What time is it?

[Hikari Kazuya]

As Marcus checks around the tables and cubby holes, he doesn't find any tricks, traps, or hidden things, or anything of interest... until he reaches the display case located by the East doorway. There are a few ancient devices on display... but more importantly, there are scimitars inside the case.

Silk sees the same thing Marcus sees, but if she looks on the other side of the East doorway, she sees a bookcase containing some books and scrolls, and more importantly, a few canteens.

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At last, after nearly tearing the entire creepy basement apart, Marcus had found that which had been calling out to him since they had neared the Mosque. Approaching one of the many Display cases laid out along a wall, Marcus eyed one particular one that had A Pair of Scimitars, Almost stylistically plain. The yearning that had almost completely taken hold of his mind had begun to wane before disappearing completely after he had opened the case and picked the two swords up. There were many other weapons in other display cases, but somehow Marcus knew in his heart that these two were his and his alone.

Most would probably attribute that to Dream logic.

"Sorry Silk."
Marcus idly replied as he began to experimentally twirl the blades in either hands, testing their weight and finding himself incredibly pleased.
"Can't hear you over the sound of my Awesome."

Slipping his new weapons into the sash around his waist, Marcus felt he looked rather impressive at the moment, like some Indian Pirate king of old. Truly it was a shame Silk didn't seem so enthused about the whole thing.
"Common Silk, get into it alittle! How often do you and I get to be the Main characters in an epic Middle eastern Pirate story? I mean FUCK! Let's loot the place and steal ourselves a ship! Build ourselves a dread reputation all upside and down the Indian ocean!"

For as long as they dream anyway. A Thought that Marcus was trying VERY hard to put aside for the sake of ADVENTURE!

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Silk looked at Marcus as he found the scimitars and apologized to her. Though that appology quickly turned to him being a butthead and she looked very unamused.

"The amazing accuracy of dream you is astounding Marcus."

She said as she walked over to the other case and took out the canteens. It might just be a dream but she still didn't trust Marcus to lead them anywhere good. He often times brought more trouble than she did.

"When I wake up, I'm buying myself a beer for having to even deal with you."

[Hikari Kazuya]

"I finally managed to catch up to the both of you."

A low voice would speak up, as high above them, a figure would step out of the shadows, barely visible. Vaulting over the railing of the balcony located above the East doorway, the figure would land lightly on the floor below, clearly visible to all now. Straightening up and lifting his head up, he would reveal himself as...

"It took longer than I thought to catch up, thanks to you two riling the guards up. Here."

Sliding a second scimitar he managed to swipe from a sleeping guard across the floor to Silk, the face would appear very familiar to her.

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Seems the man would have a tough crowd tonight. Which was strange considering his imagining of Silk was much as she was when they were younger. Full of Vitality and fire and mischief and NOT BEING A GOSH DARN STICK IN THE MUD!
Marcus rolled his eyes.
"Since when the fuck have you been a paragon of maturity?"

This can't be right. Marcus wouldn't dream up a Silk like this if he REALLY wanted to adventure. She was too bland. Too Tired. Too strung out.

Too......real?

Marcus stopped dead in his tracks, and it wasn't because of the sudden arrival of the Asian.
Everything in this place so far has followed a set of logic paths, which EASILY countered how Marcus' actual dreams went. This was ordered and followed almost real world logic. Marcus' dreams were chaotic and followed no logic at all.

Silk believing MARCUS to be a dream element only confirmed it.

This was all real. Or real enough that it wasn't a dream.
He had no proof though, and so decided to play along until he did.

"You wouldn't happen to be the first boss would you?"
Marcus asked inquisitively as he sized the other man up. Muscular without being bulky. Wolf lean just like himself. No show muscle here, only 'go' muscle which piqued Marcus' fight interests.

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"Huh?"

Silk blinked and turned to look at the man stepping out. A scimitar was slid to her and she picked it up. Though she looked greatly confused. Kazuya was in this dream to?!

