<strong>Lillian Jacobs</strong><br/><br/>(character profile: http://elliquiy.com/forums/index.php?topic=47690.msg2308343#msg2308343 (http://elliquiy.com/forums/index.php?topic=47690.msg2308343#msg2308343)<br/>)<br/><br/><br/>I've been following the wall for some time, and been wandering the forest longer still. I'm hoping this wall contains some sign of civilization - the sun is well below the trees,  and I should have found a place to sleep an hour ago. I've slept in bushes and worse during early days of the war, but the war is over, and underbrush had lost it's appeal as a bed long prior to that. I suppose I can always sleep up against the wall if nothing else ... but there it is! A gate! Just in time too...I jog to the gate and push in, finding it unlocked.<br/><br/>What's the point of a gate if it isn't locked? I note to keep an eye out - with so many rumors flying about treasure in these woods, you'd think these folks would be worried about intruders. There are lights in the window, so there's somebody home ... quickly I crouch along the outer wall, mostly out of sight, and carefully remove my boots, then strip off my pants. I proceed to pull a long skirt out of my bag, quickly pulling it on and straightening it as best I can, then replace my boots and the bootknife. It might look less odd to come in dressed like some kind of hiker, but I have always found it pays to look your best when meeting a mark - and everyone is a mark. Plus, it's always a good idea to look helpless when you are approaching people who might have something to defend. I consider hiding my rucksack, but it would look even stranger to come completely unprepared, and leaving my gun makes me jumpy.<br/><br/>I shoulder my pack and head to the door, knocking loudly and hoping it's not so late as to seem questionable. If they turn me away, I can always come back better equipped for exploring unseen.