Act 1, Scene 1: Thing 2

[opening_act]

[ A notification on your phone goes off, letting you know the purchase of your meeting with Exael has gone through.

There is an attachment. Where are you, when you open it? ]

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[opening_act]

[ Good, this would be a bad time to lose it.

The hand yanks at you, and you can see it is clawed and bleeding, as is the figure it belongs to. The hand feels wet on yours, but it doesn't make the grip any less solid on you— you probably can't use it to slip out. The shadow people around you turn, and start to stare—

And there's a pair of arms around your waist. ]