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    "Near the edge of a weathered road, Abraham stopped for a moment to get his bearing."
    show Abe normal with dissolve
    A"Alright then, if I'm at E6, then where should I go next?"
    "He pulled up the map on his PDA and scanned the screen."
    play sound "PDA.ogg"
    A"Maybe I should try going..."
    v"Hello, is someone there?"
    show Abe wut with dissolve
    play music "Interloper.ogg"
    "The hairs on the back of his neck stood up when he heard the sound of rustling leaves, he turned around towards the source of the sound."
    hide Abe with dissolve
    "In the darkness, he could barely make out the human shape near a large stump. The person appeared to be female, judging by the outline."
    show Tanya shadow with dissolve
    v"Were you the one who made that sound earlier?"
    "The shadow seemed to be trembling, possibly a hapless kid, he thought."
    "He aimed the screen towards the shadow, and pressed the power button."
    stop music
    show Tanya fear with flash
    v"Yah!" with vpunch
    show Tanya fear at right with move
    show Abe huh at left with dissolve
    "He managed to see that the shadow was indeed a girl, who had been startled by the screen's light."
    "The girl covered her head with her arms as if expecting him to strike."
    v"Please don't hurt me."
    A"Why would I want to hurt you?"
    "The girl pulled her arms away and looked up at Abraham."
    show Tanya huh at right with dissolve
    v"Umm...aren't you the person who brought me here?"
    show Abe normal at left with dissolve
    A"Nope, you got the wrong guy."
    play music "A lo largo.ogg" fadein 3.0
    "The girl let out a sigh of relief and stood back up."
    show Tanya happy at right with dissolve
    v"Oh thank goodness! I was afraid one of those kidnappers was around here."
    "Now that the girl was closer, he could make out her features better."
    "For starters, it was incorrect of him to call her a girl, as she appeared to be at least in her early twenties."
    "Second, she seemed to be dressed like an office clerk, or some other desk jockey."
    show Tanya normal at right with dissolve
    v"Were you also taken away?"
    A"Actually I, uh...{w=.5}yeah. I was also taken"
    "He decided to keep the fact of his volunteering private for the moment. He couldn't risk scaring off any allies, or better yet, his quarry."
    v"So, uhh...what's your name, sir?"
    show Abe rapeface at left with dissolve
    A"Archer. Abraham Archer."
    show Tanya happy at right with dissolve
    N"Umm...pleasure to meet you, Mr. Archer, my name is Tanya. Tanya Serris."
    "She put her hand out as if wanting to shake his hand, but then seemed to doubt herself and instead retracted the gesture."
    show Abe normal at left with dissolve
    A"Now then, do you know what's going on Tanya?"
    "He decided to get right to the point. He may have just met the girl, but the least he could do was give her a fighting chance by getting her informed."
    show Tanya normal at right with dissolve
    N"Somewhat. That weird PDA thing I had earlier gave me a list of things I had to do, but I could barely make sense of it."
    A"Can you show it to me?"
    "Tanya laughed nervously."
    show Tanya huh at right with dissolve
    N"Well, you see, I might have broken it a while ago."
    show Abe wut at left with dissolve
    "He stared at her, dumbfounded by her response."
    A"How did you manage to break the thing in just two hours?"
    N"It wasn't my fault. It was dark and I couldn't see the roots."
    show Abe normal at left with dissolve
    A"Well, do you at least {i}remember{/i} what was written in it?"
    show Tanya happy at right with dissolve
    N"I do. \n{b}Player Number 5, Objective: Retrieve half of the keycards hidden in the field.{/b}"
    N"{b}Death Rule: Player 3 must remain alive for 55 hours. If Player 3 is killed before the time elapses, the Gamepiece will activate.{/b}"
    A"Wow, I'm impressed."
    "Tanya couldn't help but give a weak smile as nodded her head. She then asked,"
    show Tanya normal at right with dissolve
    N"So, what's your info?"
    show Abe rapeface at left with dissolve
    "He grinned; she may not exactly be in as much danger as everyone else but she still knew not to fully trust him."
    A"{b}Player Number 12, Objective: Eliminate Player 9 by any means necessary{/b}"
    A"{b}Death Rule: Player 9 must be directly eliminated by you. If Player 9 is killed by another Player or if Endgame is reached, the Gamepiece will activate.{/b}"
    show Abe normal at left with dissolve
    "When he finished going over the information, Tanya's formed relax."
    show Tanya happy at right with dissolve
    N"Sounds like you're gonna have it rough."
    A"Eh, not really. If I can trick them into letting their guard down, it'll be an easy kill."
    N"Heh, you sound confident. How do you know that the person won't be coming for your blood as well?"
    show Abe rapeface at left with dissolve
    A"I don't, but I can hope that they aren't."
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    "The two continued their discussion for a little while longer; by the time they had finished the sky appeared to be lighting up."
    "As Abraham was ready to move on, Tanya called out"
    N"Say, Mr. Archer..."
    A"What is it?"
    N"Is it possible for me to go along with you?"
    A"Yeah, sure thing."
    "Tanya grinned when she heard his response, and seemed to loosen up once more."
    N"Thank you."