The knife that cuts deep

[in_over_his_head]

[1] [Postmission]
[The situation was resolved. What was left of the Organization known as Scylla and Charybdis was being apprehended. Their underground base was in ruins and their ties to the Ebon Court were all but destroyed given the events in the tunnels. Not only that but they also managed to get the third key.]

[Yet despite this Calvin remains silent as he looks up at his battered Genoace. Shield cleaved, guns dented and its knife bloodied. There was clearly something bothering him as his gaze now turned to the recovered artifact. A rusted and very horrifically painful looking knife. Rather than speaking though, the air around the knife just seemed to have the faint scent of blood along with somehow making the air around it sound sharp as impossible as it was.]

Do you ever get the feeling that there's more to a story than you think you know?

[2] [Some time later]
[Calvin's out in town, with coffees in a cardboard carrying tray in hand as he walked down a row of shoplots. Somehow he didn't notice you at all as he kept moving through the area, moving to the older section of the lots and standing in front of one place in particular. From the looks of the place it was a magic shop. Not one of those places that sold stage magician tricks, but one that actually catered to people with a certain set of beliefs. Or in Calvin's case a certain level of wariness for things that people believed in.]

[He lingers at the entrance, trying to compose himself a little as he stared at the door. For a while he looked a little unsure about entering.]

[He still hasn't noticed you either. Try to get his attention?]

Comments

[star_of_sad]

There is only one way to find out. In the meantime, we should expect anything.

But... at least that key is ours, right? How many similar artifacts are there?

[in_over_his_head]

Yes. And there's at least five more... but they don't exactly have much help left to look for them and we have a map.

[star_of_sad]

Five...

I really hope we won't have to go through all of that each time you have one to pick up.

[in_over_his_head]

Well they don't exactly have a good way to find them now. No map, no other artifact to use to track the rest down and unless they can find another group to get help from... nobody to comb the Earth for them.

[star_of_sad]

Or... well, not to be too paranoid or anything, but...

Once you gather the artifacts, they will know where to find them all in one place.

[in_over_his_head]

No. That's actually a legitimate concern but its not like they'd be able to find the base we're keeping them in.

Might be a good idea to keep them all away from each other too.

[star_of_sad]

Hide them across several different locations, with means of knowing if one gets attacked or contents are taken out?

That's a better idea than keeping all eggs in one basket, I'm sure.

[in_over_his_head]

It is.

Even if we lose some we'd still have the others. They need all of them for whatever they're planning, and the more we have in our hands the more we can keep them secure where we can react faster.

[star_of_sad]

Sounds like a plan, then. By the way...

OSI must have been happy to secure another artifact, right? Even though you acted without their permission...

[in_over_his_head]

If they are they aren't thanking us for anything. I've been sending them regular reports but so far I haven't heard anything back from them.

[star_of_sad]

Ah. Well...

[Setsuko claps her hands.]

Good job, regardless. It's true, even if your supervisors don't appreciate it.

[in_over_his_head]

Ha...

[Calvin lets out a sigh and gives Setsuko a small grin.]

Thanks. I really appreciate it and the help I've been getting.

[star_of_sad]

We're all in this together, right? Not just by being members of Unity Group, but by living on Earth. Whatever is going on may affect us all.

So we'd best all work hard.