Board Thread:Role Plays/@comment-25363089-20190131225052/@comment-25389303-20190204161329

Rio follows the guard down several empty corridors and two narrow staircases leading back down to the ground floor, where the auction was currently being held. Almost to late, he quickly stepped to the side to avoid being seen by a group of guards escorting a man pushing a small trolley, upon which an expensive-looking glass case rested. As soon as he saw it, Rio knew it was the tome.

"Objective spotted," he declared, pressing a button on the side of his mask to put him through to his associates. "The window is too short...and from the looks of it, it's outside our price range..." He ducked away as the group headed in his direction. "...looks like we're going to have to take it by force."

"Disappointing," Orpheus' velvet voice muttered in Rio's ear. ''"Regroup with Rosa. Once the tome is in position, eliminate the guards and move to acquire. I'll be there shortly." ''

Barely a minute later, Rosa came striding down the hallway towards Rio - her gait betraying her annoyance at having to do this the hard way.

"I'll take the ground floor. You provide overwatch," Rosa told him in a voice that refused debate, quickly taking her matching rifle and Dust Lantern before heading back to the auction room. Grimacing behind his mask, Rio hurried back the way he had come, unslinging the bolt-action rifle from his back as he found himself a dark, secluded spot on one of the four balconies overlooking the main room where the auction was taking place. Doing his best to mask his killing intent, Rio trained the weapon on the furthest guard's chest and waited for Widowgast's Tome to appear.