Night 11

[fifthreplacement]

[Awhile after night begins, and after Sync has spent some time talking to Sil about what happened, a new post appears in the journals. He still hasn't used this enough for most to recognise his handwriting, but those who do will realise it's a little shakier than normal]

The basement isn't safe, especially around the crafters rooms. I don't know if it's still there or not, but there was a monster hiding in the carpenter's room. It's already killed one person tonight.

[He doesn't write any more than that, no 'be careful' or anything. It's a warning, and that's all. Sync doesn't care what happens to most of the people here. But for those few he's beginning to realise he does...hopefully it will be enough]

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[angel_of_death]

[Walter nods slowly. He doesn't have that close relationship with Asch any longer, but it's plain enough even to him that the death is felt. It is still loss. The loss of a comrade, if nothing else. The loss of a comrade he had once cared for.

But life did not wait for one to get over loss. This one is probably more temporary than he is used to, at any rate. If the pattern holds. He doesn't have any reason to allow himself to believe it won't.]

…You said the carpenter and weaver were gone from their rooms. [The way he speaks is slightly halting at first. But he forces his way through it, willing his thoughts to focus on the situation.] Perhaps one of them was aware something was wrong. We might be able to find out more if we can find them.

[fifthreplacement]

It could be, either that or they're aware of the tension in the air and wanted out of the castle. I don't know where they'd be however.

[Sync falls into the stratergising with ease, wondering where the two might be. Before shaking his head for a moment]

I can look for them later. First though I'm going to need to find Luke. The idiot's wandered off again and he's going to have felt it.

[Finding out more about why things happened was important. Making sure Luke didn't die as well was more-so]

[angel_of_death]

Should we split up to look for him?

[Hopefully Luke wouldn't be foolish enough to go wandering back into the maze, but between the Town, the Castle, and the Garden, there's still a lot of ground to cover for one person.]

[fifthreplacement]

I can search on my own if you're needed here. I'm going back into the castle either way, knowing him he's blundering straight into whatever could be the most dangerous and right now the castle seems to be it.

[Luke had a very specific kind of luck. The sort that usually put him alongside whatever was most likely to kill him, while usually surviving it without too much trouble]

[angel_of_death]

[Walter isn't about to deny the validity of Sync's concern. The red-heads were alike in that regard, stumbling into trouble precisely when they were the least prepared for it.

The agent steels himself, focusing on what can be done in the present. He'd have to check on the shopkeeper's status before deciding on whether to set out or not.]

I can still keep a decent watch on foot traffic to and from the town from this shop if I'm needed here. I'll keep my notebook open. Write if you spot any of them, alright?

[Naturally, he would do the same.]

[fifthreplacement]

[Sync nods at the question, shifting to get ready to go. He had a redhead to find]

Yeah, I will.

[angel_of_death]

Gale.

[It's a short interjection followed by an important caution. He remembers the writings in the notebooks about a loosed creature using the voices of loved ones to its advantage.]

Watch yourself while you're searching in down there. If you're talking about the monster I think you are, you're probably dealing with something that can read minds and make illusions to put that knowledge to use.

[fifthreplacement]

[He glances back, listening to what the other has to say and nodding]

So I've heard. It draws people in with the voices of those they care for. In which case it's going to have a very hard time getting anywhere with me.

[Sync doesn't care for anyone, after all. And nor would he trust enough to go blindly to someone calling for help]

[angel_of_death]

Then if it has half a brain to it, it will change its tactics for you quickly.

[A fear to stun. Tricking the basic senses to confuse and delay. Both and more were fair game.]

Go for a wide attack if you think you're caught in a deception. A narrow attack is a waste of your energy unless you have the senses to see through the illusion.

[fifthreplacement]

[He nods, understanding]

I have the same ability to sense things Asch does, learned it off him. [More like stole it, Sync] But you're right. So long as no one else is around to be hit by it, if I run into it again I can handle it long enough to at least get away.

[angel_of_death]

Right. [He'll trust Sync to be capable in that regard.] I'll see you later then.

[How much later, he doesn't know. But inevitably. As long as they both are stuck in this world.]