Do as you are told and maybe then we'll let you out

A day or two, I said. Or, y'know, maybe four. It's not like we're in China or anything, so four is good, right?

I must apologize, my peeps, I did not intend to be gone for such a period, but there was business to be taken care, y'know. Quite unavoidable. But then I didn't really expect those guys to be able to see through a perception filter. That's not the kind of thing you can just pick up on the street. Salieri must've paid an assload for 'em.

See, what had happened was, Jonas wanted us to take out his competition, a distinguised gentleman who goes by the name of Salieri. I'm not making this shit up, I swear that's actually his name. Salieri has been gettin' up in Jonas' business lately, and as you can imagine, the bossman was none too happy about that. A simple job really, used to handle this kind of shit all the time, maybe not folks in such a high position, but important people nonetheless.

We had a nice setup. Very simple. Have the twins shoot the bastard from the roof, use the Path to get out. Nice, quick, no problem. Of course unforeseen problems had to arise. Namely the fact that one of Salieri's bodyguards found our snipers the moment they arrived and security was on it soon enough. Which brings me to the point I brought up above. We had them filtered, just as a little extra precaution, but that didn't seem to bother security much. Well, most of the guards were confused and couldn't find their targets, but there were enough that apparently could see through the filter that we had to get out of there. Arpeggio got out fine through the Path, but Cadence got nabbed by security quick and Glorianna had to go in and pull him out.

Yeah cos, I'm gonna keep using your real name on here. What the fuck are you gonna do about it?

Oh, she also wasn't very happy that I called her back out here just to act as backup. I don't know what she's bitching about, she ended up getting to go in and fight shit anyway.

What's that? You say you don't think that what I described could've possibly filled four whole days? Well fuck you, that's the story you're gettin', you spoiled little asshole. And I'm not gonna tell you my secret now. 'Cause it's fucking awesome and amazing and it makes me look like the baddest motherfucker on earth. And I'm fucking clever too. That's right, I figured shit out. But you don't get to know about that now, you've pissed me off. So you're just gonna have to wait until we finish this shit for realz now and maybe then I might just tell y'all about what went down. Maybe, maybe not. You'll just have to wait and see.

Stay frosty, hosers. We're always watching.

DOORS

GREETINGS, RIDLEY'S DEAR READERS. ME AGAIN. OH, SORRY, I NEVER PROPERLY INTRODUCED MYSELF, DID I? YOU MAY CALL ME OBLIVION. I FELT IT MIGHT BE PERTINENT FOR ME TO UPDATE RIDLEY'S BLOG FOR HIM, AS HE IS... WELL, YOU'LL SEE.

FIRST OFF, I'M SURE SOME OF YOU WOULD LIKE AN EXPLANATION OF WHAT'S BEEN GOING ON. THE SHORT VERSION IS, BASICALLY, I SEPARATED PART OF RIDLEY'S PERSONALITY FROM HIM AFTER THE TALL MAN LEFT HIM THAT LABYRINTH. I NEEDED HIM IN HIS RIGHT MIND (WELL, AS MUCH AS HE EVER IS). HE WANTED TO FIX HIS MIND HIMSELF. SO I LET HIM. THEN HE ENDED UP IN INDY. I'M NOT ENTIRELY SURE HOW RHODES CONTACTED HIM OR HOW HE WAS SUDDENLY ABLE TO PULL HIMSELF TOGETHER, BUT HEY, THAT'S FOR ANOTHER TIME. ANYHOW, THE TWO PARTS OF HIS PERSONALITY (THE VIOLENT ONE THAT WANTED TO GO AFTER KONAA AND THE SLIGHTLY MORE SANE ONE THAT... IS THERE SOMEWHERE) WEREN'T GETTING ALONG WELL. SO HE FINALLY LET ME FIX THAT FOR HIM.

ALAS, MY AGENDA HAD FALLEN SEVERELY BEHIND SCHEDULE, SO I NEEDED HIM TO DO SOMETHING FOR ME AS PAYMENT. NAMELY, I NEEDED HIM TO GO TO A COLLECTOR OF PARANORMAL OBJECTS JUST OUTSIDE TOWN AND RETRIEVE SOMETHING FOR ME. THUS RIDLEY AND MADISON SET OFF, AND BROKE INTO THE COLLECTOR'S SHOP, SETTING OFF THE ALARM AND SO SIGNALLING THE POLICE. AND THEN THE COLLECTOR TRIED TO FIGHT THEM AND RIDLEY KILLED HIM. LOVELY.


REST ASSURED, IT GETS EVEN BETTER. THAT GUY FROM CRUSADER THAT'S BEEN FOLLOWING RIDLEY (AND IT HAS BEEN JUST THE ONE GUY, APPARENTLY) TRACKED THEM DOWN AND TRIED TO KILL THEM RIGHT THERE. RIDLEY FOUGHT THE ASSHOLE WHILE THE COPS CLOSED IN AND MEANWHILE MADISON WENT OFF TO FIND MY... THE THING I NEEDED. RIDLEY BROKE OFF THE FIGHT ONCE THE COPS APPEARED OUTSIDE AND TOOK OFF AFTER MADISON. THE CRUSADER ENDED UP HAVING TO FIGHT OFF SOME OF THE POLICE WHEN THEY MADE IT INSIDE, BUT MADE SWIFT WORK OF THEM AND FOLLOWED AFTER HIS PREY.


FINALLY, MADISON FOUND THE MACGUFFIN AND RIDLEY FOUND HER, BUT BEING AS THERE WAS NO BACK WAY OUT OF THE PLACE THEY WERE LEFT KIND OF STUCK, WHAT WITH THAT CRAZY HUNTER AND SEVERAL POLICE BETWEEN THEM AND THE ONLY EXIT. CRUSADER FOUND THEM FIRST AND, IN RIDLEY'S OWN WORDS 'FUCK THIS SHIT, WE IS GETTIN' OUT OF THIS SHITHOLE, RIGHT THE HELL NOW!' OR SOMETHING TO THAT EFFECT. I ALMOST THOUGHT I WAS GOING TO HAVE TO WASTE SOME ENERGY AND INTERVENE IF I WANTED TO GET MY TOY BACK, BUT I REALLY MUST HAND IT TO RIDLEY, HE ISN'T AS DUMB AS HE ACTS. BEING CUT OFF FROM THE PATH OF BLACK LEAVES DIDN'T STOP HIM, HE MERELY FOUND ANOTHER WAY TO ESCAPE.


THROUGH THE EMPTY CITY. I WOULDN'T HAVE THOUGHT OF IT MYSELF. A DOOR OPENED BEHIND THEM AND RIDLEY PULLED MADISON THROUGH; CRUSADER TRIED TO FOLLOW BUT THE DOOR SLAMMED SHUT BEFORE HE COULD REACH IT. LAST I SAW THE POLICE MANAGED TO NAB HIM AND HAVE HIM LOCKED UP. HA HA, BEAUTIFUL.


NOW MY CURRENT PROBLEM IS THAT THEY HAVE YET TO RETURN FROM THE CITY. OR IF THEY ARE BACK, THEY'RE NOT ANYWHERE AROUND HERE AND RIDLEY'S KEEPING QUIET. SO I'M LEANING TOWARDS THE FIRST POSSIBILITY. UNFORTUNATE THAT I MYSELF DO NOT HAVE ACCESS TO THE CITY, BUT THERE IS LITTLE I CAN DO AT THE MOMENT. SO UNTIL SOMETHING ELSE HAPPENS, I GUESS I'LL JUST


BE SEEING YOU.