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[sosghosts]

[1. Action- Around Mayfield.]

[Sometime after Ray's rescue, Peter is struggling through town with the other man slung over his shoulder, the two of them pretty speckled with blood from Ray's head. He's running on pure adrenaline at this point, and trying to find some place safe to leave Ray so that he can try to find medical supplies.  Hopefully, a

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[A pale woman with tattered clothes and carrying an axe that she wrestled from the invaders walks by, singing her usual creepy along in Lost Carcosan when she stops and looks at Peter]

You look as a man who is teetering between grief and rage, are you certain these streets are safe to dance in?

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[He stops abruptly, shifting Ray's unconscious body higher on his shoulder. He's normally so good at masking his emotions, but this was really the first time he's had to see his best friend in such a state. He felt as if he was fraying.]

I'm looking for shelter.

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I see, a long shelter for recovery, or a short stay till he moves to the next plane?

Either way, the basement of my abode was fortified to keep things in. It works just as well at keeping them out, and these things that wander the wastes are hardly interesting sport.

[sosghosts]

Uh... [He glances around, uncomfortably.]

He'll live. I just need to get some medical supplies... let's go with the former.

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He can stay with me if you desire. The walk is not far and it seems that the monsters that wander can not stand against a dream.

[sosghosts]

No offense... but how do I know I can trust you?

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You do not, but, he is my neighbor and is it not rude among humankind to kill one's neighbor?

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I'm not sure I have much of a choice.

[He pauses, giving himself time to commit to the idea.]

Alright. Where to?

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Not far.

[She beckons him towards a pit in a pile of rubble with an intact staircase going down to what looks to be a reenforced door]

It is not normally the mess that it is now.

[sosghosts]

[He nods before following her, careful of where he steps.]

I can only imagine.

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[She lights a candle and opens the door, pointing to a pile of cloth bundled up in the corner]

That is probably the most comfortable space, while not impregnable, the door is sturdy and I will be stalking the streets to see if a dream can best a nightmare.

[sosghosts]

Whatever that means.

[He makes his way over to the corner and gently sits Ray on the pile of cloth before turning back to face this woman.]

Hey... Thank you for this.

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We do what we must to win over despair. I merely wish to aid in that fight.

[sosghosts]

[He tears a long strip of fabric from the sleeve of his shirt, wrapping it around Ray's head as some sort of makeshift bandage.]

I need to go get supplies. And find Egon. You'll be outside? I'll look for you on my way back.

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I will be in the area. I am keeping this place safe for someone important and will make certain this area is safe.