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You gesture your allies to huddle around you. They do so with little complain. "Hey." You keep your tone low and hushed while you tell them your plan. "This is really out of our depths. I don't really know the best way to handle her and to be frank, I feel like you deserve to handle this, Naomi."
Naomi's face scrunches up in obvious discomfort. <<span class="mu-b">"It's been so long. I'm not sure how well I could even attempt to do this...</span>"> "Are you sure? I know you can read me, so you must know-" She interrupts herself with a heavy, wheezy cough. "Feh."
Somehow you're not shocked she could figure you could read minds. "I'm sure. This is not a battle I can fight for you. Neither can any of my other allies. I trust you."
[AN ARBITER] She glances back at Mira, then back at you. She's running through what you can only imagine is every possible outcome of her leaving but she eventually decides it's worth it. She quickly nods. "Alright. I'll be fine." She turns away from the group and begins to approach Mira.
>NAOMI has temporarily left the party.
okay now let's loot this shit before anyone notices you wish you could do video game logic and stuff this into a severed head or something but fuck it MOVE MOVE MOVE
You quickly swipe your keycard across the keycard scanners to open them up. You promptly grab three trinkets from the shelf before promptly gesturing your group to follow you outside. You rather not waste any more time down here than you absolutely need to. That and you should give Naomi and Mira some privacy.
>+FORGOTTEN SIGNAL, TARNISHED GOLDEN NECKLACE and SUGAR WAND X!
With you and your six remaining allies now in the hub area, back where you encountered LATECOMER'S BLOSSOM, you take a quick glimpse over your loot.
First is FORGOTTEN SIGNAL. It's an old, handheld transistor radio that's WAY too out of date for the City you live in for any Company to still be using. Its case is made out of a polished platinum-like metal that's caked in dark, foul smelling stains you rather not know the origin of. It has a small circular dial on the front labeled in arcane symbols you can't even attempt to read. The speaker on the lower half of the radio crackles to life.
Several disjointed voices of several different men and women attempt to vye for control. To be heard over the speaker. "FOUR. AGENTS. AHEAD. WILL. SPOT YOU. QUICKLY. HIDE. BEHIND. COVER." Just as quickly as it crackles to life, it goes quiet. Well, at least you got an immediate return on investment.
The TARNISHED GOLDEN NECKLACE is what it says on the tin. It's a simple pearl necklace made with gold instead of, say, actual pearls. It's slick with petroleum oil and sulfur-reeking grime. It doesn't seem to have any immediate effects aside from being kinda gross to handle.
SUGAR WAND X? You feel REALLY silly holding onto it. It's a large orange plastic wand that's caked in glitter and lacey white ribbons. The head of the wand is a bright white star with an orange star in the center of it.
