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[fortitudosalutis]

This gig come with an armory or not?

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[fortitudosalutis]

Guns would be good. Armor would be better. I'll settle for pointy objects. You know. Real old school.

[ Not really. He's already found a hunting knife at the magical fucking convenience store and sharpened himself a spear. It's a start. A gun would be better. ]

[ebrius]

can't really help with a location
i haven't looked like i said
haven't really needed it till the last little shitty thing

there's material around
might be able to make your own shit

[fortitudosalutis]

I'm adaptable. What was the last little shitty thing?

[ebrius]

making us go through a maze
teamwork

i don't think anyone died

[fortitudosalutis]

What was in the maze?

[ebrius]

you name it
fucking monsters
obstacle courses
cages

they went all out
it was cute

[fortitudosalutis]

Monsters and cages

[ Hah. Of course. ]

What kind of monsters?

[ebrius]

one i ran into was some kind of dragon...thing.
wouldn't have believed it if i didn't see it
but i saw it
burned up my jacket.

[fortitudosalutis]

Storybook stuff. Okay.

[ That's a new one for him. Or whatever his subconscious decided to dream up. ]

Did you win? For whatever this place calls winning.

[ebrius]

i didn't get killed
and i didn't kill anyone

so who knows
they didn't give me a participation trophy or anything

[fortitudosalutis]

whatever keeps you kicking
No sense of the victory condition, nothing?

[ebrius]

not that i saw
i think it was just for fun
fuck that
or to see people run around like rats in a
maze

[fortitudosalutis]

maybe

[ Or a control measure. He doesn’t care to say that on an unsecured network, though. ]

so. jones?

[ebrius]

last name.

f.s.?

[fortitudosalutis]

call me carver
my surname

[ He ignores the other question. ]

you military?

[ebrius]

[ That makes her laugh. ]

carver.

and hell no.
not even close
private investigator.
on leave since i can't do shit here.

[fortitudosalutis]

skills transfer

[ It’s good to know useful people. ]

what’d people do when around here when they aren’t stuck in mazes?

[ebrius]

depends on the person
i like to drink
and walk around i guess

figure this place out a little more

[fortitudosalutis]

there actually alcohol in this place?

[ebrius]

it's not great
but it exists

and it does the job

[fortitudosalutis]

damn
havent had anything but moonshine in six years

[ebrius]

haven't seen anything like moonshine
they've got cheap swill here
not great but again
beggars and all

[fortitudosalutis]

better than nothing

[ This place has many resources it’s hard to swallow the enormity of it all. ]

[ebrius]

that's about what i think
something is better than nothing

[fortitudosalutis]

yeah
people don't even go hungry here