<strong>Point Respite Transitional Barracks</strong><br/><br/>The lieutenant quickly dealt with the handful of individuals who hadn't been sufficiently put off by his withering speech to refrain from asking questions, giving them sharp, to-the-point answers and sending them on their way. His part done, the unpleasant officer gave the dwindling crowd a last, baleful stare, then he turned away from them, gathering the majority of the soldiers as he went. The burly pair that had served as the wake-up crew remained, perhaps to make sure that nobody decided to break Graft's rules immediately after his departure.<br/><br/>Of the crowd, a fair number simply returned to the barracks. The sun was still rising, and given that their only guaranteed pay was the beds and meals the army would provide them, most didn't look particularly inclined to start risking their lives or getting in trouble before there was a chance of riches coming with the danger.<br/><br/>Some, however, joined the exodus from the cramped, smelly wooden buildings. A gaunt, spidery man with a massive staff  and two closely-matching dwarves, each of who carried a massive, bulging rucksack almost half their size, passed Lazerette as she set out on her search for something good to eat. A pair of curiously young-looking human boys who had garnered some popularity on the trip across with their excellent singing also split away from the crowd, heading back towards the dock and chatting animatedly.<br/><br/><strong>On the Streets of Point Respite: the Ladies and the Liar</strong><br/><br/>Hemmed in by Eshalu's piercing gaze and Aeryn's pointed questions, the boy hesitated for a moment, then deflated slightly. "I shoulda known better than to play games with a Sophie and an elf, huh?" he asked, his tone defeated. "Arright, so look, I was anglin' to lead you on for a while and then make like you'd gotten me in trouble for takin' so long. Maybe get a bit more outta you. I ain't lyin' about the thing in the harbor. I can show you the buildings it wrecked, if you want. That ain't the whole reason that the house moved. Way I heard it, they'd been anglin' to move for a while, but couldn't get the Commandant to agree to it. The crown's got all the good real estate, and she might as well be the queen, 'round here."<br/><br/>He gestured for them to follow him, then turned and started down an adjoining street. "Now c'mon. I'll show where the Sophies are set up, now." It's fairly clear that he isn't going to try anything like that again. Eshalu or Aeryn might even be able to get more information out of him, if they tried. He's given up everything that he'll offer on his own, though.<br/><br/><div class="spoiler_container"><div class="spoiler_header" onclick="hideSecond (this);" role="button">Spoiler: Click to Show/Hide</div><div class="spoiler_body">Because Fate doesn't really allow for stacking or coordination of actions in the strictest sense, I'm treating Eshalu's Empathy roll as Creating an Advantage against the boy, placing the <em>Obviously Duplicitous</em> aspect on him. Aeryn then invoked (for free, as it had just been created) that in her questioning Rapport roll, increasing the result to Superb (+5). As a result, she succeeded with style, and the boy also now has the boost <em>Knows He's Outmatched</em>. Like a normal aspect, a boost can be invoked for free for the normal +2 after it's been created, but it immediately disappears after the first time it's been used. The aspect, however, will remain on the boy for the rest of the scene.<br/><br/>Everything here can be read about in Chapter Six, Actions and Outcomes. If anyone has more direct questions, lemme know.</div></div>