The Ruler of the Undercity

[Hoid Slayer He/Him]

Just now, IcedOutPenguin said:

That man, being the barkeep, had left to go back to the counter. The other man, who wasn't masked, just shrugged. "I don't know."

"Well," Weaver rubbed his hands, "it seems we are alone here. Now, I might be taking a leap in logic here guessing that you all were summoned similarly as I, but if the case is so, then I'd rather not be held in an isolated room by unknown captors."

Weaver looked around the room, seeking any other possible exits. Underneath the façade he was putting up, he was sweating, and beginning to wish he'd brought something more effective than a single dagger. He had told Therin and Elydir of his location, and assumed someone was keeping track of him, but hadn't coordinated any way to signal he was in danger - something he was now regretting as a pit rose in his chest.

[IcedOutPenguin He/Him]

1 minute ago, Hoid Slayer said:

"Well," Weaver rubbed his hands, "it seems we are alone here. Now, I might be taking a leap in logic here guessing that you all were summoned similarly as I, but if the case is so, then I'd rather not be held in an isolated room by unknown captors."

Weaver looked around the room, seeking any other possible exits. Underneath the façade he was putting up, he was sweating, and beginning to wish he'd brought something more effective than a single dagger. He had told Therin and Elydir of his location, and assumed someone was keeping track of him, but hadn't coordinated any way to signal he was in danger - something he was now regretting as a pit rose in his chest.

"Captors?"

[The Aspiring Archivist any pronouns]

1 hour ago, InfiniteInsanity said:

Kora nodded slowly.

"Fair enough. Well... we did what it said."

"Get to know each other, you mean?"

[Hoid Slayer He/Him]

11 minutes ago, IcedOutPenguin said:

"Captors?"

"Captors until proven otherwise." For a second, Weaver worried he'd said something wrong, but continued to look around for anything else in the room. It was weird for them to be left alone in here; he didn't like it.

[IcedOutPenguin He/Him]

1 hour ago, Hoid Slayer said:

"Captors until proven otherwise." For a second, Weaver worried he'd said something wrong, but continued to look around for anything else in the room. It was weird for them to be left alone in here; he didn't like it.

"Alright."

[Hoid Slayer He/Him]

2 minutes ago, IcedOutPenguin said:

"Alright."

"Alright".

Well, that answer didn't satisfy Weaver. His frustration grew, and at last, he made a decision. Almost trembling from fear, but convinced, Weaver walked up until he stood nearly directly before the man, and pulled out his knife. He held it before the other man's chest, and growled.

"Tell me who you are. Now."

[IcedOutPenguin He/Him]

20 minutes ago, Hoid Slayer said:

"Alright".

Well, that answer didn't satisfy Weaver. His frustration grew, and at last, he made a decision. Almost trembling from fear, but convinced, Weaver walked up until he stood nearly directly before the man, and pulled out his knife. He held it before the other man's chest, and growled.

"Tell me who you are. Now."

"Geez, man, relax! Who do you think I am?! My name is Rodrik Kent, and I do organized crime."

[Hoid Slayer He/Him]

6 minutes ago, IcedOutPenguin said:

"Geez, man, relax! Who do you think I am?! My name is Rodrik Kent, and I do organized crime."

Under his mask, Weaver smiled a dark grin.

"Ooooorganized crime!" he proclaimed in an exaggerated tone. "Of course! And you!" He waved the knife at the other masked man, no longer held in a threatening pose. "I've seen your like. Let me guess. Assassin? High body count? Someone dangerous?" @Sherma Main

He stepped back, and took a second to recover his breath and calm down, before addressing the pair.

"Can't you see? We've been played! For all we know, this place is rigged with Vextech bombs, and those who brought us here are merely waiting to exit the strike zone. Well, I won't wait." He stood up straight, an imposing figure, and spoke in a commanding tone that didn't betray the feelings in his head. "You can stay here, and leave your fate at the mercy of others. Or you can follow me." And with that, he turned his back on the room and began to stroll back out the way he had come in.

[InfiniteInsanity she/her]

3 hours ago, The Aspiring Archivist said:

"Get to know each other, you mean?"

Cora nodded.

4 hours ago, IcedOutPenguin said:

"I never said you hadn't, I know you want out. But you're going to need to trust me a bit."

"But is there anything else to do?"

"Well, the note just said we should get to know each other, right?"

