[ You find yourself standing in a grassy area lined with plastic cafeteria tables—the Mall. Surrounding the area is a giant gray wall, shimmering and impenetrable—it sinks into the ground and, if you look up, seems to reach all the way up to the sky.
None of the nondescript kids milling around the Mall seem to give the barrier any notice—they’re much more focused on bartering for food and other supplies. There’s smoke in the air, burnt meat and tobacco and weed, all mixing together. You can hear distant music, like someone just out of sight is playing the guitar… not very well, but music is music. Various handwritten signs hang from the tables, promoting their wares—Quinn’s Supreme Seafood, Gifts of the Worm, Meats of Mystery, Totally Solar—and in the center of the grass a fire pit is burning away. Next to the pit is a smaller table where the sign reads “STOP HERE!!! Maps and Supplies!” Brianna herself is sitting behind this table, though she looks slightly younger than she is in Aather. ]
[ Tugging at his sweater with an uncertain glance around. This is just as strange as before... Trying not to make a face at the smells he pauses before approaching the small table. A map seems to be the obvious starting point, right? ]
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[ You find yourself standing in a grassy area lined with plastic cafeteria tables—the Mall. Surrounding the area is a giant gray wall, shimmering and impenetrable—it sinks into the ground and, if you look up, seems to reach all the way up to the sky.
None of the nondescript kids milling around the Mall seem to give the barrier any notice—they’re much more focused on bartering for food and other supplies. There’s smoke in the air, burnt meat and tobacco and weed, all mixing together. You can hear distant music, like someone just out of sight is playing the guitar… not very well, but music is music. Various handwritten signs hang from the tables, promoting their wares—Quinn’s Supreme Seafood, Gifts of the Worm, Meats of Mystery, Totally Solar—and in the center of the grass a fire pit is burning away. Next to the pit is a smaller table where the sign reads “STOP HERE!!! Maps and Supplies!” Brianna herself is sitting behind this table, though she looks slightly younger than she is in Aather. ]
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Anything you recommend?
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[ She starts digging around under the table, looking for something. ]
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...Hi?
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Hi. Who are you?
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I'm Ao.
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... What are you doing in here?
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Brianna, you're here too?
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Hey, Jacko. Of course I'm here.
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How much for one?
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[ She starts rummaging under the table and produces a baggie of roast pigeon meat. ]
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Hello.
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Hey, Obi.
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[ She starts digging around under the table, looking for something, and then produces a baggie of roast pigeon meat. ]
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...Hi.
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Hi. Who are you?
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[ She pushes a map, a few batteries, and a baggie of roast pigeon meat toward him. ]
You'll definitely need the map, and you might need the other stuff.
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maybe i should re-evaluate my life choices and not be dumb.
for now he's taking in sharp breaths and looking around again. ]
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If I had Nirvash it would have been fair.
[ >| so there ]
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