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With Anton off at his meeting and Tzah-Tzie prepping for her big debut, your squad choices were a bit more limited than before–not that you mind, of course. In any other situation you’d be operating solo, but after what happened earlier, well…
You can never be too careful, can you?
Volka trudges at your side with her thick tail swaying behind her and big yellow eyes darting after every person you pass. At first glance you’d assume she was 100% focused, but the way she grinds her teeth intermittently tells a different story. You might be of different ages and species, but you know Volka better than almost anyone…
And you know she only grinds her teeth when something’s on her mind. Something besides the task at hand.
Rezalith, on the other hand, skips a few feet ahead like a pet Makaar being taken out for a hunt! She’s even humming a tune, too!
“<span class="mu-i">Kiiiillliiiing! Kiiiiilliiing! Gouging, stabbing and kiiiiilllliiiing~</span>”
Rezzie, you groan, do you <span class="mu-i">really</span> have to ask her again? The demon sends a glare your way that could freeze magma!
“Tch… fine, <span class="mu-i">FAT EYES…</span>” Her skip turns into a dull trot as her sunny expression darkens. “<span class="mu-i">ANTON would’ve let me sing the song…</span>”
You hate to break it to her, you mutter, but you <span class="mu-i">aren’t</span> him.
“Yea. <span class="mu-i">NOTED.</span>”
“Rezzie…” Volka chides in a motherly tone, promptly defusing the feisty fiend. “Where we headed again, Mor?”
<span class="mu-b">SOUTHWESTERN SNOWMELT CANALWORKS OFFICE,</span> you recite, just like you’d been doing over and over in your head the whole afternoon, in some tool shed around the corner.
“Right, right… yea…” The Skog nods, biting her lip in quiet assent. “Tool shed…”
The Buumot bumps and grooves carved into the road at your feet tell you you’re on the right track–you just hope Obber The Machinist has already dropped off the hardware by the time you arrive.
… Funny how many Gnoks are named Obber, now that you think about it.
What do on the way to the office?
>Check in with Volka!
>Try to talk to Rezzie!
>Double-check your Slinger.
>Listen to the world around you!
>Just keep walking and stay sharp…
>Write-In!
