RE: Swamped
12-27-2016, 04:48 AM
"Well, I just don't get why Crook would do something like this," she says. "Mainly because it's a lot of effort to go to for someone who's always slacking off. I'm surprised they let him on guard duty, honestly."
"Funny thing about that. He's good at catching escapees. Probably because he knows all the good hiding spots already. Once, he even caught that one girl who's slipped away however many times. Of course, she got away on the next shift, but the other guards sure remember him for it."
"That doesn't explain why he'd be helping an escapee now."
"I don't know," you say with a shrug. "Maybe he isn't. Starling wasn't completely sure."
Rivers gets quiet for a while as you continue walking.
"Hang on," she says. "If he's been diligent about guard duty before... Maybe he's got some kind of reason for helping this particular prisoner escape."
"Yeah?" you ask, even though you have a sinking feeling you know what she's thinking. "Any idea what that might be?"
"I remember hearing something. Mudviper was ordered not to talk to one of the prisoners. And isn't her room down this way?"
"Damn! You might just be onto something there. Let's go!"
There's really no avoiding it now. You can only hope you bought Crook enough time.
You rush down the halls, and sure enough, he's leaving Mudviper's room. With a basket that looks considerably emptier than it did when you last saw it.
"Ah! Corvus, how can I help you?" he asks, smiling nervously.
"Why'd you just bolt off, Crook? I had questions for you!"
"Oh, ah... you were busy, so I thought I'd take care of my chores..." Crook laughs weakly.
"Why'd you bring him along to the prison, anyhow?" Rivers asks.
"Razor gave him a dressing-down during our meeting. He was in such a sour mood after that, I didn't want to leave him on his own."
"But, but I'm feeling a lot better now," Crook says.
"Good. Maybe now you can answer the Boss' questions," Rivers says. "So why don't you go ahead and ask?"
Well, you may as well go through the motions. What are you going to say?
"Funny thing about that. He's good at catching escapees. Probably because he knows all the good hiding spots already. Once, he even caught that one girl who's slipped away however many times. Of course, she got away on the next shift, but the other guards sure remember him for it."
"That doesn't explain why he'd be helping an escapee now."
"I don't know," you say with a shrug. "Maybe he isn't. Starling wasn't completely sure."
Rivers gets quiet for a while as you continue walking.
"Hang on," she says. "If he's been diligent about guard duty before... Maybe he's got some kind of reason for helping this particular prisoner escape."
"Yeah?" you ask, even though you have a sinking feeling you know what she's thinking. "Any idea what that might be?"
"I remember hearing something. Mudviper was ordered not to talk to one of the prisoners. And isn't her room down this way?"
"Damn! You might just be onto something there. Let's go!"
There's really no avoiding it now. You can only hope you bought Crook enough time.
You rush down the halls, and sure enough, he's leaving Mudviper's room. With a basket that looks considerably emptier than it did when you last saw it.
"Ah! Corvus, how can I help you?" he asks, smiling nervously.
"Why'd you just bolt off, Crook? I had questions for you!"
"Oh, ah... you were busy, so I thought I'd take care of my chores..." Crook laughs weakly.
"Why'd you bring him along to the prison, anyhow?" Rivers asks.
"Razor gave him a dressing-down during our meeting. He was in such a sour mood after that, I didn't want to leave him on his own."
"But, but I'm feeling a lot better now," Crook says.
"Good. Maybe now you can answer the Boss' questions," Rivers says. "So why don't you go ahead and ask?"
Well, you may as well go through the motions. What are you going to say?
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