"Alright... clearly I've drank WAY too much."

She stated and looked at Marcus as he asked if Kazuya was the boss, like this was some sort of video game. She shook her head at him and sighed.

"Kazuya, this is Marcus. Marcus... This is Kazuya. A friend. Don't touch."

She said pointing from her eyes to Marcus' like she was saying. 'I'm watching you. Behave.' Despite her intelligence, the woman had been spending her life in a drunken haze so reality and dreams seemed hard to tell apart sometimes. She walked over to Kazuya and stared at him for a moment before poking his cheek and then pinching him lightly.

"Ugh... you are about as real as that one... Damn..."

She hated when she had the types of dreams that seemed more real than her reality. This certainly seemed like one of those dreams.

"And for once the guard thing wasn't my fault. It was Mr. Demolition man over there."

She said motioning to Marcus.

[Hikari Kazuya]

"No... I'm pretty sure this isn't a video game, unless I've suddenly ended up in a virtual reality I wasn't even aware I was in. Nice to meet you Marcus."

Kazuya would say, a slight hint of sarcasm in his voice. As for Silk, after she came over to him and stared up at him before poking him in the cheek and pinching him, causing him to jerk slightly, he would pull off and hold out the vest he wore to her, because the clothing she had on currently didn't seem like a whole lot... at all.

"... You're probably wondering why I didn't reveal myself until now, aren't you Ms. Velasquez? I did so because-"

But before Kazuya could finish his sentence, he would be cut off by an impenetrable wall of sand suddenly springing up from the middle of the room, effectively cutting him off from Marcus and Silk.

The three of them had been divided.

With Marcus and Silk in one half of the room, the situation would get better and better as warriors would come pouring through the doorway behind them, two at a time, totaling at roughly about a dozen.

Kazuya would find himself faced with the same situation, except he would find himself facing off against two different sets of enemies pouring in through the doorway behind him, a dozen as well.

"... Are you and Marcus alright, Ms. Velasquez? It looks like I've got company here."

(OOC:

Sand Warriors

Strength: 45
Dexterity: 40
Constitution: 45 (50)
Wisdom: 35
Spirit: 35

12/12

Sand Creatures

Strength: 45
Dexterity: 35
Constitution: 45
Wisdom: 40
Spirit: 35

6/6

Sand Harem Creatures

Strength: 35
Dexterity: 45
Constitution: 40
Wisdom: 45
Spirit: 35

6/6)

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Marcus looked from Kazuya to Silk and back again before fixing Silk with a disapproving glare. All she had done so far was follow along behind him like a lost puppy and bitch and complain, essentially being about as useful as a wet tissue would be trying to start a fire. So far their friendship was the only thing keeping him from ditching the young Chilean woman.
That and the fact that he wasn't 100% certain whether or not this was all real and that Silk actually WAS Silk in the flesh.
Unfortunately Marcus had never been blessed with much patience to begin with and watching as Silk began to poke and prod the Newcomer, Marcus shook his head, rolled his eyes and let out a frustrated sigh.

In that order exactly.

"You know what? FUCK the both of you. Y'all are just dead weight to me."
the Man snarled before turning on his heels to walk back up the stairs and out of the dank basement lair. He managed to take two steps before suddenly a wall of sand rose up infront of him, which on one hand, Pissed him off Royally, while on the other hand, gave him some measure of gratification that his suspicions of a wizard being around was founded. In fact, he hadn't shown even a momentary sign of being surprised at all as Zombie Sand people began to crawl out of the woodworks.

"Bout fucking time."
He muttered under his breath as he gave the swords in his hands a good spin.
"Hey Silk! You planning on fighting, or are you gonna bitch them to death?"
He added with a raucous, Daredevil laugh before launching himself at the crowd of Sand people. His opening move was going to be a simple jump kick, planting his foot into the chest of one Sand Zombie and using it as a launchpad to then twist around and kick another with his other foot.