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  1. I think I am here.
    She took his hand. Just from that gesture Price knew that Sagitta meant more than she said. There was something else, something emotional to do with the gods. Price hadn’t expected to see a pleading tone from Sagitta, but then again, he’d never expected her to cry, either. But they were all gods. Price needed to remind himself that more often. Even the gods, Price thought, looking towards the boy and Negation. The boy, resurrected. The thoughts of the utilities of necromancy flashed before Price’s eyes, projections of a possible future. What if they could bring back more than a boy? What if they brought back Ävaon, the great Tühinine military general and strategist? The thoughts were so hypnotic Price needed to blink to get back into the moment. Sagitta, him, Negation, Sensation, Zura. The boy. Looking back to Sagitta he took the ledger with his freehand and held in front of them, so Negation or Sensation couldn’t read their lips. “You shouldn’t be afraid of them just because they’re gods,” Price whispered. “You’ve stayed in Renaji, but you haven’t seen Tühinine engineering at it’s peak, yet. Look at them, they are like normal people, albeit with great power. Once they are in the main cities they will be defenceless.”
  2. I think I am here.
    “Well, then,” Rob said, not really understanding the red face. Maybe it was hot here. “It seems w —” the stormlight cut out abruptly and the water they stood on suddenly have way beneath their weight as they were submerged in the deep end of the pool. Rob’s clothes began to get soaked and drag him down towards the abyssal dark bottom of the pool, but with one hand, he grabbed on the side of the pool and surfaced, breathing in a lungful of good air. At this time, he felt a sudden urge to laugh, at the experience he’d just had, but his will kept him from letting loose that much, his face still the same expression it always had been.
  3. I think I am here.
    “Perhaps any clue to what Mr. Christopher was doing in a random alley so far from home,” Marcel said, following Lewis. “This local area has its own disco,” he said. Shadows, discos were everywhere. They seemed a trend that would never disappear. “Why did he venture near that other disco where we found him?” They neared the house, and Marcel looked to the group. “Do any of you know a way to break into someone’s house without getting caught?” He asked, realising they had no real way of entering.
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    “That could work,” Alask said, knocking on the door to the Scholar’s Guild. Hopefully someone was inside to answer them. “But some of the criminals are dangerous. Not as powerful as the criminals in the other parts of the city...” the good thing about slums were that while they teemed with criminals, the really dangerous threats tended target for more developed areas. “But still, powerful that I just rely on Shez to take them down. Would poison be enough?”
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    “That seems like an unnecessary waste of ingredients!” Wes said and stumbled back as she kicked its arm. They were both on the ground, and luckily the ground was Wes’ domain. He’d been put there by many Ghostblood high ranks over the years, sometimes in pain, sometimes crying. But he knew the ground. Well. Rushing forward he tried to grab the gun. “Couldn’t you give them to the homeless or something?”
  6. I think I am here.
    “Yes,” Alask said, looking to the building. He still disliked the guilds, but even he knew when an alliance was necessary. And besides, this was not one of the great guilds. Those were the real criminals in all of this. “You were scarier then,” he said, walking forward, thinking about her other words, about Mart. He looked down. If there was any motivation he needed to stop neglecting himself in order to be as efficient as possible, it was for Mart. She was right, he’d lost enough. Idly Alask made a note to get some sleep when they reached the Forge.
  7. I think I am here.
    “Instant noodles, maybe?” It was easy to make and very quick. Perfect for Alask. “Scholar’s Guild sounds good. Do you know where to go?”
