It looks like thinks are concluding in both the North, and in Baltimare
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>>125458"Possible Sniper! Check the rooftops! Guns at the ready!"
A few of them get closer down on the ship, one of them mans a very, very large gun that is bolted down to the ship, and the light is moved to focus on what seem to be buildings to the left/North. All of them stand at more ready positions, clutching rifles, carbines, and submachine guns
>>125459Iron looks back to Sands, whispering to her.
"What does that mean?" >>125461"Oh," Iron lets out
"They will probably calm down if they do not find anyone to sting, then."With that, Iron keeps his gaze on the boat, wondering what they'll do now.
>>125462It does seem to calm down after the passage of perhaps a minute with no further loud sounds. They start to stand up from their positions in cover. Though the light maintains an interest on the high points, it drifts down on a few occasions lower, though not yet as low as the waterline or seawall
>>125463Seeing their new patrol pattern makes Iron a bit more hopeful that they could slink on through the guards' gaze.
Donning on the equipment once more, he looks at the potential paths at his dispostal from the storm drain.
>>125464Iron can see a few, although admittedly only a few. The water before him becomes deep quickly, perhaps six or seven feet, and eventually dropping off further. To the right are some rocks that lead up to the land. To the left is an open walkway next to a seawall.
Further over, to the left, a few hundred meters away, is a small pier and a very small yacht. To the right, further away, is what looks like a factory that comes closer to the water, with a smaller concrete pier up against the water, and a narrower stretch of grass between the building and the seawall
>>125465Iron fixes his gaze, pointing Sands towards it, before glancing back at the boat, wondering if it's going the opposite direction.
>>125466They are sort of going the same direction, although the boat is basically holding position. She looks concerned
>>125467Humming softly, he ponders on how to divert their course, turning to Sands.
"Any ideas to drive away the boat?" >>125469Sensing this'll mean the boat will essentially stay there until he manages to feign an actual sniper shot on the other side of the factory, he shakes his head before licking his lips, measuring the distance to jump.
He looks at Sands, wondering if she'd have objections to this course of action.
>>125475Hearing Sands' words, Iron them proceeds to aim his body to the left of him.
"Alright, I will trust your advice," he responds, looking at the different trajectory he could take.
>>125476It’s basically a concrete pathway between the water and the seawall. It doesn’t extend all the way to the neighboring property - there are more rocks - but it goes a significant proportion of that distance. The most disturbing thing is that it is completely exposed with no cover unless iron changes his mind about not wanting to get wet. At least the grey seawall isn’t really that different in color from iron’s coat, of Sand’s snow white
>>125477After looking at it for a bit, Iron decides to nod and turns to Sands.
"We will go that way, then," he concludes before hopping down to the leftmost pathway.
>>125478There is no stealth on that path. The one and in it way to remain undetected is to hope that nopony happens to catch them moving out of the corner of their eye, and look directly at them. At least the small waves and action of the water cover sounds
>>125479Breathing softly, Iron slowly walks the path with the baggage on him in the hopes of finally getting out of the police's gaze, into Cauldron's hooves and treated enough for him to rest up and be fine the next day.
>>125478>>125479“I’m... not going to risk it.”
She throws off her robe onto the ground, appearing almost naked besides a tie and the belt, carrying the rifles. She looks into the water, dips a hoof in
“If it weren’t for customs... there’s no way I’d ever get in water that cold.”
She moves more of her for legs, then more, then all four hooves are submerged. She goes in a little more and... slips into her side, falling into the water, thankfully without too much of a splash.”
“Gahuhuhhuh!”
Her head pops up, then she places it back down closer to the water”
“I’ll... I’ll swim alongside you”
[Read more] >>125483Hmmm.... he could traverse at least the second half.
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>>125485The sound of talking, and the light is definitely being lowered
>>125486Iron, afraid of being spotted, decides to slink downwards into the water to avoid being spotted.
>>125487Iron dives into the water, two feet at a time to reduce the splash.
Iron doesn’t entirely understand what Sands was complaining about, as the water is well above freezing. Still, it is very cold, at least as much as the water from the lake in his dream, and colder than all but the high mountain streams. It’s terrible color, being brown and opaque, not much visible past the first foot, and the silt-filled water has a disgusting smell of salt, dead plant matter, and a hint of petrol. Iron down few through what seems to be Sand’s tail. She has dived her head down
>>125488Breathing in deeply, Iron sinks his head just like Sands, waiting for that damn light to go away.
>>125260Brie thinks for a moment. "Danke Fultoni. Sie waren außerordentlich hilfreich. Eine letzte Frage. Mit Lang und ... habe ich schon seinen Namen vergessen, mit ihnen tot, wer befehligt den Gendarm?"
>>125489Iron pulls down the briefcase under the water, and possibly his bathrobes bag as well
>>125490“Das sollte sein ... Drohne zweihundert siebenundachtzig von Yaria und Lepitus, auch bekannt als Macrurus. Er sollte die Polizeistation sein.“
>>125491Iron also stops his movement until that blasted light goes away.
>>125494Iron pulls himself down, under the water as the light shines above. It sorts of hurts to keep his eyes open in the water, but necessary. Iron likewise pulls the bag down, under the water. He can feel movement, she the hair in his face pulls away. Sands is swimming forward
>>125495Seeing Sands go onwards makes Iron feel like he should, too, thinking the guards somehow saw him right there. Ergo he follows her.
>>125498He moves forward some distance hard to tell how far
>>125498There is no light lighting up the water above Iron
>>125501>>125500>>125499Iron slowly but surely peeks his eyes out to survey the situation.
>>125502There is a light nearby in the water. He can’t tell what Sands is doing, but he thinks he sees her horn for a moment
>>125503He continues to swim with his eyes over the water, being sure to keep an eye out at light as he navigates along the concrete pathway in the water.
>>125504The light starts to move down
>>125505Iron sinks his head back down inside the water slowly, just in case, swimming along the concrete pathway still.
>>125506Iron is nearing what would be the end of the seawall. It’s still some ways to go before they get to the yacht and the pier. Sands seems to mostly stay underwater, though her horn pokes out of the water often. Once, she is seen sticking her muzzle up, and breathing. The bag and the briefcase are more than a bit of hinderance, popping up out of the water with Iron
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