Alyssa's pocket watch shows nine o'clock as the newly expanded squad departs Lanzo's office. If Padma was correct, then that gives them a just under three hours to prepare for the Alley Cats' midnight exchange - plenty of time, as Lanzo said, provided that they make good use of it.<br/><br/>Following Dagnyr's lead, Alyssa wastes no time in reporting to the armory, new recruits in tow as Lanzo ordered. Once she's familiarized herself with her new equipment, she spends the remainder of her time wherever it's needed: checking maps, discussing strategy, or offering feedback on Larynn and Dagnyr's disguises, to name a few things. In between, there's just enough time to fit in a light supper of bread and cheese from the mess hall - not the meal she had been hoping for, but still quite satisfying after fasting for the better part of a day.<br/><br/>Despite her planning and preparation, Alyssa remains nervous as her squad arrives on the outskirts of the wharf district. Even now, it's not too late for something to go wrong: another ambush, a leak of information, a recursion of the disappeared demons...<br/><br/><span style="font-style: italic">Or a bout of senseless paranoia,</span>she adds reprovingly. Ignoring the prickle of apprehension for the time being, she turns her attention back to the squad to finalize their plan.<br/><br/><div style="padding: 3px; background-color: #FFFFFF; border: 1px solid #d8d8d8; font-size: 1em;"><div style="text-transform: uppercase; border-bottom: 1px solid #CCCCCC; margin-bottom: 3px; font-size: 0.8em; font-weight: bold; display: block;"><span onclick="if (this.parentNode.parentNode.getElementsByTagName('div')[1].getElementsByTagName('div')[0].style.display != '') {  this.parentNode.parentNode.getElementsByTagName('div')[1].getElementsByTagName('div')[0].style.display = ''; this.innerHTML = '&lt;b&gt;Spoiler: &lt;/b&gt;&lt;a href=\'#\' onClick=\'return false;\'&gt;hide&lt;/a&gt;'; } else { this.parentNode.parentNode.getElementsByTagName('div')[1].getElementsByTagName('div')[0].style.display = 'none'; this.innerHTML = '&lt;b&gt;Spoiler: &lt;/b&gt;&lt;a href=\'#\' onClick=\'return false;\'&gt;show&lt;/a&gt;'; }"><b>Spoiler: </b><a href="#" onclick="return false;">show</a></span></div><div class="quotecontent"><div style="display: none;">Sense Motive: 1d20 (1) + 15 = 16, failure</div></div></div><br/><blockquote><div><cite>Dagnyr wrote:</cite>"So, now that we've seen the place, how do we want to do this? I'd figured I'd get close under disguise, and could maybe be a bit of a distraction ... Ideally, I'd like at least one person to hide near me while I do the distracting - just in case things go south I'd like someone watching my back.</div></blockquote><br/>"Agreed," Alyssa says, nodding at Dagnyr's assessment. "I think it would be best if Constable Locasta and I advance first while you and Miss Rynn prepare your disguises. We can use the head start to find concealed positions near the entrance, then cover you and Miss Rynn during your approach. Even if the disguises work, we'll need to be in close proximity to make the most of whatever advantage it buys us."