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Message: <blockquote data-quote="Dunamin" data-source="post: 4492939" data-attributes="member: 57529">As the matron is rushed out the door, Woe puts on an overly pursed face and fans himself with his open hand to complete the imitation. Any pretense of concern for her plight drops as the door slams shut, and he takes to pace around the room a bit to shake off the rigid posture he was in when addressing Lady Glasston.“I think more of that fist to the forehead would serve the old gasbag well, if only it was done more forcefully... Using brass knuckles... By an ogre...”“I’ve looked into the Screamer before, back when I was on the city guard roster. A good bit more fun than patrolling streets of the docks and shaking down small-time smugglers. Could have cost me my livelihood, though.”“Supposedly, mayor Bunt once came across what he believed to be reliable information on the author’s hideout. Runners from the guard came door to door, calling in every man and woman interested in earning a month’s pay. So we show up on the scene before dawn, I got my sash on backwards and a headache as if I’ve been hammered by a dwarf, a quick briefing and serge kicks in the door. Nothing. The mayor himself showed up while the building was turned inside out, rambling on about “slow response time” and such to the captain.”“A week later, two men from my squad is in the paper, something about a brothel in the slums. Orc-girl exclusive. Seems the current issue is taking shots at the force, everything from bribery to underage girls. Good thing I was a man of impeccable integrity.” Woe smirks.“Anyhow. Mighty convenient that this Arnest boy disappeared when the Screamer did - three weeks ago. First theory that comes to mind is that he took it upon himself to find out what happened to the object of his obsession. Perhaps the paper had exposed a secret so severe he couldn’t look his dearest grandma in the eyes again, only it hasn’t been recognized as such yet. I suggest we get a copy of the last issue that came out, then pay the Glasstons a visit.”While waiting for the others' feedback Woe walks to a mirror, fixes his hair and picks a trace of breakfast from his teeth, then tests his smile to make sure that it's positively beaming.</blockquote>

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