Saturday, January 23, 2010
Shar-Li
Logan calls the tiger, and holds a blank card before it's face. The tiger vanishes.
"Thank you for your assist....saving our asses..." You say. (clearing throat) "I am Gaelen, and this fellow here is no friend, but we do need him alive for the information he may have. Beyond that, my cousin will have to fill both of us in a little more clearly."
Logan gives you an odd look. "Gaelen, this is Shar-Li, Shar-Li, this is my cousin Gaelen... and yes we're both of Amber. But this fellow..." he thumbs towards the guy in the chair, "...is why we're here."
The girl grins and nods. "Bring him. We need to get off the street before the scum wakes up."
You follow her out of the alley and back onto the main streets of Chinatown. A couple blocks down there is a two-way fork in the street and a corner-shaped building in the center. A couple floors up glows a neon sign with Chinese characters on it.
You go to a side entrance and she unlocks the door, looking up and down the street.There are people walking, but none are paying attention your menagerie.
A long flight of stairs causes Logan to grumble. You follow Shar-Li up the stairs while the drags the limb body in the chair up. THUMP! THUMP! THUMP! The chair makes an awful racket.
"Jesus, Logan!" The girl shouts. "There are people sleeping downstairs!"
"Yeah," Logan replies. "I'm sure your yelling isn't gonna wake them up."
You enter into a small room with couches on either side. The green light of the neon sign in the window fills the room with an unearthly glow. You smell strange spices and can hear the whine of electrical fans. Shar-Li opens a door leading further into the apartment. Logan wheels the guy into the room past you. You follow.
This room is filled with scientific equipment. Microscopes, lasers, refrigerators and all manner of lab equipment are placed on the wall desks that surround the room. There's a sink in the corner.
Shar-Li opens another door and enters. "Let me get some restraints." She says. Logan grabs the guy's face and moves it around looking at it. "He reminds me of someone." Logan muses.
Shar-Li returns wheeling a chair with metal restraints on the arms, legs and head of the chair. A light extends out from the top. It looks like something you'd see in a torture film.
She places the chair in the center of the room and presses a button on the back. A loud hiss emits from it and chair seemingly bolts itself to the ground. Shar-Li takes of her jacket and heads over to the sink.
Logan asks for your help and the two of you pick up the man and put him in the restraint chair. After bolting him, you too seem to recognize something.
"Ok..." Shar-Li says. "What do you want to know?"
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