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Post by Eragon on Sept 4, 2015 9:23:47 GMT -5
Areelah found a bag and slipped the coins inside, storing it in her backpack. She glanced at the things in the locked display case. "Half this stuff I'm not sure is even safe to touch . . . "
Melanie picked up an instrument similar with two pipes joined with one mouthpiece. "Areelah, do you have any idea what this is called?"
Areelah glanced over. "No idea. It seems like something you would know, not me."
"But you're the Athena kid, you're supposed to know everything," Melanie joked with a light smile.
"Sorry," she shrugged.
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Post by Katniss on Sept 4, 2015 9:34:06 GMT -5
Kale laughed lightly. "It seems like a fun shop to own." He found an old jar of eyeballs. "I really hope these are from monsters and not demigods..."
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Post by Eragon on Sept 4, 2015 11:46:29 GMT -5
"Maybe," Areelah replied. "If you want to serve monsters all day."
"Gross Kale, put those away!" Melanie said making a face. She hung on to the instrument and kept looking around.
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Post by Katniss on Sept 4, 2015 22:16:01 GMT -5
Kale laughed and hid the eyeballs behind something else. "Who knew a touristy shop would be cool."
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Post by Eragon on Sept 6, 2015 14:36:34 GMT -5
"Yeah," Melanie smiled. "I would feel bad about taking their stuff, but they tried to eat us, so . . . "
"They probably stole half of it," Areelah observed. "I mean, it sounded like they had lured demigods in here before . . . "
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Post by Katniss on Sept 7, 2015 0:37:07 GMT -5
Kale nodded in agreement. "Yeah. No way half of this stuff is actually theirs. I found old beat up armor."
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Post by Eragon on Sept 7, 2015 9:14:06 GMT -5
"I'm starting to get creeped out we should go," Melanie said.
"Lets at least check the back of the store first," Areelah said. "I highly doubt it but somebody could be locked up back there."
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Post by Katniss on Sept 7, 2015 20:31:29 GMT -5
Kale nodded and headed to the back of the store. The door to the office was locked. "We need to break the window." He said.
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Post by Eragon on Sept 8, 2015 11:01:03 GMT -5
Areelah looked around for something heavy to break it with but stopped when she noticed a set of keys lying beside the head monster's phone on the counter, partially hidden by a jacket sitting next to them. "Or we could use these," she said scooping them up and tossing them to Kale.
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Post by Katniss on Sept 8, 2015 17:18:05 GMT -5
"Right." He said catching the keys. He unlocked the door and opened up. Sure enough, there was a person tied up and blindfolded wriggling around.
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Post by Eragon on Sept 8, 2015 19:00:59 GMT -5
Melanie went over and took the person's blindfold off. "Kale can you get the rope? I didn't bring a knife or anything." She looked rather sheepish, being the oldest of them and neglecting to bring a weapon. Normally the age difference didn't bother her because Kale and Areelah acted so much older, but it made her feel silly when they were so much more competent at times.
Areelah joined them in the back room and flicked the lights on, but the bulb was so dim it didn't help much.
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Post by Katniss on Sept 8, 2015 19:42:09 GMT -5
Kale took his sword and slashed the rope. He untied the gag in her mouth.
The girl was alive, but unconscious.
"We should get her back to the facility." Kale said picking her up.
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Post by Eragon on Sept 8, 2015 20:41:01 GMT -5
Areelah nodded. "Would a taxi be faster than walking?" she asked, moving to the front door of the shop to hold it open for Kale.
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Post by Katniss on Sept 8, 2015 20:42:37 GMT -5
"Yeah sounds like a great plan." He said walking through the door.
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Post by Eragon on Sept 8, 2015 20:53:05 GMT -5
Melanie hailed the taxi because she had done it before and Areelah didn't look completely sure how to do it. Thankfully a taxi van pulled up so they didn't have to cram four people into the backseat of a small car.
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