tagpuan:// the reign of greed.

[KungFuCutbug]

[After everyone else has filed in, Syringe leaves their position of standing guard and follows suit, closing the door behind them as best they can and taking a good look around at the place they were soon to call home.

...Wow. This place truly was abandoned. The term got thrown around rather loosely, these days; pretty much anywhere that remained vacant for more than a week yet miraculously avoided demolition was considered "abandoned" by the populace, but it was obvious this area hadn't been home to anyone in years... or perhaps decades, if they were being honest. There were little signs here and there, signs that long ago, someone or some-many might have lived here—the half-emptied display cases missing certain valuables, the shards of glass from the light fixture & the bottles strewn about on the floor, a generator of the welcome cold and ragged blankets for retaining the vital heat.

Something, glinting in the darkness, catches Syringe's eye. Almost subconsciously, they begin to move towards the display case, weaving their footsteps through the maze of shards on the floor until they reach where they saw the gleam. Reaching down to pick it up, they find in their hands a small ring: white metal intertwined with gold, a pure white diamond in the center. White and gold, the colors of... that whom they've lost. Another reminder, from which they're nearly once more spurred to tears. But no matter. They will be reunited. The Gods promised them that. And They had never broken a promise before—]

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[The sound of someone approaching makes Syringe freeze solid.] "...We've got company, daahlings. Be on guard."

> Find a suitably hidden point from which you can look outside from within, and see who might be coming to visit you.