[From here.]The sound and scent of water had grown stronger as they approached the general area where the ruined town was said to be located
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The second broadcast was marred by the same static as the first one; if they were any closer to where Jill was, Indy reflected, it wasn't discernable from the radio. The far spot might have something worth seeing. He didn't know how many of the patients would pick up on the reference, but for the three of them, it was crystal clear. "Convenient," he muttered. Coincidence? Could be, but he was already convinced Landel's goons had some way of tracking them out there, to be able to knock them out and bring them back at the end of the night. Indy'd met a lot of people in his lifetime who didn't believe in coincidences, and--at least here--he was starting to think they had something.
Ryuuzaki was obviously on the same page. If Lunge was right, it sounded like the clues typically led to weapons, but there were no guarantees the prize'd be something they'd like. "Are either of you armed?" Indy asked in a low voice, rather than speculating on what might be worth seeing. It was a question he'd wanted to ask for a while now, particularly of
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Another buzz of static and the sound of a woman's voice filled the air again, with Lunge's fingertips chasing out the syllables in the air barely a second after they were spoken. Jones and L were right- that the first message referred to the church in the ruins was patently obvious, and Lunge supposed the second was describing the courtyard, but what did she expect them to find? Something worth seeing and something hidden among the supplies The latter sounded like a weapon of sort, at the very least an object, but the former could have meant anything at all
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He shot Lunge a sidelong look, all wide dark eyes and aggressive sincerity. "Yes," he replied, sounding grave, "I suppose in your place I would have done the same." Then, he added, with a resigned sigh, as if the outcome couldn't be helped: "But you would have found that I'm tenacious." No one could dismiss him from his own investigation. The insinuation that it might be possible didn't affect his mood; it was true that he wouldn't have blamed Lunge, but all the same, it would have been Lunge's loss
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Indy reached up to adjust his hat, which was the closest tactful analogue to the gesture he really wanted to make: smacking his forehead in disgust. Kitchen knives. Jesus. Indy empathized with the relative lack of decent weapons around here, but at least he wasn't staking his life solely on something that was designed to cut tomatoes. Even Marcus would have had more sense.
All right, he was forced to admit that last one might be pushing it. But that didn't negate his point.
"And because we have no idea when the night might end," he pointed out as the third reason to look around the church first. Maybe Ryuuzaki and Lunge hadn't been around long enough to realize how wildly your allotted time could vary in here, but Indy had found himself sitting up in bed before he'd even made it out the front door. "And if there's something waiting in there, we have no guarantee it won't come out and try to find us. Maybe we're better off making the first move."
Except that they were carrying kitchen knives, for crying out loud, which meant that he
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"Tenacious, hmm?" Lunge caught the man's expression, raising his eyebrow just a fraction- if doe-eyed innocence had a face, that right there would be it. He didn't doubt that for a second. But if L thought for a second tenacity would be enough to get his own way... His smile was ambiguous and, if one were so inclined to see it, challenging. "We'll see
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Ryuuzaki was obviously on the same page. If Lunge was right, it sounded like the clues typically led to weapons, but there were no guarantees the prize'd be something they'd like. "Are either of you armed?" Indy asked in a low voice, rather than speculating on what might be worth seeing. It was a question he'd wanted to ask for a while now, particularly of ( ... )
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All right, he was forced to admit that last one might be pushing it. But that didn't negate his point.
"And because we have no idea when the night might end," he pointed out as the third reason to look around the church first. Maybe Ryuuzaki and Lunge hadn't been around long enough to realize how wildly your allotted time could vary in here, but Indy had found himself sitting up in bed before he'd even made it out the front door. "And if there's something waiting in there, we have no guarantee it won't come out and try to find us. Maybe we're better off making the first move."
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