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Benedetto was spat out of the portal with velocity, and he hit the ground, rolled, and sprung nimbly to his feet, taking a whiff of that dusty desert air. [color=00a99d][i][b]This[/b] fucking place.[/i][/color] His face immediately screwed itself up in a scowl and he spat, scanning his surroundings, before his eyes seized on... discount Jocasta and Jocasta's manwife. Where was the bitch herself? He did a second sweep and couldn't pick up her distinctive magical stench anywhere. [color=00a99d][i]Not in range.[/i][/color]

Then, Tku landed with all the grace of an ocean sunfish trying to fly and, after a bit of self-narrative, launched straight into a pair of questions, the answers to each of which were obviously 'yes'. The Revidian let out a snort, crossed his arms, and sat on a rock. He could take it or leave it. The ruins were right here. They could ditch the others, leave them to fight a sand wyrm, and go take the glory and riches for themselves. Benny [i]certainly[/i] didn't need Jocasta's help, but... it might be fun to punch a sand wyrm, and he knew that slimy Inipori who'd sent them - the one who'd just [i]disappeared[/i] Silas - didn't like her and probably wanted to see her dead. Benny didn't really want to give that scumbag what he wanted... 

He didn't wait for the tethered to respond to Tku. [color=00a99d]"How 'bout the others? They chopped liver or something?"[/color] He shook his head, standing and starting to search for a less familiar type of energy. [color=00a99d]"If they're not here, they're fighting it, but I got a way we can get there, I guess."[/color] He tilted his head to one side and grinned.
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