[hr][center][h3]~???? | DECIBITUS | MALUCH PRAETI[/h3][/center][hr]
Mulch was uncharacteristically crowded, though it couldn’t be helped with how many people were entering Decibitus with no way out. Normally vacant streets were lined with those still in denial about their fates–or perhaps they were simply trying to find a way to ease the frustrations. Whether they were souls that were freshly deceased or ones that wanted nothing more than to move on was hard to tell. Makeshift shops were still open, small crowds gathering around the ones with substances that might raise some eyebrows. Others offered themselves in ways that one couldn’t back on Earth–or perhaps they could, if they weren’t looking out for themselves.

It was almost odd. Before its development, nobody cared much about the stretch of land that Maluch Praeti now occupied. Then, as half-finished buildings remained abandoned and weathered, people began to gather. Perhaps it was simply the allure of a place that was paid no mind that drew those who needed their services and wares to be ignored–not that the authorities would do more than a slap on the wrist for most. 

[color=#796fad][i]“Bones for sale.”

“Fresh parts.”

“HPh.”[/i][/color]

Signs littered the floor, a mixture of scents both vile and alluring hanging thick in the air. Had it been on Earth, surely people would have been more cautious about approaching, but somehow a sense of order remained. It was especially true of the route toward Uchi’s workshop. Compared to the outer edges or, for those brave enough, deeper areas of Mulch, Uchi’s workshop remained in a space that lacked the same sense of quiet made of furtive whispers that shouldn’t be overheard.

Today, however, it seemed that it traded the usual noise for an eerie emptiness, a mere handful of people present in the would-be alley. Some, of course, were out of place, clearly present because they didn’t know better. However, [url=https://www.zerochan.net/3188333]a boy[/url] leaned forward against a half-finished wall as he heard the sound of footsteps approaching, followed by the sight of an unlikely duo. For a moment he tilted his head, confusion evident on his face, before a wicked grin formed. 

[color=#bb3a4c]“Hey, hey! You guys here to try and pick up junk from the old nag’s shop?”[/color] The blonde swung his legs over the wall, landing in the duo’s path with a practiced motion before cocking his head toward the crude written sign hanging on Uchi’s door. 

[i]Work in progress.[/i]

[color=#bb3a4c]“That guy doesn’t hear it when ya knock whenever that sign’s up, but I can pick the lock for a few solbits.”[/color] The cheeky grin only grew in size as the boy leaned back on his heels. [color=#bb3a4c]“He’s had a stick up his ass ever since those guys said they were gonna try walking the rail, so he deserves it anyways.”[/color][hr]
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