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[Circe]

Circe nods when Sven points out hidden caches for safety, "Bug out bag, bolt hole, fallback point, salvation stash," she rambles off, "Everyone has a term for it to try and make it sound better than time to run. I have them too, just more gun."


As far as they know, the dangerous work is done. They just have to dig out before they learn if it is true or false. Circe nods as Seraphina clarifies that Gate vs gate issue, "Right, right, Gates hidden by hidden gates. Should be entertaining to pull off, oh ho ho ho! Engineering and such."


As for projects to be done, "Sealing up the drainage entry point is the project I'm working on. That is mostly muscle and moving before the sealing. Hedge Gates negate the need of a secret door exit. Just hide one in the sewers."


"That and the hosts of vermin do deter mundy explorers," she adds in as, well, it wasn't exactly helpful. "Though, every great adventure starts with slaying rats in a basement, so that is a trope to cause concern." As for Sven's question about timing? "On average? A few months in between I guess? Infrastructure construction not included. Umm, what have I, uh, we put up?" She has to think for a moment. She hasn't built everything that was added. "Couple of mesh fences. The bridge. Rope ladder," she is counting off on her fingers. Though she stops to sip. "Oh! The tram car and the lubricant sprayer." After a second Circe huffs, her ears bouncing as she points to her left, pointy ear, "Valid with knife ears like these. Screechy, rusty rail tracks hurt."


She inhales as she thinks on the more recent endeavors. "The primary thing is that adventurous exploration of the dark tunnels is ended. Now? It is just cleanup, which is less exciting I guess," she shrugs and holds up her left hand in a fist. She raises her index finger, "You go down to clean," middle finger up, "Dig through dirt and put up support beams," and finally the ring finger, "Or waddle through, hopefully, rain water, to move stones followed by watching cement dry." She laughs, "Oh ho ho. I have a cheat to speed things up, so if nobody helps, Imma work on the last one. Disguising the gate in the storm drain is going to be the biggie for that."

Circe wasn't going to suggest exploring the poisoned suburb. Mostly because she only had two hazmat suits and, as far as she knows, only she or Seraphina could phase through that "exit" out of the tunnels.

[Withers]

A gentle nod is leveled at Seraphima as she speaks on the House of Mirrors. "I will bear that in mind, thank you. I see no reason to skirt tradition, as I'm certain Sven might agree. The House of Mirrors will be a fitting venue."

Whether it will be our only one is another matter entirely.

On the topic of the tunnels, Withers was largely silent, but listening earnestly in order to glean information. However, if the Darkling had any thoughts on the matter, he was not sharing them.

[Seraphina]

In reply, “Anything is possible.” Sasha had never mentioned anything, but that had been many years ago.

Taking a piece of paper out of her bag, she writes the address of the coffee house along with her cell number. The handwriting was flowing cursive. “Here is my number, we can setup a time and I can show you the apartment, it’s over my coffee shop.”

A slight shrug, “Circe would be able to answer that, I only tend to head down there when she does.” She felt safer with the Summer there.

“I had someone teach me the value of bug out bags and have some placed around.” Who that was, that was her business.

“Working on the Gates is something I’m anxious to get started. We need to sit down and figure out the placement later. But it’ll be nice to see everything come together for the Freehold.” A place to fall back to.

[Circe]

"Right you are Sera," she did have one other concern she was going to bring up. Then blinks, mouth open and no sound coming out. Blinks again. Smirks in a smarmy way, "Idea. I am worried about hobos wandering through the storm drains, buuut I'm crafty. A façade can hide it and be torn down when we really work on it Shouldn't be hard to put up, I can probably bang it out in an afternoon," she puffs up with pride at this.


Rubble isn't a problem if you can just phase right through it to do the work opposite it.

Last day has past folks. End scene as it fades out. Thank you for the great scene. I'll post recruiting for another PRP in the tunnels soon. There is a social group for developing the Tunnels and yes, it requires XP expenditures to develop the Safehouse. Have a great weekend all!