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[Emery the Steelrunner he/him]

2 hours ago, Eluvianii said:

"Shoot." He started running anyways. He'd check out the floor, then give up and resume his previous plan. If the man had gone for the ground floor there would be no way to find him in the commotion. But if he was still looking for his objective, then there would be a chance.

Ryker struggled to not trip while careening down the stairs with a metal backpack on his back. He gasped with every heavy step.

He paused for the moment trying to sense any high pressure sources near him, but all he could sense was his pack. Ryker couldn’t see steam pipes leading to an engineering hub. This left three options, all of them were bad for him. Either there were pipes buried deep in the walls and he couldn’t follow them, he went the wrong way, or he was in the wrong citadel. 

He thought on this for only a few seconds before hearing someone running behind him.

He tried to run down the hallway of the floor he was on, but he soon realized his mistake. There were no windows on this floor, and he could hear multiple footsteps approaching.

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Will Ryker escape? Only time will tell. Please stay tuned for our next installment of The Scoundrel of The Skies doesn’t think things through.

 

[Eluvianii he/him]

On 12/7/2022 at 2:09 AM, Emery the Steelrunner said:

Ryker struggled to not trip while careening down the stairs with a metal backpack on his back. He gasped with every heavy step.

He paused for the moment trying to sense any high pressure sources near him, but all he could sense was his pack. Ryker couldn’t see steam pipes leading to an engineering hub. This left three options, all of them were bad for him. Either there were pipes buried deep in the walls and he couldn’t follow them, he went the wrong way, or he was in the wrong citadel. 

He thought on this for only a few seconds before hearing someone running behind him.

He tried to run down the hallway of the floor he was on, but he soon realized his mistake. There were no windows on this floor, and he could hear multiple footsteps approaching.

 

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That makes two of us that don't think things through. 

Randy ran through the hallways, checking rooms and open windows. This place was pretty big, it was an important hub for the war efforts which in this case meant there was plenty of room to hide. He wasn't particularly optimistic about his search.

He felt another tremor, and with it a spike of guilt. What was he doing? Catching criminals infiltrating the fortress was important, true, but he was a lot more help outside, in the skies. He might not agree with this war, but the idea that there might be more casualties thanks to his negligence wasn't pleasant.

Randy turned a corner and stopped in his tracks, along with his train of thought. There was a figure at the end of the hallway. He started walking towards it very slowly, gun at the ready, trying to think of any way to escape before the other guy did. Of course he apparently had magic, an advantage Randy couldn't hope to match.

He suddenly felt a lot more nervous. If it was just a man with a knife or a gun or something it was a pretty straightforward problem. He knew what to expect. But this. This was a situation where anything could happen and no matter how many scenarios Randy came up with, he'd never be fully prepared, and that terrified him. But he couldn't let it show. 

"Found your way back yet?" he asked, stopping a good 5 meters away from the other man, just to be safe. 

[Emery the Steelrunner he/him]

13 hours ago, Eluvianii said:

"Found your way back yet?" he asked, stopping a good 5 meters away from the other man, just to be safe. 

Ryker spun around and flashed a mix between a smile and a grimace. “Oh, it’s you.” He said between gasping breaths. “No, I have not. This place is like a maze.” He said glancing around. “You would think that your commanders would be more accommodating, and put up some signs with directions, or at least label the doors.” Ryker said looking back to his unknown opponent.

Knowing he was trapped, Ryker decided to try and talk his way out of this mess.

“I don’t think I ever properly introduced myself. The name is Ryker, of the Silver Shrikes crew, at your service.” He said with a small bow. “And who might you be?”

[Channelknight Fadran]

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Kay, uhh... question.

Where the heck is everybody at rn? I wanna reel things in a little.

 

[DramaQueen she/he/neopronouns]

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Fallapede and I are on a deserted island trying to escape from everything

 

[Emery the Steelrunner he/him]

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@Eluvianii and I are in the tower trying to capture and escape each other respectively.

 

[Channelknight Fadran]

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The tower?

Of the castle?

That is currently under siege?

 

[Emery the Steelrunner he/him]

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@Channelknight Fadran Yes. I’m trying to get to the engineering room and steal a bunch of blueprints, and Eluvianii is trying to stop me.

 

Edited July 14, 2022 by Emery the Steelrunner

[Channelknight Fadran]

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wONDERFUL

 

[Eluvianii he/him]

On 7/13/2022 at 4:59 PM, Emery the Steelrunner said:

Ryker spun around and flashed a mix between a smile and a grimace. “Oh, it’s you.” He said between gasping breaths. “No, I have not. This place is like a maze.” He said glancing around. “You would think that your commanders would be more accommodating, and put up some signs with directions, or at least label the doors.” Ryker said looking back to his unknown opponent.

Knowing he was trapped, Ryker decided to try and talk his way out of this mess.

“I don’t think I ever properly introduced myself. The name is Ryker, of the Silver Shrikes crew, at your service.” He said with a small bow. “And who might you be?”

"You can call me Randy. Pilot. No one important, don't worry." he replied. "Glad to see you like the design of the place, it was built thinking of people like you." He remembered getting lost in the place and then being told about how learning the layout was part of the training.

"You could have escaped by now though, I don't think you could miss the stairs. Is whatever you're looking for worth the risk?" It was a roundabout way of asking what that something was. Maybe too obvious, but it was worth a shot.

[Emery the Steelrunner he/him]

On 7/17/2022 at 0:45 AM, Eluvianii said:

"You can call me Randy. Pilot. No one important, don't worry." he replied. "Glad to see you like the design of the place, it was built thinking of people like you." He remembered getting lost in the place and then being told about how learning the layout was part of the training.

"You could have escaped by now though, I don't think you could miss the stairs. Is whatever you're looking for worth the risk?" It was a roundabout way of asking what that something was. Maybe too obvious, but it was worth a shot.

“Quite a pleasure to meet you Randy” Ryker said. 

Ryker thought that there was no way for the pilot to know for certain that he had come solo on this mission; so, he decided to try and distract him with an outside factor. 

“I’m fairly certain that my friends wouldn’t want me spoiling what it was we are after.” He said grinning. “After all they should be joining us shortly.”

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I’m sorry that I haven’t been on this thread in a while.

 

Edited August 2, 2022 by Emery the Steelrunner

[Eluvianii he/him]

On 8/1/2022 at 9:13 PM, Emery the Steelrunner said:

“Quite a pleasure to meet you Randy” Ryker said. 

Ryker thought that there was no way for the pilot to know for certain that he had come solo on this mission; so, he decided to try and distract him with an outside factor. 

“I’m fairly certain that my friends wouldn’t want me spoiling what it was we are after.” He said grinning. “After all they should be joining us shortly.”

 

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Same here. Classes are back and I'm having a hard time getting used to the schedule. It feels like I don't have time to do anything.

Crap. He had reinforcements? Randy had only seen one flying person but, even seeing him had already been difficult. And who was to say his friends had been anywhere close? It wasn't very spy-like to come in a team but, well, he couldn't take any chances.

"Suppose I believe you." he started. "That would only give me a reason to tell my superiors about your coming. I don't even care if you take that chance to escape, if you're telling me about an attack we can have the whole building fully guarded in a couple minutes. We lose you but stop your friends. Fair trade, right? Bet they'll like to hear it was you who gave us the tip."

That was a bluff. Under any other circumstances it would be true, but in the middle of an attack? He doubted they would even listen to him. They may listen and get some guards to come up, if they could spare them. Or they may cut him short the moment he started talking and tell him to go back to his plane. Punishment pending.

So it was another bet. He had taken an irresponsible number of those during the past hour.