RE419S | audio | Day 7

[aluminumandash]

[ Rust's voice comes over the walkie, urgent and forceful. ] Anyone in the area between the concrete structures where Martin and me were held—that's the foothills with, ah, a river to the south and the jungle ten hours to the west of the northeast coast, check in right the fuck now.

[ He thinks to type the rest out—some semblance of a record, something for people to refer back to for the while it's around—but five minutes punching little keys and he can't take it anymore. So his voice returns, matter-of-fact. ]

Officer de Guzman's dead. [ If anyone was hoping for a eulogy, it's not fucking happening. ] Took an arrow to the shoulder then was executed, from the sound of it, likely with his own firearm. He was in the region I just described, about a kilometer away from a wood cabin with no defenses or occupants he could discern. Guessing he walked into some kind of a trap. [ He concludes, irritation seeping into his voice. ]

Much as I hate to state the obvious, circumstances compel me to say: do not seek out the cabin. Hell, I'll say it twice: do not seek out the fucking cabin. You find yourself in an area suspiciously quiet and bereft of animal activity, turn around and go back the way you came.

The individual who killed him had a message for us. It follows.

[ After a short delay: ] The next animal I find here will die a much slower death. Tell your friends for me.


OOC: Replies subject to even more robust threadjacking than usual from Lalo!

Comments

[metalicarus]

Yeah, no shit and a lot more than that besides. Civilians ought to stay the hell out of it.
So...when we eventually meet up, you'll have to fill me in on your cred.

Anyway, any idiot who tries too soon and fucks up, runs the risk of not only getting themselves killed, but ruining things for the rest of us.
Just to get that out there while we're making PSAs.

[ichoosefight]

At least someone here gets me.

Though to be fair, I'm not sure if any of us really count as civilians anymore.

[metalicarus]

Well...guess you've got a point there. Still would feel better if it was planned by people with actual combat training.

[And infiltration training, but something something beggars.]

[ichoosefight]

Combat training's not gonna help much with scouting and surveillance, and that's the most important thing. But yeah, probably a similar group either way.

...We should talk to Senku about binoculars. Binoculars would be great. Not just for the cabin, for like, everything.

[metalicarus]

It'll help if or when things go south. Which...been on enough missions, you gotta plan for it, but yeah, recon's the most important step.

But binoculars. That'd be great. We're heading up this...mountain, I guess, and hopefully we can see something from up there, but binoculars would help.

[Even if he doesn't really want to talk to Senku...someone else can talk to the potentially crazy scientist.]

[ichoosefight]

I know Ravioli didn't see much, but I don't know how high up the mountain he was. I'm also not sure how feasible anything involving glass is. I guess we'll find out.

[metalicarus]

............Ravioli?

[Oh God, she's one of those nickname people, isn't she?]

[ichoosefight]

I couldn't think of any other pasta besides spaghetti that starts with an "s".

[ This explains everything ]

[metalicarus]

Yeah, you've lost me.

[It does not]

[ichoosefight]

Squalo. Some people have been calling him "Spaghetti", but that's too boring. Gotta switch it up from time to time.

[metalicarus]

...what's wrong with 'Squalo?' No, you know what, nevermind. Sure thing.

[Not his fight.]

Glass is still probably more likely than radar, but if we see anything useful, I'll let you know.

[ichoosefight]

Gotta entertain myself somehow.

[ What's a little light teasing between acquaintances? She and Squalo aren't exactly friends, but they're far from enemies. This much should be fine. ]

I appreciate it, though. I'm not sure if you saw, but I'm trying to help get a map together too.

[metalicarus]

I hear you.

[Both for the need for entertainment and the need for a map.]

I..used to be pretty good at mapping and schematics. I'll see what I can and report back.

[ichoosefight]

That would be great! I'll be sure to share what I've got once I... figure out how to make it work.