[X] Ain't Thirsty
"No, I don't feel like having a drink with you today." You tell Corrie. Shironeko make a small smirk unseen by the others around you while Corrie frowns upon hearing your answer. "I'm on a date with Shironeko so maybe another time."
Like maybe never.
"Well that's too bad then." Corrie makes a disappointed smile but doesn't appear to be angry at you for declining to drink with him and his friends. "I was hoping you'd come and make things interesting. Things just haven't been the same since you up and vanished. Well, hopefully we'll be seeing each other again soon some other day." Corrie gives you another playful but hard slap on the back and ruffle your hair. "Take care, Barnes, and I hope your date turns out well."
"Er, um, bye." You say with a raised hand and Corrie waves you off as he walks pass you.
"See ya around, Mal."Corrie says and his friends also give their farewells, though most of them were mostly paying attention to Shironeko. With that, Corrie and his friends leave you and Shironeko staring after the small group of men.
For a few seconds, the two of you just stare after the group before Shironeko decides to speak up.
"At least two of the men and possibly Corrie are the Lower Street butchers." Shironeko simply states without fanfare. You blink and give your girlfriend a puzzled look, and she quickly enlightens you. "I've got a good sense of smell, remember? I can smell the human blood just reeking off them."
"Oooh." You briefly wonder what she smells when she smells you.
"So, shall we follow them, Mal?" Shironeko asks with a predatory smile on her face.
"Um…" You think back on all the things that Corrie did back when you were still in school. Your thoughts turns to all the pranks, the name-calling, the laughter aimed at you, the mocking looks and smile on everyone's faces, and that time when Corrie made you spill your back then rare chocolate milk.
You feel yourself reaching for your knife. You think you might be feeling good about what is to come.
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The first thing you did after deciding to follow after Corrie and his crew was to inform Eliza. With her sense of smell, it was easy for Shironeko to find the team leader. After explaining what had happened, Eliza gave the go ahead for you and Shironeko to trail after Corrie with herself following from out of sight with the movers.
You are now moving across the rooftops, keeping an eye on Corrie as his gang moves through the lower streets. You note that Corrie and his boys are acting like they own the streets, roughly pushing away anyone that get in their way and some bits of intimidation. It looks like Corrie hasn't really changed since you last saw him.
Eventually, he and his crew enter a building, the tavern which you assume he had invited you to. Shironeko sniffs the air and smiles.
"Found it. I believe this is where they've been doing their murders." Shironeko says confidently.
"So does that mean we…." You trail off as you try and remember what you should say here.
"Go in and break everyone's spine and grab poor smuck who's still alive and hand them over to the movers?" Shironeko suggests.
"Oooh, that's sound better than, um, what I was going to say!"
"Alright then, shall we get going then?"
"Yep!"
About five minutes later, you are standing outside the tavern next to a window, ready to break inside and stab everything. However, you discover a slight problem when you take a look inside. Much to your chagrin, Corrie and his friends aren't the only ones inside the tavern. You see several capital guards having a drink inside.
You were told that they were supposed to be more guards patrolling the Lower Streets but you hadn't seen them up until now. It looks like they were busy drinking the day away. These guards don't take their job seriously.
You do however notice a familiar face in the small group of guard.
It's that girl from when you killed…that guy…in that...You can't remember but you remember the girl and her weird little dog thing. She looks agitated and unhappy like her dog doll pet thingy.
Shironeko's waiting for you to start the infiltration and by that she means you breaking and making a big fuss.
You weren't expecting the guards though.
What should you do?
[ ] Just go on with what you were going to do and dynamically break in through the window and start stabbing everyone.
[ ] They're guards, right? And you are in a sense a concerned citizen, right? So you should be able to waltz in there and tell the guards that the tavern is where the butchers have all their victims held and chopped up, right?
[ ] Fall back and wait for the guards to leave or Corrie, either one is fine.
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