Night's Embrace: Part 1--A Touch of Darkness

[Rystil Arden]

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*Titus has a few lucky streaks following the trail, as it twists and turns, trying to outrace the coming downpour, and he eventually leaves the slums and heads back towards the docks, just as they had done every day so far already, meandering towards the row of warehouses near the docks where they store cargo for shipping.*

*As he continues onwards, the rain starts pouring, but he tries to track despite the downpour. Despite his tenacity, he can't keep up with the trail, so he seeks cover, cursing as the trail is further washed away.*
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[Rystil Arden]

*Kel races through the streets back to their starting point, but by the time he gets there, it starts Nonetheless, he continues onward, checking for kukri marks and leading everyone through a meandering path that Kel quickly recognises will soon lead them to the docks. Sure enough, it does, and they spot Titus taking cover from the flash rain under an overhanging roof.*

*At the same time, Titus spots the group, and he gazes to the sky to see that the clouds are moving past. Before they can even walk over to greet him, the summer storm dissipates as quickly as it appeared.*

 

[jkason]

Titus Farrab, human ranger

*At the same time, Titus spots the group, and he gazes to the sky to see that the clouds are moving past. Before they can even walk over to greet him, the summer storm dissipates as quickly as it appeared.*

Titus kicks the wall as the storm passes. Drenched and seething, he turns to his companions.

"I had the trail, then this--" he waves angrily in the direction of the retreating storm clouds "--had to show up. I lost it, and I don't expect I'll be able to pick it back up after the washing out it's had.

"At least we've got an area narrowed down," he says, starting to calm a little. "Though those warehouses seem rather daunting just on their own."

Frowning as he looks to the docks, Titus says to the others, "I don't suppose my bad luck means you got the good batch and found us money and lodging?"

 

[Legildur]

Blunt simply nods his head in seeming understanding at the ill-timed rains. Although he is impressed at the ranger's tracking efforts to bring him this far.

"Sorry my friend," he says. "No luck that I'm aware of in changing our circumstances."

 

[Shayuri]

Sulannus fumes prettily as she pulls her cloak's hood back.

"The guard was not at all helpful. If I was back at home, I would have..." she trails off into awkward silence, then starts over.

"At any rate...let's get back to this tracking business. You lost the trail near here, so one of these buildings..."

She looks around.

"I wish Nymi were here," the elf finally murmurs. "He'd know what to do for this..."

 

[jkason]

Titus Farrab, human ranger

Titus shrugs.

"One of them, probably, though I'm not sure which one, nor how to approach..."

The corner of the ranger's mouth tics up in inspiration. "You know, we are still unemployed. Seems the perfect pretense to approach each warehouse in turn. We ask about jobs, maybe get a sense of what's in them. Hells, maybe we'll even manage to get jobs that'll afford us room and board out of the effort."

 

[Legildur]

Blunt nods in silent acceptance of the idea.

 

[Boddynock]

Kel grins at the idea. "Oh yes, that's sweet! Well, what are we waiting for? Let's go." He heads towards the nearest warehouse, trying to look like good guard material.

 

[Rystil Arden]

(OOC: Wait--are they trying to sign on as warehouse guards or as longshoremen who carry around the crates?)

 

[Boddynock]

OOC: Um, either? Both? What do you folks think?