than mine :|a]

If I see one, I'll submit it to you for review.

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

[soul_sister]

[After a quick sort through all of the materials on the table - knives, swords, herbs and grenades, she begins to pack up their supplies again.]

[She sighs.]

We're well armed at least. [She lets out a harsh, frustrated noise.] If we even knew what was going on or what we are supposed to do, they'd be more useful.

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

[overclocking]

It's only been a few hours... I'd be surprised if the answers really came that easily.

[He helps her pack up the weapons, arranging them with a somewhat possessive attention to detail.

His hands pause over their old, battered deck of playing cards. After a moment or two of hesitation, he slips them into his pocket, instead.]

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

[soul_sister]

That's long enough.

... They probably have noticed we're gone by now.

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

[overclocking]

Yeah...

I just hope they don't assume you broke me out. Sister Kate isn't there to defend us anymore.

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

[soul_sister]

Father Remington may cover for us for a while...

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

[overclocking]

[lol Remington lol]

You, at least, for sure. That's good enough.

We can worry about it when it comes to that.

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

[soul_sister]

[PULLS ON YOUR FACE] How exactly is THAT good enough?

Who's going to believe me about any of this?

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

[overclocking]

The situation back home is compli-- [fksfjhs] --ow, hewy!

[SWATS]

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

[soul_sister]

[WHAT WAS THAT USE THE LEFT HAND? TUG HARDER?] So what? We bring back proof! I'll sling it on their desk and let them try to deny that it was something ridiculous and not our fault at all like this.

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

[overclocking]

[flkshjgsh BUT NO]

Leggo- hewy, that hurts--

[ATTEMPTING TO TUCK AND ROLL]

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

[soul_sister]

[WAIT NO I STILL HAVE A HOLD O-

CRASH!]

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

[overclocking]

[You're supposed to let go, you moron!!]