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[b][color=#50C878]Race:[/color][/b] Urban Halfling  
[b][color=#50C878]Class:[/color][/b] Rogue  
[b][color=#50C878]Location:[/color][/b] Port Verge 
[b][color=#50C878]Interactions:[/color][/b] [@tae] Meiyu

[b][color=#50C878]Equipment:[/color][/b]
[color=black]⦾[/color]  Hand crossbow  
[color=black]⦾[/color]  Shortsword  
[color=black]⦾[/color]  Coil of silk rope (lightweight, quiet)  
[color=black]⦾[/color]  Small lockpicking kit  
[color=black]⦾[/color]  Concealed shoulder satchel (documents & odds-and-ends)  
[color=black]⦾[/color]  Hooded travel cloak 

[b][color=#50C878]Attire:[/color][/b] Plain traveler’s shirt, tanned vest, dark trousers tucked into leather boots; hooded cloak worn or stowed depending on visibility.  Currently stowed to conceal weapons. + Patchwork old shirt (+ concealment)

[b][color=#50C878]Gold Balance:[/color][/b]  27

[b][color=#50C878]Injuries:[/color][/b] None.

[b][color=#50C878]Current Emotion:[/color][/b] Unsettled.

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[center][h2][color=#50C878]The usual suspect.[/color][/h2][/center]

[b][color=#7dbc89]"I see you, little fox."[/color][/b] There was no question, Tommy was caught. The moment eyes of gold and emerald crossed a shiver ran neck to toe. Tommy was caught off guard by the whisper in his mind but not surprised she was the one that picked him out of the darkness. After all, game recognizes game. 

[color=#50C878]"Of course it was you, Meiyu."[/color] Tommy whispered so quiet it barely registered as a footnote on the breeze. While the sudden message stirred his anxiety, the Yuan-ti’s message carried no hostility or malice, her smirk conveyed as much. It reminded him of how Anderl would call Thomas out during his training. [color=#943a34]"By the way I can see you bud."[/color] Before lecturing him on the ways of stealth. 

Thanks to the feline's role call Tommy more or less knows the names of the group now. Thanks to Bastion's fall, Meiyu's message went through unnoticed, as well as brought the ladies at the bar within his line of sight. With the forest girl Phia rejoining the table with the tiefling of night his anxiety began to wane although it vexes Tommy that nobody has said her name aloud within earshot. The noise of the drunkards is proving more and more difficult to cut through as the night goes on.

[color=#50C878]"Whatever, I’m going to have to darken their path at some point."[/color] Tommy thought, resolving to make an appearance tomorrow. 

Meiyu’s voice broke Tommy’s out of thought.

[b][color=#7dbc89]"These shards chose us—a handful of survivors out of hundreds."[/color][/b]
[b][color=#7dbc89]"We weren't just hit by debris; we were claimed."[/color][/b]

She expounded to the gem armored man Corin, something he said riled her up. While she keeps a neutral expression her words carry a tail of agitation. As she relaxed in her seat, so did Tommy, her words said just as much as what she didn’t say. This group knows more about these shards than he does, which updates Tommy’s objectives. 

Meet with the other gem holders, get the full story of the gems and, the airships fall. 

Meiyu words caused a memory to stir within Tommy. 

[b][color=#92f0fc]"[b]You may not yet fall still, another thread of fate has claimed you.[/b]"[/color][/b]

For the first time in months, a spark of life ignites within Thomas. Something to spur him towards instead of something to flee. He rests against the roof in quiet contemplation as he tries to quiet the maelstrom in his mind. 

[color=#DC143C]"Sigh... I should return that shirt."[/color]

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