∞ 49: After the mission [action]

[chikaidestroyer]

Turn down a few torches. We'll rest here for now.

[Albert's voice echoes as he calls out to the rest of the group to stop. It's been a steady walk away from the warehouse even though they had been told by their Malnosso co-conspirators to leave the tunnels quickly. Extinguishing several torches, as they had been every time they rested, would help keep the amount of smoke down.

He takes out one of the sunstones that Sigmund had brought along, activating it and taking a seat against one wall. He then pulls out a notebook and begins writing, keeping an eye on the others moving around in the semidarkness.

Really, the silence following their success was rather unsettling.]

Comments

[perplexme]

Sounds like a good idea, but when?

[chikaidestroyer]

[Albert looks up at the conversing two.] As soon as possible. We were told to clear out of the tunnels as soon as we were finished with our task.

[perplexme]

We can clear out after a little rest right? We did a lot in the past few days.

[chikaidestroyer]

Certainly. We need to be discreet as well, so we are taking our approach slower than our departure.

[perplexme]

How many do we plan on sending out at a time? [sorry Albert, Roxas is going to ask a lot of questions until he knows almost all details]

[chikaidestroyer]

We will have a few disperse through the evening; two or three every hour. We have the advantage of a long period of winter darkness, so we can have most out and back home in one night.

[perplexme]

[just nods as he listens] Sounds solid enough. Think somebody should be watching at the entrance though to make sure everybody's getting out safe and unnoticed?

[chikaidestroyer]

It may look suspicious to have someone standing above ground watching the sinkhole. We want this to look as seamless as possible.

Besides, we aren't looking to be unnoticed by the other villagers, and a watchman will not notice a Malnosso presence.

[perplexme]

I didn't mean above ground but I suppose that's a good point anyway. Scratch that then.

[chikaidestroyer]

Indeed.

[He regards his notes as he speaks again.] I noticed you brought your journal along. I trust you are being discreet?

[perplexme]

As discreet as somebody can be while being underground. No worries, no talk about what's going on down here.

[chikaidestroyer]

That's all I ask. Complete silence may also be suspicious, but with a group this large, catching other voices is a risk.

[perplexme]

Don't you think it's a little suspicious that the town's pretty quiet now with a lot of us here though?

[gravity-splode.livejournal.com]

How about 'when we get back to the mouth of the tunnel'.

[perplexme]

Not helping.

[gravity-splode.livejournal.com]

Hey, you asked. And really, why does it matter?

[perplexme]

Why wouldn't it?

[gravity-splode.livejournal.com]

As long as we don't attract too much attention coming back out we'll be good, right?

[perplexme]

Guess so. Besides we're good at sneaking around.

[gravity-splode.livejournal.com]

No really, I think I noticed.

[perplexme]

I would hope so. Thanks for the clarification though.

[gravity-splode.livejournal.com]

Hey, no problem, kid.

[perplexme]

Knew I could count on you for that.

[gravity-splode.livejournal.com]

Hey, nothing wrong with being a little predictable, riiiiiight?

[perplexme]

Iiiii'm not sure about that.