The Ruler of the Undercity

[The Aspiring Archivist any pronouns]

12 minutes ago, IcedOutPenguin said:

"I did, I've been waiting here for whoever was going to be meeting us here."

Kole notices a letter wedged near the door.

"I just need some trust."

"So you just walked in on your own? Then what was the point of the code phrase?" He grabbed the letter as he talked, then looked back to see her reply as he opened it.

[Through the Living Hope]

11 minutes ago, IcedOutPenguin said:

"A way to contact you in the future. Help with something, making a real difference."

“I don’t have contact information. You tell me in person. And since I’m leaving this sector as soon as I leave this bar, that means you track me down.”

[IcedOutPenguin He/Him]

21 minutes ago, The Aspiring Archivist said:

"So you just walked in on your own? Then what was the point of the code phrase?" He grabbed the letter as he talked, then looked back to see her reply as he opened it.

"I don't know. Maybe so that nobody random could walk up on us."

The letter reads, "I presume you are all here. I would suggest getting to know each other." -Ikanlian Reed

[The Aspiring Archivist any pronouns]

1 minute ago, IcedOutPenguin said:

"I don't know. Maybe so that nobody random could walk up on us."

The letter reads, "I presume you are all here. I would suggest getting to know each other." -Ikanlian Reed

Kole read it out loud, seeing no reason to keep it to himself.

@InfiniteInsanity

[InfiniteInsanity she/her]

Just now, The Aspiring Archivist said:

Kole read it out loud, seeing no reason to keep it to himself.

@InfiniteInsanity

 

2 minutes ago, IcedOutPenguin said:

"I don't know. Maybe so that nobody random could walk up on us."

The letter reads, "I presume you are all here. I would suggest getting to know each other." -Ikanlian Reed

Cora frowned. She glanced at the other two people. This was very different.

"So none of us actually know what we're doing here? Just that someone told us to show up?"

[IcedOutPenguin He/Him]

19 minutes ago, Spark of Hope said:

“I don’t have contact information. You tell me in person. And since I’m leaving this sector as soon as I leave this bar, that means you track me down.”

"Alright. You'll receive another letter. When we contact you next."

2 minutes ago, InfiniteInsanity said:

 

Cora frowned. She glanced at the other two people. This was very different.

"So none of us actually know what we're doing here? Just that someone told us to show up?"

"That seems about right."

[Hoid Slayer He/Him]

1 hour ago, IcedOutPenguin said:

There are two other people, Cora (@InfiniteInsanity), and another woman, neither of whom you recognize.

"I thought so. Follow me." They lead you down the hallway.

Weaver did so, looking around cautiously as they strolled out of the main room. But no one paid them any attention as they made their exit. As they began to walk the new dark passageway, Weaver couldn't help but notice that this was the same way the other masked man had gone.

They were nearing the end of the hallway when he realized he had left behind his drink.

[Through the Living Hope]

4 minutes ago, IcedOutPenguin said:

"Alright. You'll receive another letter. When we contact you next."

"That seems about right."

She grumbled to herself, pulled the hood over her head, and left the bar. The drink she hadn’t bought was left untouched. 

[The Aspiring Archivist any pronouns]

22 minutes ago, InfiniteInsanity said:

 

Cora frowned. She glanced at the other two people. This was very different.

"So none of us actually know what we're doing here? Just that someone told us to show up?"

This time. Kole caught part of what she said, and guessed the rest. "Yeah, guess so."

[IcedOutPenguin He/Him]

8 hours ago, Hoid Slayer said:

Weaver did so, looking around cautiously as they strolled out of the main room. But no one paid them any attention as they made their exit. As they began to walk the new dark passageway, Weaver couldn't help but notice that this was the same way the other masked man had gone.

They were nearing the end of the hallway when he realized he had left behind his drink.

They opened the door into the same room, and inside sat the same masked man from earlier, along with another, quite burly man.

