Day 59: Sun Room

[witchdetective]

Erika stood back to survey her work, and she had no idea why no one seemed to care.

By 'no one', she was referring to the soldiers who were on guard, who should be looking particularly anxious due to the atmosphere of this place. It didn't make sense in her mind. Someone who just took up a large chunk of the middle of the Sun Room to build a

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[ran_on_empty]

The fact that Erika had already met Anise was both surprising and not. Given how close in proximity everyone else was, there was bound to be some confrontation regardless if anyone was even aware of who exactly they were speaking with. So as long as the teen actually achieved some kind of normal conversation, Anise might actually prove to be useful after all.

"I hope you bothered not to act like a creep," Sync responded 'helpfully', but the thoughtful expression made it obvious that he was at least somewhat intrigued by this discovery. Still, it was a strong point for them both: if they didn't care who they sacrificed then dipping in the pool of potentials would at least be easier in the short run.

"That sounds good enough to me," He began, knowing just what Erika was speaking about when she referring to the specific pin attached to her beret. The fact that the skeleton hadn't mentioned anyone else meant that chances were good that no one else had been exposed to the cavern and its price just yet. Whether that would prove helpful for them or not was uncertain until they actually got there, but he wasn't about to let any potential opportunities go to waste.

"Speaking of which: travel light tonight. I'll bring the radio, so all you'll really need is that sword of yours. And don't wear that dress." He wasn't going to take any chances if it was just the two of them tonight.

"Actually, tie your hair in a bun or something too. I'm surprised it hadn't gotten caught in anything and screwed us over yet."