Re: Opening Scene
Walking back to the one female guard, a normal looking female human named Kasadei, Kitty starts with her questions.
"No, but as I have children of my own, I feel terrible that another little one is gone. Children disappear all the time and for various reasons. Three just last week were mauled by a pack of Ark," Ark are a race of houndfolk who stand larger than most geneotypes. Though knowing more will require a Knowledge (Local) check. "so it's not unusual for children to disappear. Most have actually been found, or at least what's left of them." She grimaces at the last part, "I know that if she, the child, a hawkoid named Reekana, is about 10 years of age, were one of my children, I'd want her found. We, the guard, don't believe that the rumors of slavers is correct given most missing children have been found, though one can never be completely sure. If it were slavers, only the Zoopremists would be an obvious culprit because the Ranks of the Fit recruit willing animaloids while the Knights of Genetic Purity's standards, such as they are, are above kidnapping."
"What's odd about the disappearances though is that most we've found alive and have had no recollection of what happened to them before and during their disappearances. These people have been fully grown and gainfully employed adults. They were all gone for days or even weeks and then suddenly found in the slums. The Lord Guard has determined since they weren't actually harmed, that there's not much they can really do about it as we have more pressing problems to deal with."
"The inn was called the Puffy Pelican before it was abandoned. It sits on the other side of the docks from here and you can't miss the old sign. It looks like someone had been living in it currently, and given its closeness to Reekana dwelling place, I wanted to watch it just to be sure she wasn't just hiding out there. My other guardsmen think she'll just show up like the others, but I just want to be sure. If you're willing to watch it for us, I would like to go with you. It wouldn't be an official watch duty, but I could at least be a credible witness on the off chance there is something going on."