forum Flipping the Script!! / Rp partner needed! Open!!

Started August 15, 2020 by @ElderGodSwimwithGamers group

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Sam laughed some, following after Karia.
"Yes, but reminders never hurt." He didn't pull his knife out to fidget, as much as he wanted to, or put his hood down. He looked around as they walked, smiling at Karia again.

"No, they don't." Karia nodded, reaching the back wall. There was a sketchy staircase leading to the second floor. It hadn't collapsed on Karia the first time he climbed it, seeing as it was still there, but it still needed to be approached cautiously. "Careful here." He glanced over at Sam. "You go first, so I can see you and be ready if you need help."

Sam looked over the staircase once, eyebrows raised.
"It looks like termites holding hands," he said, quite skeptical it could hold someone of his height and stature. Still, he trusted Karia enough, so he stepped up, trying to keep his weight in the more secure areas as he made his way up.

Karia giggled, keeping his eyes on Sam the entire time. The stairs seemed to be holding up alright, for which he was very glad. A sudden rescue would have been very tricky, though he would have done everything he could to make sure Sam didn't get hurt either way.

Sam sighed I'm relief when he came to the top, looking back at Karia.
"You coming?" He asked, laughing some with a content hum. He was more than happy that he hadn't fallen through, figuring Karia would have the same luck.

"Yep!" Karia nodded, relaxing slightly. He eyed the stairs, then started up them carefully. Since they had allowed Sam to climb them, they would probably– crack. The plank under his foot suddenly disappeared. It had broken, but Karia couldn't think about that. He was already falling and any more time spent following would probably result in him getting hurt. The next moment, Karia was at the top of the stairs next to Sam, off-balance and slightly angry.

Sam took Karia's arm to help him balance, sighing some.
"You good?" He asked, shaking his head a bit. Those stairs should have been able to handle Karia, but obviously not.
"Not too bent out of shape, are ya?"

"Yeah. Just angry that the stairs prefer you over me. They worked fine last time, and then you come along and suddenly I'm not good enough." Karia said all of this with a joking tone, making it clear he wasn't actually that mad. "Well, now that my heart is going, let's go spying." He continued towards a door in the middle of the wall on the near wall.

Sam laughed softly.
"Well, if it helps any I must say you're quite more likeable than I am." Sam chuckled, following Karia to the door.
"I wonder if we'll shoot Adrian?" The man mused, head tilted a bit.

"Apparently not to the stairs," Karia grumbled, following the statement with a big smile. "That might actually work if he goes into his courtyard at the right place." He nodded, opening the door to reveal a metal ladder. "This goes to the roof." Karia grabbed onto the first rung and started climbing.

"Perhaps so! To bad we didn't bring any guns that I'm aware of. Besides, I'm always up for a stab and go too." Sam chuckled again, moving to follow Karia up the ladder.
"What is the likelihood of us spotting him, and then the chances of actually being able to make a move?"

"If you don't have any, we don't have any at all." Karia sighed, pausing and pushing the trapdoor open before climbing out onto the roof. "Ha, yeah, that would work. And the likelihood is probably very low. He's annoyingly secluded most of the time. Doesn't go out much, and if he does, he's paranoid." Karia tapped his chin, thinking. "The chances of us being able to do anything are even lower, then." He sighed, keeping low on the roof.

"Darn," Sam said, sighing dramatically. He kept low as he followed Karia to the rooftop. He looked at the area around them, shaking his head a bit.
"Damn, it wouldn't been nice to be able to just get in and get out today, not mess with any of this anymore. Then again, we are a prime example of why he should be paranoid." Sam chuckled.

"Yeah, it would have." Karia nodded, casting a glance around the roof. It didn't look like anyone was watching the roofs at the moment, so it would be fine to get going. "Ha, we really are." He smirked at Sam, then started towards one edge of the roof. The buildings here were joined, making it easy for people to sneak into Adrian's courtyard and hard for Adrian to guard. Of course, since the last time Karia was here, Adrian had probably added all sorts of new stuff to keep people out.

Sam kept low as he looked over the edge of the roof over the courtyard, tilting his head some.
"Let me guess, he's not out," the man said, sounding disappointed. Ah well, they'd be able to come up with a plan anyway then other than burst in, stab Adrian, and get the hell out.

"Hmm." Karia glanced around, but he couldn't see anyone who even remotely resembled Adrian. "I don't think so." He sighed softly, narrowing his eyes slightly. The chance that Adrian would be here was slim, but Karia still couldn't stop himself from being a bit disappointed. "Well, we should probably get out of here before someone notices." Karia grinned at Sam.

"Yes, that would be a good idea indeed. We can try again later." Sam offered a small smile in turn, but unable to hold back a sigh. He was never much of a patient man, after all.
"Anyone else that might not be so big I could go after?" He needed something to occupy him, and he was already almost bored with Harina without even doing much with her.

"Yeah." Karia turned around and carefully made his way back to the ladder that led down. "Hmm, anyone else…" He frowned, going through everyone he knew. "We could go get Augustine. They're not too big, but still get annoying sometimes." Karia looked over at Sam for confirmation. "Want to go after them?"

Sam followed after, thinking over the suggestion.
"Sure, why not?" Sam laughed some, glad to have a target they could actually get.
"Of course, we'll have to watch how many people we get before being able to get Adrian. Even small fry disappearing would be enough to make him more paranoid from what I've been led to believe, and we really don't want that."

"Perfect!" Karia lifted the trapdoor and started to make his way down the ladder. "At, you're right." He frowned, trying to work out the relationships between the various leaders. "I don't think he's ever interacted with Augustine, or even really knows about them, so I think we're good." Karia reached the bottom of the ladder and stepped aside so Sam could come down too.

"Perfect, that should make this easier. We just have to watch how many we snag, then. Even if Adrian never heard of them, he could still hear about how a bunch of people are disappearing if we go too far." Sam waited for Karia to finish going down the ladder, taking the rungs two at a time as he followed after and closed the trapdoor. The man jumped down when he was close enough to the ground to do it safely, humming some.

"Right." Karia nodded. If one or two minor people disappeared, Adrian probably wouldn't care. But as Sam had said, a huge amount of disappearances would alert him that something was happening. "Well, off we go!" He headed toward where the staircase had been. It was no longer trustworthy, though, so he held a hand out to Sam so they could teleport to the bottom floor.