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[camouflage]

Firearm owners:

If you want ammo, Rage has agreed to supply us. 1 monster on her altar = 1 clip

If anyone is interested in a hunting party, contact me privately. You can have the meat off the monster if you want it.

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[dreamcatcher]

just one clip? seriously?

( granted, they are monsters. that still sounds to her like they'll expend more energy than they'll get reward. )

Rage, is that another one of these "gods"?

[camouflage]

[you're lucky she even agreed emma! he knows it's not the most optimal of situations.]

It's better than nothing. Yeah, she came around kind of recently.

[dreamcatcher]

I feel like we're going to waste more than we gain unless you've got a pretty good hunting strategy.

( she's not willing to risk her life for a clip of ammo, but she is willing to help, or at least try, to make sure nobody else dies for it either. )

[camouflage]

I don't hunt with bullets. I hunt with arrows and a knife. The ammo stockpile is for the bigger things that can't be taken down with basic weapons.

[and the gods, maybe, one day.]

[dreamcatcher]

you know how to run a bow?

( Emma has one from the armory, and has been trying to teach herself how to use it. it's not been easy to teach herself, to say the least. )

I use a sword and I'm not much of a hunter, but I might be able to help some other way. I guess that depends on how crazy you think I am if I say it'll be magic.

[camouflage]

I'm not an expert, but I'll hit my mark 85% of the time. If you need a teacher, there's a couple here who helped me.

[and they are literally a couple. fancy that.]

I've been here for a few months. Magic is not the strangest thing I've encountered.

[dreamcatcher]

who's that? and I'm not sure how they'd take to a stranger asking for lessons.

( she probably wouldn't take to that. )

I've got a few things that could maybe help, then.

( it's weird to almost be confident in her magic. )

[camouflage]

Rutherford and Trevelyan. They're military, somewhat, and they've publicly advertised their services as teachers. Just introduce yourself.

[after all, emma, everyone's technically a stranger to everyone else here. gotta start somewhere.]

Alright. If you're willing, you're welcome to come along.

[dreamcatcher]

thanks for the heads up.

( frankly, she won't ask unless they put up another such ad for the service. maybe a bad return to form, expecting to have to do everything on her own... but old demons liked to rear their ugly heads in stressful situations. )

let me know when you intend to head out.

(private)

[camouflage]

Tomorrow, a group of us are meeting up at Spire 3. Early.

[dreamcatcher]

( she kind of has to wonder why this has to be private, but she'll give him the benefit of the doubt. )

how early is early?
and how many do you have?

[camouflage]

Well, days here are about 30 hrs long. So 6 hrs after changeover. We'll have 5, including you.

[mostly he just doesn't want anyone to stumble into their meet-up without contacting him first.]

[dreamcatcher]

all right. I'll see you there.

( she's going to have to hope Henry doesn't run off into danger while she's gone. )