>>6206252“Get closer… it’s faint, but…”
Grabbing you by the back of your shaggy head, TT pulls you in close to take a whiff of… are these <span class="mu-i">boots</span>?
“SNIFF!”
Okay, JEEZ! Taking a big whiff, your nostrils are met with the same scented candle-esque aroma that’s been tattooed into your nose since y-wait… wait a sec…
Once you pick up the scent, you can’t <span class="mu-i">NOT</span> recognize it! Hidden beneath the smell of blood, leather, and explosive powder is the unmistakable odor of…
Sonnovabitch, you growl, you thought you got out Scott-free!
“Evidently not…” Mutters your fellow investigator with a slight tremble in her tone! “... and who’s Scott?”
It’s a saying, you sigh, but this is bad… how’d the damn <span class="mu-r">SPICE CARTEL</span> track you down?! And since when do they have assassins?
“Toldja they didn’t play around…” The Durher replies in a quiet tone. “Maybe that <span class="mu-r">SHYPPA</span> we released in the basement squealed on us? Maybe we were followed?” A shaky sigh escapes her trembling lips. “This… this is bad, Ant… we’re trapped in Crossroads with them…”
Hey, you retort as you give her shoulder a reassuring squeeze, this… you dealt with these goons, right? You can handle whatever they throw at you!
When the girl doesn’t seem to become any less anxious, you ask her a follow-up: Any clue as to how long it’ll be before they send more? You’re rewarded with a shrug.
“Whether we report this or not, it’s not gonna take ‘em long to realize their hit failed… and if this bathhouse is one of their fronts, well…”
The situation hasn’t changed, you counter, well, not <span class="mu-i">much</span>. You were trapped in Crossroads before–if anything this is better than if they caught you at Ma’s place! She probably coulda’ taken ‘em, but…
“I dunno, Ant…” Biting her lip, TT meets your gaze with a shaky one of her own. “We should let the others know…”
“Know that the damn <span class="mu-r">SPICYS</span> are after us?”
HUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUHHH?!
>CONTD. 