( closed ) sharp enough to kill a man

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WHO: Lumine + others
WHERE: around Stygia + the Gallows
WHEN: November
WHAT: event shenanigans + notice board things
WARNINGS: 99% chance of violence because of Lumine's life choices

[ ooc: closed starters will go here. if you want a custom starter, send me a PM or comment on my plotting post and let's hash things out. ]

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I'm honestly surprised it did ...

[ considering how this world seems to make a mess of their abilities and the fact that the gallows has its own barrier that completely blocks her access to them. but she supposes the barrier doesn't include the area outside of the prison, which is why her elements are still accessible.

no guarantees later on, which is also why she's loathed to dismiss her sword.

lumine quickly follows rosa further into the prison, only briefly pausing when they find the fork in the road. she doesn't hesitate to move towards the left path, though, nodding at the other girl over her shoulder. ]

Is there anyone you know who was also captured?

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A few people. I recently moved into a building, and it feels like half the inhabitants got captured.

[ actually, it probably really was at least half? it's more than a little shocking, to be minding your business one moment, and in the next, witnessing guards shoving away people you were only just starting to get to know.

while rosa never thought living here would be easy, having to attempt a potential prison break was not exactly high on her lists of things they would have to do. ]

I think they are very capable people. But if we can offer them help, I'm sure they won't think we're doubting their abilities.

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[ any capable person becomes incapable inside the gallows. ]

There's something suppressing people's abilities inside ...

[ anything supernatural, anything magical. her magic fluctuates in certain parts of stygia and the netherworld, making it difficult for her to use any of her elements properly. but inside the prison, there seems like a heavy blanket weighing down on all of them, keeping her from even summoning a simple breeze.

any kind of help is definitely necessary if anyone wants to break out.

lumine creeps towards a wall near the mouth of the corridor heading further into the prison, peering down the path. when the last guard passes by and everything's clear, she gestures at rosa to go in. ]

There's a bit of an alcove near the other end. We can hide there when the next guard walks past.

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I know that abilities are already unstable here in general, but...

[ the fact that it's even worse? rosa wonders what exactly is doing that. is it magic, or some type of device... if it's the latter, it would probably be easier to deal with than someone's ability. she's sure people would love to break stuff. ]

Got it. I think--

[ she stops talking as the guard pauses and looks behind them; they might have still been in hearing range. when the guard finally starts to move again, rosa shoots lumine an apologetic look before going to the alcove. ]

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[ lumine stops in her tracks too when the guard pauses, standing so still she might as well have turned to stone. she waits until the guard in question finally moves on before slipping into the alcove with rosa. she shakes her head at her apology; it's fine, they weren't heard anyway.

she counts in her head and listens intently until the footsteps have completely faded away before she peers out of the nook to check if the coast is clear. ]

You were saying something?

[ maybe rosa has better ideas? she'd like to hear them since she's pretty much going in here blind, ah. ]

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I was wondering if these look like the same exact guards that you saw before? It may be easier if we had a rough estimate of their numbers...

[ but that would probably be difficult to remember for all of them, especially when you're trying to hide from them... a little tricky to get a decent look at faces when you're diving behind walls. ]

But it would be one way to see if we could potentially outnumber them once everyone is out.

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No, I don't think they are ...

[ then again, she doesn't really remember all of their faces. she remembers the direction where she was dragged through, the halls and corridors she passed by, the number of footsteps she needed to take to get from one point to another. but not the faces save for the ones who captured and took her in.

kinda hard to forget the people who burned that brand on her arm, really. ]

I do know there seems to be a change of guards around the cells at a certain time every day. When I was here, it was never the same guards though ...

[ probably to keep people from befriending them? who even knows. ]