Round 8 [Audio]

[helluvachin]

Can someone please tell me what the hell is going on? Is this happening to everyone? Did we do something wrong? Is this just some really shitty prank?

[One moment he's in his forge with Iriel and Ryn and the next he's suddenly handcuffed between them with a key in his hand, which doesn't seem to work on any of these locks. Why is it that every

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[rosesandlimes]

[Iriel hollers after Riah into into his journal.]

Hey, librarian, you said all I had to do was call and you'd be here. I'm calling. Bring lock-picking books if you don't have a key.

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[helluvachin]

Or a blow torch. That might be helpful.

[He doesn't know who she's talking to but if she thinks he can help then Zachariah might as well ask anyway.]

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[blackantiquas]

I'm afraid I'm rather-- tied up, at the moment.

[And for once, he sounds less than pleased.]

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[rosesandlimes]

...you too?

[That was not what she expected. It seemed that even the Staff was not spared.]

Well shit. Do you at least know what's going on? What caused this?

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[dontfeartheme]

[Ryn's glaring at her handcuff as if she might be able burn the damn thing off just by staring at it, listening to Iriel swearing up a storm and occasionally adding in a curse word of her own - in Gaelic, for good measure.

Because, seriously. What the fuck is this?]

This had better not end up going in a similar way as the last fucking time we thought they might be pranking us.

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[rosesandlimes]

If our hands suddenly drop off and end up elsewhere, someone's going to find themselves shanked fast.

[And she's just going to keep tugging at the handcuff as if that's going to do anything while looking around in the shop.]

Riah, you got anything here that can at least break the chains?

[She already tried the key she'd found in her pocket. No luck for either set of cuffs.]

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[helluvachin]

[Each time she tugs at the handcuffs she tugs Zachariah's hand with it. Oh this is going to be fun he can just tell.]

Oh please don't say that. You two might end up losing one but I'll be losing both.

[And then he really would be completely useless to everyone here.]

Well, I got a hammer but I'm not sure if bashing cold steel is going to work. Heating it up will only end up burning them into our wrists too.

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[dontfeartheme]

And then we can cut off their fucking hands and see how they like it.

[Ryn grimaces at Riah's response.]

Shit. At least if we could reattach heads, we can probably reattach hands, too?

[She'd tried her key as well, with no result. Because of course, it couldn't be that easy.]

Yeah, I'm really not liking an option that ends up with metal burning into our wrists.

[Sure, she could heal it, but it'd still suck. She'd rather go with breaking her thumb or something first.]

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[turian_honor]

You know, my credits are on 'bad prank'...

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[helluvachin]

I'm start to worry about this Lord's sanity.

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[turian_honor]

Only starting?

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[helluvachin]

[Hey he hasn't been here nearly as long as some others.]

So...I'm guessing more of this kind of stuff happened before I got here.

[forthebothofus]

You too. Hah.

[Someone doesn't sound happy at all.]

Keep your guard up. I'm going to find a way to break this damn thing off.

[helluvachin]

You, me, and everyone else from the look of things.

[Just don't kill whoever you're stuck with Abeni.]

I'm not sure if that's an option.

[forthebothofus]

Like hell it isn't an option.

[She won't be a prisoner again.]

You're with Iriel, yeah?

[helluvachin]

We've just got to find the right keys for these things.

Yeah, and Ryn. Who're you stuck with?

[makesowndestiny]

All very good questions. If you find the answers to any, will you please let me know?

[Yeah, Dastan is trying to find a bit of humor at the situation. If he wasn't so tense about not hearing from his brother for a while, it would have almost worked.]

[helluvachin]

Yeah, will do. Though my biggest concern right not is getting these cuffs off.

[makesowndestiny]

Same.

Have any ideas?

[Not that Dastan doesn't, just... some of his would be best saved for last...]

[helluvachin]

Find the right key?

[That's a lot harder than it sounds though.]

Could try picking the lock if you got the skill I guess.