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<blockquote data-quote="talien" data-source="post: 4537064" data-attributes="member: 3285"><p><strong>An Outbreak of Alchemy: Prologue</strong></p><p></p><p>CHICAGO, IL—Chicago’s New Chinatown was on Argyle St. in Uptown between Lake Michigan and Clark Street. New Chinatown was mostly Thai, Khmer, Vietnamese, and Laotian, with a minority of Chinese. Old Chinatown, on the southwest side beyond Kaminski Park, was mostly Chinese. </p><p></p><p>"So this is Tcho-Tcho territory?" asked Hammer.</p><p></p><p>Archive nodded, an expert on these sorts of things. "The Tcho-tchos are universally despised and feared."</p><p></p><p>"Because?" asked Jim-Bean. </p><p></p><p>"Stories about the Tcho-tchos range from suspicions of “special ingredients” in their cooking to drug dealing, witchcraft, and sorcery," said Archive.</p><p></p><p>"That could describe us," said Hammer with a smirk.</p><p></p><p>The center of Tcho-Tcho activity in New Chinatown was the Dragon of the Black Pool market that specialized in imported foods from Southeast Asia, particularly spices and seasonings for Tcho-tcho cuisine. The market filled most of the block. </p><p></p><p>Hammer stopped the car and got out near the harbor. They flashed their badges at the police who let them through.</p><p></p><p>"I don't know why we're investigating this," said Jim-Bean. "We should be looking for Ko—"</p><p></p><p>"Do you know how many 'Ko's there are in New Chinatown?" asked Hammer. Before Jim-Bean could answer, he replied, "a lot. Any unusual activity is worth checking out." </p><p></p><p>They approached two corpses. "Construction workmen discovered a very strange pair of bodies…" began Archive. He trailed off when he saw the bodies. </p><p></p><p>The bodies were dressed in waterlogged clothing, one in a business suit, the other in jeans and casual clothing. A pair of handcuffs connected the right wrist of one to the left wrist of the other. Another handcuff was attached to the chain between the two men, but its other end was missing where there was a broken link in the chain. Someone had placed towels over the heads of each of the bodies.</p><p></p><p>Hammer bent down and started taking pictures with his cistron. "Look at this. The hands of the one on the left seem to be covered with tiny scales, and there is something like webbing between his fingers."</p><p></p><p>Jim-Bean bent down to take a closer look. Covering the skin of the man were hundreds of tiny scales. He tugged the towel off the man's face and immediately regretted it.</p><p></p><p>The man's scalp looked like a patchwork with a few clumps of short black hair remaining, but with most of it covered in scales. Even more grotesque, the man’s mouth was open, revealing rows of needle-like teeth. There were two flaps, or gill slits, one on each side of the neck, each about four inches long.</p><p></p><p>Jim-Bean gagged. "Jesus…what the hell is going on here?"</p><p></p><p>"Mutations," said Hammer. "Maybe…I'm not sure."</p><p></p><p>Staring up at them, the dead man’s eyes were not in the least bit human. He had a pair of fish-like eyes, flat and silvery, each about three inches in diameter.</p><p>Hammer resumed taking pictures. "The bodies died a few hours before being placed in the water. Looks like they both died of a massive breakdown in their internal organs. I'll send tissue samples back to the Blacknet lab."</p><p></p><p>"I've got a feeling that wherever these bodies were dropped, we'll find Ko," said Archive.</p><p></p><p>Jim-Bean covered his nose. "Then let's go find Ko. This place stinks like fish."</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="talien, post: 4537064, member: 3285"] [b]An Outbreak of Alchemy: Prologue[/b] CHICAGO, IL—Chicago’s New Chinatown was on Argyle St. in Uptown between Lake Michigan and Clark Street. New Chinatown was mostly Thai, Khmer, Vietnamese, and Laotian, with a minority of Chinese. Old Chinatown, on the southwest side beyond Kaminski Park, was mostly Chinese. "So this is Tcho-Tcho territory?" asked Hammer. Archive nodded, an expert on these sorts of things. "The Tcho-tchos are universally despised and feared." "Because?" asked Jim-Bean. "Stories about the Tcho-tchos range from suspicions of “special ingredients” in their cooking to drug dealing, witchcraft, and sorcery," said Archive. "That could describe us," said Hammer with a smirk. The center of Tcho-Tcho activity in New Chinatown was the Dragon of the Black Pool market that specialized in imported foods from Southeast Asia, particularly spices and seasonings for Tcho-tcho cuisine. The market filled most of the block. Hammer stopped the car and got out near the harbor. They flashed their badges at the police who let them through. "I don't know why we're investigating this," said Jim-Bean. "We should be looking for Ko—" "Do you know how many 'Ko's there are in New Chinatown?" asked Hammer. Before Jim-Bean could answer, he replied, "a lot. Any unusual activity is worth checking out." They approached two corpses. "Construction workmen discovered a very strange pair of bodies…" began Archive. He trailed off when he saw the bodies. The bodies were dressed in waterlogged clothing, one in a business suit, the other in jeans and casual clothing. A pair of handcuffs connected the right wrist of one to the left wrist of the other. Another handcuff was attached to the chain between the two men, but its other end was missing where there was a broken link in the chain. Someone had placed towels over the heads of each of the bodies. Hammer bent down and started taking pictures with his cistron. "Look at this. The hands of the one on the left seem to be covered with tiny scales, and there is something like webbing between his fingers." Jim-Bean bent down to take a closer look. Covering the skin of the man were hundreds of tiny scales. He tugged the towel off the man's face and immediately regretted it. The man's scalp looked like a patchwork with a few clumps of short black hair remaining, but with most of it covered in scales. Even more grotesque, the man’s mouth was open, revealing rows of needle-like teeth. There were two flaps, or gill slits, one on each side of the neck, each about four inches long. Jim-Bean gagged. "Jesus…what the hell is going on here?" "Mutations," said Hammer. "Maybe…I'm not sure." Staring up at them, the dead man’s eyes were not in the least bit human. He had a pair of fish-like eyes, flat and silvery, each about three inches in diameter. Hammer resumed taking pictures. "The bodies died a few hours before being placed in the water. Looks like they both died of a massive breakdown in their internal organs. I'll send tissue samples back to the Blacknet lab." "I've got a feeling that wherever these bodies were dropped, we'll find Ko," said Archive. Jim-Bean covered his nose. "Then let's go find Ko. This place stinks like fish." [/QUOTE]
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