The City of the Specter, Atem's Palace

[metagame]

The corpse sinks to the floor
Even the brightest gold, even the sharpest blade
Becomes sand, becomes dust

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[finalmix]

[ the market is where the shade is so josh is booking it in that direction because he's going to just tragically die in the heat otherwise ok.

he's not opposed to doing a little window shopping but otherwise he's also going to try and eavesdrop on the local gossip. what's good fam. ]

[townmusician]

[Haruka is going to join Josh in the market because there is shade and some people got dragged in wearing black sweaters...!!

He's mostly looking at the cats and dogs than the market stalls themselves, though. aminals...]

[strawsandals]

[ Sup, Josh, he'll join in on eavesdropping on the local gossip... ]

[finalmix]

[ yoon's getting a casual wave as joshua is window shopping because while josh can guess what is happening he has other priorities rn, ]

[metagame]

The market appears thin on bread, fruit and vegetables, but abundant in pottery.

"I heard Iy's daughter hasn't returned from the palace in weeks," says a man tending stall to another woman who's bartering for fresh fruit.

"It's not just her. I haven't seen a single servant leave... And the guardsmen stationed through the village say they aren't able to pass the palace gates."

[strawsandals]

[ Huh...

To Joshua: ]

Did you hear that?

[finalmix]

Mhm. If no one's going in or out, though... A lockdown? For security?

[ he's looking at a piece of pottery rn to keep up the pretense although he sighs - he will eavesdrop more to try and see if there is more info about why the palace is locked down??? ]

[strawsandals]

That's what I'm thinking. ... That's where we'll need to go, though, isn't it?

[ Hmm. Don't like that! ]

[metagame]

As a couple walks through the streets, Joshua and Yoon overhear them speaking. "You've seen, right? The river docks? They're bringing barrels and barrels of food and drink to the palace but none are being distributed to the village."

"It must be to feed the servants and the greater priests."

"You think?"

"I wonder... How are they doing that if no one can pass through the gates?"

[strawsandals]

...Another path...

[ Hmm. HMMM. The wheels are turning, he is Cooking.

He'll keep this in mind. ]