  8. I think I am here.
    Hi Twinborn Investiture = 75 (45 for steel, 30 for brass) Skilled at duelling cane (35) and amateur at shooting (30) = 65 Skill at Allomancy and lying = 20 Equals to 160. Subtract 15 for the weaknesses and that totals to 145. Nice character, approved and added to the list
  9. I think I am here.
    Wes turned and for the first time saw the posting was up. So quickly? Quickly he nodded at the girl and rushed to where the names were listed down, looking at each one down the list until he reached his name. He smiled, though inside he pondered about the other Wes’ words, couldn’t help but disagree. A world without secrets would be great, he thought. Then everyone could just be honest and be happy, not paranoid and making their own secrets to counter the other guy’s secrets. Smiling he turned to the other Wes and gave a thumbs up to show he’d been chosen. He briefly considered whether to signal that she’d been chosen as well, but he didn’t, instead walking back to where they’d been sitting. She liked secrets and being surprised by them, she’d written to him. Maybe she would prefer to go to the post and see for herself whether she was chosen, instead of having Wes spoil the suspense. Wes prided himself on this little piece of politeness, even though the truth was no one would really care or notice it.
  10. I think I am here.
    Lusk saw the commotion with the girl and walked slowly froward. Currently, the girl was their only lead, as well as the suspicion of the violinist. Maybe they’d have to consult the public to see if anyone had gotten a good enough physical description of the violinist. But for now, it was just this girl. Walking forward and looming over Mike and the girl Lusk dropped a small harmonium cube next to them. It was a Rioting cube. Lusk still hadn’t figured out how to manufacture the cubes to Riot specific emotions, so currently it just unleashed a blast of Rioting of everything, perfect to wake someone up. “Place it against her skin,” Lusk said, walking to where Mr. Itiah had been impaled by multiple spikes. “They’re specially designed. Maybe we want to see if we can track them to a specific manufacturer?”
  11. I think I am here.
    Price frowned as Sensation began to leave their circle seeming frustrated. Humanity’s purpose was to just do as the gods said? Price found the answer unsatisfying, and he refused to believe it. Here we’re the gods who had come to meet them, and suddenly they seemed less impressive, at least in how they acted As for power... they certainly didn’t let Price down. They were definitely gods, but instead of providing wisdom, the moral high ground and instructions for how to lead life, they seemed like... normal people. That was what was bothering him, Price realised. The gods, at least in personality, resembled a normal person, if a normal person had incredible power behind anyone else. And if the instincts were natural parts of the world... then maybe the ‘gods’ were just an anomaly? Some people were naturally stronger in their instincts than others, maybe the gods were simply an accident of nature, where a person was given power far beyond average? “You should come with us to the main cities,” Price said, lying. The gods said they had revealed themselves to the group because of the odd situation of three conflicting nationalities. And far as he knew, as long as none of them were Truth, they wouldn’t be able to catch his lie. “There are plenty of odd things with instincts in the cities.”
  12. I think I am here.
    “Tell me about it,” he said and popped the pill in his mouth, swallowing it along with a sip of coffee. The final sip, he realised, dropping the coffee in the bin. He turned to her, and began to walking to the door. “And you’re right, I don’t want to appear weak. It would be a shame for the neighbourhood to think that, after they have such a high opinion of us now. What, with fixing the water, trying to contact the Scholar’s guild and everything else we’ve been doing for them. I think some of them know you go on the night patrols too.” He pointed to her. “That definitely gets their respect, for some reason.”
  13. I think I am here.
    “Not at all,” Lusk said, smiling politely at Walker. He glanced and flashed a grin at Freedom too, answering both of their questions with the same one phrase in a genius stroke of conversational talent Lusk could only tap himself on the back for. “I wish you and your new wife well,” Lusk said, bringing out something from his pocket. It was a bead of atrium, with intricate designs sketched around and engraved into it. It was something not meant to be burnt for Allomancy, though it certainly could have as it was pure, refined atrium. He handed it to Walker. “Happy wedding.”
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    Lusk walked ahead slowly, up the narrow steps to the stage, tapping his cane on the ground as he walked, his normal age for now. “Now, what in storms happened here?” He said, looking at Mr. Itiah, though it was clear what had transpired moments before. “Seems like you rustheads spent more money on decorations than storming security,” he muttered.
