Dex: . . . He called me. Return callsign was a bakery — I’ll forward you the address. Said he’d be at Alley Ops. I take it he hasn’t arrived.
Del: They’re watching for him. No sign yet.
I’m canvassing the area in person. I know you’ll think this is a trap, but: your on-site help would, no doubt, be much more effective.
Dex: I’m very far from Central — and that’s all the intel you’re getting.
Del: I hear the faint sounds of ocean waves . . . lovely weather . . . steel drum players . . . Added to what I know of your linguistic skills: United Islands?
Dex: That’s literally a broadcast I have going on in the background. Stars above, Del, it’s not me you need to be finding right now.
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Nothing wrong with Del trying to to their best in everything they do (Sorry, I’m not sure with Del’s pronouns)
Del is She/Her.
As for Dex, I suspect they are making a token effort at counterespionage here. We know the wave sounds are legit, so the steel drums may be as well.
Yes, I am absolutely still hoping to see Dex holding a colorful cocktail with a slice of fruit as a garnish, but I’m also trying to temper my expectations. It’d be a little weird for Dex to go get a drink in this specific scenario.
Same time, it is a very token effort. Even a burner can still be traced to a location using the tower it was pinging off, and even if smartcrystals use magic they can probably use some magic crap to backtrack it to a rough area.
Meaning Dex has to know this and they’re already moving to make sure nothing can be found connecting them to this rough location.
Oh, sheesh, I just got it: D10 == Dee 10 == DeX
The best thing about Roman Numerals is that we can make puns with them!
I just got it! Dex == Dee Ten == D10! A pun built from two different number systems. Excellent!
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