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Something Went Seriously Wrong

OK.  So I’m now sitting in the dark with my back against a crumbling building, armed with a stolen kitchen knife, listening to a grinding rumble somewhere in the near distance and hoping it stays there.
Something went seriously wrong.
I was on my way to the Bazaar, could hear its chaos in fact, when I took [...]

Leaving

I have a headache.
One of those headaches that slowly eats its way through your brain until its right behind your eyes.
Oracle will tell me nothing.  I’ve begged, pleaded, threatened, cajoled, and attempted to bribe with what little cash I have in my pockets (turns out, it’s worthless here).  Nothing will budge her from her answer.
“All [...]

Freaks in the Neighbourhood

I had made it out the door and down a rickety set of stairs when Oracle came walking around the side of, what I’ll loosely call, a building.  She smiled at me and shoved a steaming cup into my hands, then, urging me to follow, started walking.
She didn’t even bother to ask where I’d been [...]