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    Already she’d lasted longer than he’d expected. Stubborn, which was fun. Meeting her gaze with his own stubborn look Rob took out his own phone, a solid brick of a Nokia, and threw it to the edge as well. The area of the water that was affected by Tension began to shrink due to the small amount of stormlight, pushing them closer on a single small area of Tensioned water. “Any moment now,” he said, the stormlight flickering beneath them. Who’d jump off first? Or would they both fall into the water? “I’d suggest jumping off before your shoes get wet.”
  16. I think I am here.
    “Entropy gets plenty of prayers in their name as well,” Price said. Entropy was a woman? He looked at Sagitta, and somehow seemed to see something snap in her as the story she’d told them turned out to be debunked by the gods themselves. Price took it to mean those other stories he’d heard in his childhood about the gods were false as well. But oh dear, the gods wouldn’t be of much use if their powers were dwindling. “What was that you said about us ‘fulfilling our purposes’?” He said, asking Sensation.
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    She touched his neck and Rob flinched, physical contact was one thing but no one had ever touched Rob’s neck before without trying to kill him while doing it. He took a while to adjust and the stormlight almost completely disappeared from them, leaving to them staying on top of the water by a very small strand of stormlight that could flicker out any second. “I’m not moving,” Rob said, warmth in his voice. “If you want to stay dry, you have to hop away from me to the edge. Or...” he looked down. “We’re both falling in there.” A game of chicken was always fun.
  18. I think I am here.
    “Yeah,” Wes said, scanning the room as he spoke. “But some people are here for reasons than to help people, I think. Like to spy, or see what other guilds are doing.” He was young and naive, but Wes wasn’t stupid. At least, he didn’t think he was. “But, I agree, everyone here must be here for themselves, like you and me, otherwise why would they be here?” He shook his head. “The longer I’ve spent in the outside world, beyond the headquarter walls, the more I learn something new. Like how altruism is a myth, at least in this place. Everyone’s got secrets, an agenda, a plan, a hidden power or spike or motivation. They never taught us that in school.”
  19. I think I am here.
    Wes scrambles as all around the crowd began to realise the seriousness of the situation. Wes looked at Mr. Itiah, and a traitorous part of him was happy. The man everyone thought was nice, the one who’d scarred Wes, dead. But, dead. This was huge, someone assassinating the Ghostbloods at their own event? “I can’t do this,” he said quietly to Mike and Seom and backed away. Where would he go? That meeting place, about the ACE mining. Yes, he’d go there, take a break from all this GB stuff. It was too much. Mike and Seom knew his device numbers they could contact him if they needed anything, and he ran away from that place, into the open air, and away.
  20. I think I am here.
    “I thought you guys only gave out the bad cookies for samples!” He covered his head and the shoe hit his shoulder. Slipping the shoe back on he watched her fiddle with the gun and yelled a warcry he heard in that movie adaption of the Seven Day War, curling himself up in a ball and throwing himself in a roll at her legs, trying to trip her over.
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    An Average Scadrian Sunrise
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  22. I think I am here.
    Wes winced when she pulled the trigger, but nothing happened. He looked at the gun straight in the barrel. The safety was on. Lucky Wes. “But, I didn’t have any money!” He said. “I couldn’t pay you guys back for the cookie if you did give it to me.” Slipping off his shoe he threw it at Deteca.
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    Phantober
  24. I think I am here.
    “I just wanted ghe cookies!” Wes called, trying to explain himself. “I thought you guys wouldn’t give it to me if I just asked!” He ran forward and jumped up in a flying kick he’d learnt from a king-fu movie, but messed it up and landed face-first into the ground beside Deteca. “Ow...”
  25. I think I am here.
    As Mike left the stage Mr. Itiah held his promotion out in front of him. He handed the certificates to the other people who had been called in the stage. I always thought Mike was a nickname for him, he thought, a little upset he’d messed the promotion naming up. So I wanted to use his full name. Before he could say anything a pencil struck him in the neck, attacking his windpipe. Posion? Mr. Itiah’s gurgles of pain were only enhanced by the microphone, before he collapsed on the stage in three seconds, unconcious. The audience gasped. What was this?
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