Board Thread:Role Plays/@comment-25924729-20160209062713/@comment-25924729-20160224095354

She stopped the cab several blocks away and continued on foot, sneaking through various dark alleys and side streets. As she walked, Laura's eyes darted nervously around, seeing danger in every shadow. It was hard enough keeping a low profile when one wore a maid's uniform in public, coupled with the emptiness of the streets in the late evening made her prescence painfully ob-

She darted behind a dumpster, instinctively reaching for her weapon. Just in time, two suspicious looking men passed the mouth of the alley. They were dressed almost comically, with pinstriped shirts and suspenders, but radiated an aura of menace that killed whatever humour their appearance provided.

Their clothing also failed to conceal bulges at their hips and a striking tattoo of thorns encircling their arm. Blackbrairs. Laura recalled from Brick's lecture. Could they be the smugglers she was after?

After what seemed like forever, they finally left.

Laura exhaled in releif, unaware she'd been holding her breath all along. ''Gotta find out what's going on. ''Gingerly, she crawled out of hiding and trailed the guards from a safe distance.