[ She'd wanted to get something from the marketplace. It was just supposed to be a quick trip and then run back - but she drew the attention of someone. Or something. She'd intended to turn the Forge on - or perhaps it was accidentally turned on when she was fumbling with it in her surprise, but whatever the reason, it was on now. ]Who are you
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[He wants to help, but the feed is voice only. He can't tell exactly what's going on or where she is...]
Where are you?
[Answer, answer, c'moooon...]
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Rex? [ Just a tiny voice, trembling.
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Freya! Yeah, it's me. Where are you? Are you okay? If I can get to you, I'll protect you, find somewhere safe to take you.
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Dismas. [ Shivering, scared and alone, she keeps her voice as quiet as possible. ]
I - I'm all right. S..someone found me. Helped me.
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You're still in danger. I'm going to get you out of there to someplace safe. Stay hidden... I'm on my way.
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What? But -- but you can't use your powers down here. You ...you shouldn't come, it's... [ She trails off, going quiet when one of the creatures nears her hiding spot, holding her breath - then exhales when it keeps moving. ]] ... not safe.
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Not having my powers will suck, but not as much as if one of those monsters catches you. I'll figure something out. Improvise. I just know I'm not going to leave you stuck down there by yourself. Besides... I don't really do safe, anyway. Sort of like I don't do dying.
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... even if you don't "do" safe, ... be careful.
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Roger that. Can't help you if the monsters take me out before I even reach you, right?
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There aren't as many now, at least.
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And head's up. I'm going silent for a bit. Watch for me...
[Creeping up on the entrance, Rex peers down into the opening a moment before beginning his descent. He goes slowly at first, allowing his eyes to adjust to the shift in light. No sense in tumbling down the stairs and injuring himself.]
[Not long into his descent, he pauses briefly to check his powers. Just to be sure they're really gone. There's a brief, rather pathetic sputtering of neon blue circuit board patterns over his hands before the lights go out and refuse to come back on. All in all, it's very similar to a biometric crash, his nanites flat-lining.]
[Thankfully, his trip into Dismas is uneventful. As soon as he reaches the bottom of the stairs, however, he nearly falls headlong over a body. Perhaps some Anatolian who got caught by one or more of the monsters? There's blood on the ground and the fellow is missing an arm. Eww. This does give Rex an idea, however.]
[He removes the black cloak from the body, feeling a bit guilty ( ... )
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Hey, it's Rex. Sorry if I startled you. Had to slide in here pretty quick after distracting an Ogre. Still hanging in there okay?
[Despite the situation, he manages to keep a confident air about him. At the very least, this has been something of a rush.]
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It's ... It's all right. I wasn't sure if it was you. [ He didn't look hurt either, which surprised her. Aside from some scrapes and bruises she looked fine. It was when she ventured out of her hiding spot to stand that the hurt ankle was more obvious - probably no more than a sprain, thankfully. ]
I'm... hanging in there, yes.
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Good. Now to get you out of here... Dismas is really not a good place to be, I don't think. Not now. So unless you know of a safe place to hole up down here, we should probably head topside.
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[ Barring ogres smashing the door down. ]
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