voice, un: x crow x

[unpromising]

Hey. My name's Qrow.

[ A familiar greeting, not that anybody is familiar with him! His voice is gruff and tired, but that's his everyday voice. ]

That guy everyone's been chasing after is dead. [ A slight pause, and in a softer tone: ] Killed himself.

He gave some details to the cure, though. Said that we need a plant called the Oshai Leaf for it, and it can only be found in Wyver.

Wyver's been hit with the same disease, too. No idea what the situation's like there, but they can't find the cure for it either. Another ingredient for the cure can only be found here.

That's all I know. If you've got questions, ask. I'll try to answer 'em.

[ The sound of liquid hitting metal can be heard, but that's just him moving his flask closer to his mouth. ]

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[revlon]

You mean Ashti.

[ She's with the Royal Guard. It's a job and one the most familiar to her in this unfamiliar place. But even if she'd been pleased to see a woman in charge of the military, the Guard doesn't own her loyalty. How can it, after just a few months? ]

[unpromising]

Yeah, her.

[ Not that he's spoken with her or anything. He's heard the name before, that's all. ]

I was gonna bring him to her, but THAT had to happen.

[revlon]

I take it his opinion of her was less than kind.

[unpromising]

He called her a beast of a woman. And by the sound of it, it wasn't a compliment.

[revlon]

[ Something to look out for, then. It wouldn't have been said without reason, however small or untrue it might turn out to be (or very true, as the case may be). ]

No, certainly not.

I appreciate you answering my questions, Qrow. I'm Peggy, by the way. After all the rumours that have been flying around the city, this might be the first real lead anyone's had.

[unpromising]

Don't sweat it.

The rumours were good - it got people thinking, at least. But I'm hoping what I know can help more than harm.

[revlon]

I hope so, too. I've run into far too many dead ends since this all happened and this might be the break we need. I suppose the hard part is finding out how much of it is true.

Is there anything else you think we ought to know?

[unpromising]

The man's name was S-8. Weird name, I know. Nobody names their kid something like that. It has a number on it.

[ Nobody should be naming their kid "Crow", either. Crow with a Q is even worse. ]

He's got an associate named Chadsef.

That's all for now, though. It's probably just me, but too much info on this thing could get us compromised.

[revlon]

I understand. Thank you.

encrypted;

[ So she puts a few tricks she's learned into place. ]

I should have done this sooner but we should be able to speak freely now. Do you know anything about this Chadsef character?

[unpromising]

Impressive. And I thought I had to start speaking in code.

[ Mostly... because he didn't know the phones could do that. The Scrolls in Remnant didn't have this feature either, so he actually is really impressed! He had been sending intel through text for quite some time a year or so ago, and it was all dumb code related to chess, alcohol— mostly alcohol. ]

Looks like he frequents Shades Darker. I'm here right now to get a feel of the place.

Unrelated to Chadsef, but S-8 was an Android. Beep boop.

[ Maybe now the specimen comment he made makes more sense! :) ]

[revlon]

[ Peggy is well-versed in code, although doublespeak when there's a simpler way around it is often tedious. Secure lines on this level are beyond her time (1947) but she's made friends with people from her future, here. And what they put down, she picks up in a trice. ]

1) Any descriptors or is that "M" tattoo all we have to go on? I may have a contact there. Two sets of eyes are better than one.

2) An android?

[unpromising]

1) That's the only lead I got. I don't even know how this Chadsef looks like.

2) You know, robots. They either:
a) are easily hacked, or
b) learn too much that they want to be human, or
c) were created by some mad scientist, or
d) honestly I can keep going

[revlon]

Then the tattoo is our best bet.

The technology here is different from what I'm familiar with, but I get the gist. A machine that appears human. There's the context your earlier theory was missing.

[unpromising]

Yup. There it is.

Now THAT's really all I know. I'd check out that institute, but I'm not sure where to begin.

[ It doesn't seem like an open place compared to Shades Darker! ]

[revlon]

[ She's quite sure where to begin. ]

However and wherever we proceed, it must be done carefully.

Well done on all this, especially tracking down S-8 with half the city on his heels. What did you do before The Storm?

[unpromising]

I was a Huntsman.

[ But he's pretty sure she might get the wrong idea, so he'll clarify right away. ]

A licensed warrior whose duty is to uphold the peace, blah blah blah.

S-8 just had a stroke of bad luck, that's all. I wouldn't want to give myself any credit for that.

[revlon]

Luck may have been part of it, but I wouldn't sell yourself short. You shared the information with the rest of us, too. That's something.

Did you considering joining the Guard at all?

[unpromising]

Nope.

I just got here, though. Not really interested in a job like that right now.

[ He's not exactly the most noble of people that he would work for the "Royal Guard", either. ]

lmfao wow i can spell, my bad

[revlon]

You were with the second wave of refugees? Goodness. Quite the welcome.

dskjg it made sense in my head at least

[unpromising]

Didn't even know people were counting.

And good to know sicknesses and attacks don't happen often.

[revlon]

Well, I've only been here a few months so I can't say for certain. This is definitely the biggest thing to happen since my lot arrived. So while we may have some more pieces to put together, there are even more missing.

It just feels like we all walked into the middle of something.