Part 18: The Abyss
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We should give Gaelius the helmet.
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Gaelius is expecting us, so we don't need a badge.
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Ah, another poor soul with problems. Looks like a potential quest.
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At least look at me when we're having a conversation!
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What did he expect?
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My heart bleeds.
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Against better judgment, we're going to press on.
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I hope he doesn't pay us in literal trinkets, or else I'm going to go apeshit.
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The game is calling out my questionable decisions.
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We could kill Marcus and his guards easily enough. Our reward would be a power tube.
Ooooooor, we could make a deal and get the best piece of armor in the game.
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We'll keep our deal a secret.
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Sorry it took so long; I have this compulsion to talk to random people so I can solve their problems.
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Aw, shucks. 'Tweren't nuthin'.
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And now we're a praetor. Octavia is moving on up!
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Well, it's a bold plan.
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We're a praetor and now a noble wants a moment of our time. How the tables have turned.
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Maybe we'll live in an estate like this someday...
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Senna may have a point. On the other hand, I get the feeling there's more to this than simply balking at barbarians living in the city.
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So, there's multiple nobles involved. Interesting.
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That's reassuring, I suppose.
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I put on my new awesome purple cape and go back to the Slums.
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Time to deal with the punks blocking the way to the Abyss.
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Fuuuuuck that.
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Mehrab and his Blades aren't tough. Most of their attacks can't pierce my armor.
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Here's Whirlwind, which is great if you're surrounded.
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Okay, I almost died, but only due to a few lucky criticals. A quick trip to the healer and I'm set.
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No sense in delaying this anymore.
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Maybe the locals will tell us more about this place.
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Never mind, he just wants to sell us junk.
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You've got to be fucking kidding. A rock on a string?
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Strangely, I believe him.
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Hang on, that Enarion?
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I dunno, what if it slowly liquefies my organs?
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Jesus, I can't see the bottom.
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It's hard to see, but there are occasional flashes of lightning deep inside the crater.
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Here goes nothing...
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This might have been a mistake.
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Let's put this poor guy out of his misery.
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Um...
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Our ultimate goal is finding the location of the Temple of Thor-Agoth, so...
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We can power through this.
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oh fuck use respirator now
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aaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaah
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phew
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We came this far...
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What the hell?
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Okay, let's examine what we can and get the fuck out.
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Let's never speak of this again.
Next Time: Ordu ordeal