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Day 1 Night

[ 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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Thinking there's some intelligent reasoning behind what's keeping us here doesn't really make matters better.

I'd be insulted to be held captive like this by something unintelligent.

We're already dealing with some serious power, whatever the hell type of power it is.

And if we have to fight it in the end it'd be much better if it relied on more than just brute instincts.

Hmph.

It's that armor you've got that gives you strength, isn't it?

It's not armor.

Something more than that?

It's my body. Does "cyborg" mean anything to you?

Not a thing. We probably have very different concepts of technology.

I'm getting the idea I'm the only one with mine.

It's all artificial.

The entire thing?

[giving him a look over]

From the jaw down, not including some of the spine.

It doesn't put too much strain on what remains of you? Jumping up the walls like that.

Nah. Fully compatible. There's a laundry list of how it works, but it's not really first day of school material.

Maybe another day. You won't need repairs will you?

I don't intend to stay so long that I miss a maintenance appointment.

You truly do have confidence to spare.

What, are you planning on camping out?

I'm quite a busy woman. Even still this doesn't feel like an easy in and out job.

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