[Day 2, Night - A House South of Town]

[direstnews]

[Written into the ground alongside one of the houses to the south of town tonight are a series of strange letters, forming a rough circle near the wall. A figure of approximately Loki's build, not there during the day's exploration, leans against the wall at the corner. The door to the house is open.]

[Some hours after the sudden switch from day to night, Loki stands in front of the door, a candle before him, a kitchen knife in one hand and a spoon in the other. He checks the mirror set carefully in the darkness, nothing yet visible in its surface. Then he strikes the knife with the spoon's handle, and he holds his breath - and he waits.]

Comments

[allsneakandnoplay]

[do those cubes have any heat left in them?]

[12npcs]

[There's a faint warmth to them... your eyes don't see it cool so much as sink into the ground and vanish.]

[allsneakandnoplay]

... [not good.]

[GONNA KEEP NINJA PICKING THESE OFF UNTIL A BETTER SOLUTION PRESENTS ITSELF]

[12npcs]

[The little parts you hook and slice are easy prey... It's not until Loki draws ALL of their attention and a large part drops Asellus - becoming somehow larger, and firmer - that something becomes a new, obvious threat, climbing up the wall with heavy hands.]

[allsneakandnoplay]

[... There. That's the opening he was waiting for.]