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[h3]Port Meridian[/h3]

[b]Word Count:[/b] 552
[b]Level 8 Roxas:[/b] 19/80
[b]Exp Gained:[/b] +1
[b]NEW EXP Balance---[/b] 20/80[/center]

[i]“Hello, everyone. I have urgent news.” By now Goldlewis was used to Sandalphon’s disembodied voice in his ear, but what she said turned him dead serious in an instant. “Return to the port ASAP. I just received word from Geralt that a consul has arrived in Port Meridian and plans to attack the Virgin Victory. According to the crew, this is the same consul that hounded them all the way from the Land of Adventure. Given our current situation, Commander Nelson has ordered immediate evacuation. You have two minutes.”[/i]

[color=gold]”C’mon, Scamp! We gotta hurry!”[/color] Roxas suddenly said after a momentary pause to take in that information. He was off in a sprint with the Yamper practically galloping behind him to keep up. Of course a Consul would have to show up and ruin their rest! And here Roxas was without his mask or gauntlets, meaning he’d be without those in the event he’d have to fight.

[color=gold]”Don’t panic.”[/color] Roxas told himself aloud as he and Scamp sprinted in the direction of the docks, [color=gold]”Sandalphon said two minutes, so there’s still time to get out of here before he catches up to us.”[/color] By chance, Roxas’ route back to the Virgin Victory took him through the town square. And good thing, too, because while running past, Roxas spotted a woman that very much matched the description of the [url=https://cdn.donmai.us/sample/48/86/__asbestos_arknights_drawn_by_yoon_cook__sample-48863161982b27138e822edde88a20ea.jpg]currently missing crew member[/url].

She certainly stood out with her seemingly oversized coat wrapped around her and her black tail curled next to her. Between the cigarettes she was smoking and the candy wrappers thrown around her, it looked like she was on some kind of break herself. It was definitely the missing Asbestos alright. Well obviously Roxas couldn’t leave her hanging so he skidded to halt in front of her. [color=gold]”You’re Asbestos, right?”[/color] He asked with heavy breaths.

“Yeah?” The lady answered with a dismissive tone, “Who’s asking?”

[color=gold]”I’m with the Seekers.”[/color] Roxas said, [color=gold]”We just got word that that Consul guy is heading our way looking for trouble. Commander Nelson ordered everyone back to the ship for evacuation. So c’mon, we’ve got less than two minutes to make ourselves scarce!”[/color]

“Figures there’d be trouble during my break.” Asbestos said with an exasperated sigh, “Fine, I was getting bored anyway. Let’s go, blondie.”

It was lucky that Roxas was already heading back when the alert went out, since that gave him time to both find Asbestos and have the two of them be more or less the first of the Seekers to make it back to the Virgin Victory. When they did return, Roxas could only see Sandalphon, Zenkichi, Akane, and Midna. So he really was one of the first to make it back. [color=gold]”Three Consuls in one day?”[/color] Roxas asked incredulously once he was regrouped. [color=gold]”Can’t we ever catch a break?”[/color]

By this time he had also swung by the quarters he was given in the ship to switch back to his other outfit. Now he was once again wearing the monochrome cloak outfit as well as his gauntlets and the new bag Rui gave him earlier. Meanwhile his silver mask hung loosely on his hip, and Scamp was now resting inside of his Poke Ball.