044: Death and All His Friends

[contract_star]

[Hei appears on the Plane in a simple wooden chair, his wrists zip-tied together behind the back. He seems to be unconscious, slumped forward in the chair, hair hanging in his face. He looks half-dead--battered and bruised and dusty. Blood is drying at his hairline and near his nose.]

[A moment goes by, and then he opens his eyes and sits up rather abruptly, shaking his head and sighing in annoyance. It's clear that while he's obviously been in a fight, it's not as bad as it first looked. He looks around the Plane.]

...Mostly according to plan...sort of.

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[lamb_of_gold]

Mostly.

[contract_star]

It's...not as bad as it looks.

[lamb_of_gold]

[Already ripping the ties apart.] So long as you avoided a concussion, I cannot be too worried.

[contract_star]

[Yaaay god those things suck :|] My head is fine. I pretended to pass out before they got too worked up.

[lamb_of_gold]

[Gives him a once over anyways, including a concussion check.] I'm amazed. You're not understating your injuries.

[contract_star]

[Smirk.] I was going for overstating, anyway. They'll be caught quite off guard.

[lamb_of_gold]

So where does your cunning plan lead from here?

[contract_star]

There is one guard outside the door. He's a powerful Contractor. I don't have access to any conductive equipment and my weapons have been taken away. Yin is a floor beneath me and has no water. There are seven other Contractors and five normal humans. Once I take out the guard, I'll have minimal time to get to Yin and get out. It's likely I'll be facing a few of the Contractors between now and then.

[Heavy sigh.] They even took my coat away. I'll need to find it.

[lamb_of_gold]

[Drops and is gone for about 10 minutes before reappearing with a small spool of wire, which he proceeds to offer to Hei.]

When you gave me yours to fix, I studied them and tried to replicate them with some success. See if that works.

[contract_star]

[Takes the wire and looks it over.]

...Thank you. This will be helpful. [Lopsided smile--his cheek is swelling a bit.]

[lamb_of_gold]

[Just sighs, smiles and shakes his head at that] At least try it to be sure it conducts.

[contract_star]

[His eyes glow red before Mu is even finished speaking. Sparks leap across the wire. He smiles.]

Perfect.

[lamb_of_gold]

Good. [Drops again and reappears with a canteen] The water is salty, so it will conduct better.

[contract_star]

[:D] Excellent. Thanks a lot.