Random 4 AM prediction: At some point there will be a character (if there isn’t one already) whose civilian name is Rose. It seems like most works I’m actively in the fandom of has one at this point.

“You think I’m pretty?” She smiled, stepping closer.

(I considered commenting on that sneak compliment.)

Something about this is making me feel more wary of our POV character. Could it be that we’re actually getting Bonesaw’s own POV? I suppose if anyone’s going to break the unwritten rules of how these Interludes work, it’s gonna be the unpredictable one.

I don’t have any solid evidence, though, just a gut feeling based on this one line of dialogue and accompanying narration. The POV character so far seems like a nice enough girl, with the exception of her habit of stealing things.

I guess it’s just that when I read this, I can’t help but picture both the dialogue and the action with a more sinister tone than may have been intended here. I imagine Cinder Fall from RWBY.

People were dancing, fighting, clustering in groups or chanting.  Sometimes two or three at a time.

To be fair, the first two can overlap, especially in the cases of cool fighting or bad dancing.

(Seriously, I’ve watched videos about what made Monty Oum’s fight animations so good, and it had a lot to do with how much like dancing it was.)

And hey, it’s not like you can’t chant in a tight group while you dance-fight, either.

As we found some breathing room, Lisa gathered the group together.  I withdrew the picture, “We’re looking for this guy.”

Oh right, that’s still a thing. I’m not sure we can expect to see Bryce here in person, but it’s worth a shot.

Nobody disagreed or debated the point, not even Brooks.  Senegal had dropped the smirk and was all business as he remained at my right shoulder, tall enough to see over the top of the gathered people.

Please stay that way.

On the far end of our group, Minor did much the same thing.  That left Lisa and I between them.  Brooks and Jaw left to go looking on their own.

Alright, see ya.