Day 1
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Anonymous, Dig Team Alpha, Escapia Institute of Archaeology
I don't know what to do.
We've been searching the ruins for months now, all across Escapia, and finally I've found something. But I don't know what to do. It doesn't... it doesn't feel right.
It wasn't like this before. Back then we were just digging up dirt, piecing together tumbledown towers and scratching our heads looking at forgotten writings. But ever since we found those ruins in some Notch-forsaken dark corner of Borjan, something's been off. Our team leader's been impatient, flustered, even angry; it's as if he expects us to find something here. Word around the Institute is he's on orders from the top. Yes, him. The big boss. Seems like CreepsUTrust's been snooping around too; I suspect there's a mole within the Institute feeding them information, though what they'd want with dusty old relics, I haven't a clue. I wouldn't have thought there'd be any profit for a seedy corporation in dirt and cobble.
But now I've found this. Some sort of artifact, no bigger than a block. It's not unlike so many other designs we've come across before, but this thing is somehow... alive! It pulses with strange green light, as if it contains some unfathomable power.
I've brought the artifact back to my private quarters to study it further, but I'm having a crisis. I find myself mistrusting my team leader; should I hand the artifact over to him? Or should I enquire into CUT's interest in the ruins? Or maybe... I should keep it to myself?
I don't know what to do.
We've been searching the ruins for months now, all across Escapia, and finally I've found something. But I don't know what to do. It doesn't... it doesn't feel right.
It wasn't like this before. Back then we were just digging up dirt, piecing together tumbledown towers and scratching our heads looking at forgotten writings. But ever since we found those ruins in some Notch-forsaken dark corner of Borjan, something's been off. Our team leader's been impatient, flustered, even angry; it's as if he expects us to find something here. Word around the Institute is he's on orders from the top. Yes, him. The big boss. Seems like CreepsUTrust's been snooping around too; I suspect there's a mole within the Institute feeding them information, though what they'd want with dusty old relics, I haven't a clue. I wouldn't have thought there'd be any profit for a seedy corporation in dirt and cobble.
But now I've found this. Some sort of artifact, no bigger than a block. It's not unlike so many other designs we've come across before, but this thing is somehow... alive! It pulses with strange green light, as if it contains some unfathomable power.
I've brought the artifact back to my private quarters to study it further, but I'm having a crisis. I find myself mistrusting my team leader; should I hand the artifact over to him? Or should I enquire into CUT's interest in the ruins? Or maybe... I should keep it to myself?
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My curiosity got the better of me. I had to know what CreepsUTrust was doing in those ruins - and hey, there was always the chance I could make a quick buck. I asked around and found myself an appointment with a CUT representative. He met me in a shady little tavern not far from the dig site.
"So what've you got for me?" The man got straight to the point. He wore dark shades and a smart suit; it was clear he was here for business, and business alone.
"Well, it's some sort of ancient relic. It seems to generate its own power," I said, slowly retrieving the artifact from my pack. The man's eyes lit up like a kid on Christmas morning.
"Fascinating. Lord Mountbatten will be very pleased with this."
"I don't understand. What would CUT want with something like this? You gonna sell it to the highest bidder, or open a museum and charge a diamond apiece to get in?"
"What we do with this object is none of your concern. It is in your best interests to hand it over to us." The man's demeanour suddenly turned cold.
"Tell me, why is CUT suddenly so interested in the ruins? There haven't been any discoveries in months, how could you-"
"Mountbatten's methods are his own; I wouldn't expect someone like you to understand. Now please: the artifact, if you will," the man interjected, gesturing toward his prize.
"Alright, supposing I hand this over. What's in it for me?"
"Oh, don't worry. After we've analysed this object and deemed it fit for purpose, you'll be handsomely rewarded."
So this is where I am. I really don't feel comfortable just handing the artifact over to this complete stranger; his intentions are too vague for my liking. And he won't even offer me a deal? I need to put my foot down - or walk away.
"So what've you got for me?" The man got straight to the point. He wore dark shades and a smart suit; it was clear he was here for business, and business alone.
"Well, it's some sort of ancient relic. It seems to generate its own power," I said, slowly retrieving the artifact from my pack. The man's eyes lit up like a kid on Christmas morning.
"Fascinating. Lord Mountbatten will be very pleased with this."
"I don't understand. What would CUT want with something like this? You gonna sell it to the highest bidder, or open a museum and charge a diamond apiece to get in?"
"What we do with this object is none of your concern. It is in your best interests to hand it over to us." The man's demeanour suddenly turned cold.
"Tell me, why is CUT suddenly so interested in the ruins? There haven't been any discoveries in months, how could you-"
"Mountbatten's methods are his own; I wouldn't expect someone like you to understand. Now please: the artifact, if you will," the man interjected, gesturing toward his prize.
"Alright, supposing I hand this over. What's in it for me?"
"Oh, don't worry. After we've analysed this object and deemed it fit for purpose, you'll be handsomely rewarded."
So this is where I am. I really don't feel comfortable just handing the artifact over to this complete stranger; his intentions are too vague for my liking. And he won't even offer me a deal? I need to put my foot down - or walk away.
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