8 hours ago, Spark of Hope said:

She grumbled to herself, pulled the hood over her head, and left the bar. The drink she hadn’t bought was left untouched. 

Well, that went better than expected. Oswald though

8 hours ago, The Aspiring Archivist said:

This time. Kole caught part of what she said, and guessed the rest. "Yeah, guess so."

"That doesn't seem right."

[Through the Living Hope]

1 hour ago, IcedOutPenguin said:

They opened the door into the same room, and inside sat the same masked man from earlier, along with another, quite burly man.

Well, that went better than expected. Oswald though

"That doesn't seem right."

Like she’d said, she left the sector. She never stayed in one for long. And she never went to sector 19. 

[IcedOutPenguin He/Him]

8 minutes ago, Spark of Hope said:

Like she’d said, she left the sector. She never stayed in one for long. And she never went to sector 19. 

You can't, try as you might, forget some of their words. "You care enough to try." As you walk down the street, you hear a few hushed conversations; something big has happened in this sector recently, and you can tell.

[Through the Living Hope]

16 minutes ago, IcedOutPenguin said:

You can't, try as you might, forget some of their words. "You care enough to try." As you walk down the street, you hear a few hushed conversations; something big has happened in this sector recently, and you can tell.

She pulled the hood more over her head. She had a bottle in her bag. She could forget. She could. 

[IcedOutPenguin He/Him]

19 minutes ago, Spark of Hope said:

She pulled the hood more over her head. She had a bottle in her bag. She could forget. She could. 

Nobody paid any attention to her.

[Through the Living Hope]

4 minutes ago, IcedOutPenguin said:

Nobody paid any attention to her.

Good. It was better that way. 

In the next sector, she found 12 inns she refused to utilize before she found one that was clean. She checked out a room and downed half the bottle before stopping to breathe. That.. that should let her forget what he said…

…right?

[IcedOutPenguin He/Him]

9 minutes ago, Spark of Hope said:

Good. It was better that way. 

In the next sector, she found 12 inns she refused to utilize before she found one that was clean. She checked out a room and downed half the bottle before stopping to breathe. That.. that should let her forget what he said…

…right?

Alas, alcohol is a fickle thing. You drown out the world around you, but not what is already in your head.

[Through the Living Hope]

Just now, IcedOutPenguin said:

Alas, alcohol is a fickle thing. You drown out the world around you, but not what is already in your head.

She groaned and collapsed on the bed, trying to think of something else. Anything else.

[IcedOutPenguin He/Him]

7 minutes ago, Spark of Hope said:

She groaned and collapsed on the bed, trying to think of something else. Anything else.

You recall the hushed conversations as you walked, and you start to think about what could have happened

[Through the Living Hope]

1 minute ago, IcedOutPenguin said:

You recall the hushed conversations as you walked, and you start to think about what could have happened

She wanted to ignore it but couldn’t. She reluctantly returned to that area. 

[IcedOutPenguin He/Him]

15 minutes ago, Spark of Hope said:

She wanted to ignore it but couldn’t. She reluctantly returned to that area. 

There were still many hushed conversations

[Through the Living Hope]

Just now, IcedOutPenguin said:

There were still many hushed conversations

She listened.

[IcedOutPenguin He/Him]

7 minutes ago, Spark of Hope said:

She listened.

"-ey seemed to know what they were talking ab-" You catch from one conversation. "-k they can actually-" From another

[Through the Living Hope]

Just now, IcedOutPenguin said:

"-ey seemed to know what they were talking ab-" You catch from one conversation. "-k they can actually-" From another

She scoffed quietly to herself and kept listening.

[IcedOutPenguin He/Him]

2 minutes ago, Spark of Hope said:

She scoffed quietly to herself and kept listening.

You caught small bits, no names, no goals, no motives. 

[Through the Living Hope]

1 minute ago, IcedOutPenguin said:

You caught small bits, no names, no goals, no motives. 

Then she had no reason to be here. She started towards the inn.