[Through the Living Hope]

4 hours ago, IcedOutPenguin said:

"Alright." A hand reaches down through the fog into view. "Let's go."

Her entire body stiffened. “I have conditions. One is that no one can touch me. Ever. At all. For any reason.”

[IcedOutPenguin He/Him]

2 hours ago, Hoid Slayer said:

Under his mask, Weaver smiled a dark grin.

"Ooooorganized crime!" he proclaimed in an exaggerated tone. "Of course! And you!" He waved the knife at the other masked man, no longer held in a threatening pose. "I've seen your like. Let me guess. Assassin? High body count? Someone dangerous?" @Sherma Main

He stepped back, and took a second to recover his breath and calm down, before addressing the pair.

"Can't you see? We've been played! For all we know, this place is rigged with Vextech bombs, and those who brought us here are merely waiting to exit the strike zone. Well, I won't wait." He stood up straight, an imposing figure, and spoke in a commanding tone that didn't betray the feelings in his head. "You can stay here, and leave your fate at the mercy of others. Or you can follow me." And with that, he turned his back on the room and began to stroll back out the way he had come in.

The man stood and followed

1 hour ago, InfiniteInsanity said:

"Well, the note just said we should get to know each other, right?"

"I suppose, I might just leave, though."

37 minutes ago, Spark of Hope said:

Her entire body stiffened. “I have conditions. One is that no one can touch me. Ever. At all. For any reason.”

The hand withdrew, "Alright. I'll try to remember that. I'll have to find you a box so you can get up. Give me a minute."

[Through the Living Hope]

24 minutes ago, IcedOutPenguin said:

The man stood and followed

"I suppose, I might just leave, though."

The hand withdrew, "Alright. I'll try to remember that. I'll have to find you a box so you can get up. Give me a minute."

She nodded and her muscles relaxed. 

[IcedOutPenguin He/Him]

16 minutes ago, Spark of Hope said:

She nodded and her muscles relaxed. 

After a minute or two, he returns with a box and offers it to her. "Found one."

[The Aspiring Archivist any pronouns]

1 hour ago, InfiniteInsanity said:

Cora nodded.

"Well, the note just said we should get to know each other, right?"

55 minutes ago, IcedOutPenguin said:

The man stood and followed

"I suppose, I might just leave, though."

The hand withdrew, "Alright. I'll try to remember that. I'll have to find you a box so you can get up. Give me a minute."

"Seems rather pointless if we're leaving already."

[Through the Living Hope]

7 hours ago, IcedOutPenguin said:

After a minute or two, he returns with a box and offers it to her. "Found one."

She nodded and stepped in. 

[IcedOutPenguin He/Him]

2 hours ago, Spark of Hope said:

She nodded and stepped in. 

"Alright, get up quickly. We're going to get going."

 

9 hours ago, The Aspiring Archivist said:

"Seems rather pointless if we're leaving already."

"Maybe, but what if this was pointless after all?"

[Through the Living Hope]

23 minutes ago, IcedOutPenguin said:

"Alright, get up quickly. We're going to get going."

 

"Maybe, but what if this was pointless after all?"

She got up. 

[IcedOutPenguin He/Him]

55 minutes ago, Spark of Hope said:

She got up. 

The person stood atop the wall. "Follow me." 

[Through the Living Hope]

2 minutes ago, IcedOutPenguin said:

The person stood atop the wall. "Follow me." 

She did. 

[IcedOutPenguin He/Him]

30 minutes ago, Spark of Hope said:

She did. 

They ran to the edge of the Sector, then he stopped for a few minutes

[Through the Living Hope]

22 minutes ago, IcedOutPenguin said:

They ran to the edge of the Sector, then he stopped for a few minutes

She waited nervously. 

[IcedOutPenguin He/Him]

11 minutes ago, Spark of Hope said:

She waited nervously. 

"Catch your breath. We've got another distance to go."

[Through the Living Hope]

2 minutes ago, IcedOutPenguin said:

"Catch your breath. We've got another distance to go."

Her eyebrows furrowed. Catch my breath?

[IcedOutPenguin He/Him]

Just now, Spark of Hope said:

Her eyebrows furrowed. Catch my breath?

"Never mind."

[The Aspiring Archivist any pronouns]

2 hours ago, IcedOutPenguin said:

"Alright, get up quickly. We're going to get going."

"Maybe, but what if this was pointless after all?"

Kole missed the words again. "What?" he prompted, attempting to get her to repeat or elaborate.