College Latin

While we are listening to Skyburner a guard walks in and whispers to the translator. Marco interrupts us to share that a lockdown will be starting in just a few minutes. We can either step outside to confer and then return to complete our hour of interview time OR we can leave before the lockdown starts. We step into the hallway to determine what we want to do. Three of us vote to leave and come back later so that we will not be stuck here too long as there are other things we need to do. Psypher would prefer to stay as he has been looking with great covetousness at the computers, but he is outvoted.
 
We walk outside and see that the bridge has been dismantled and there is a forefield over the city across the river. Marco is more than a little surprised and goes over to an armed guard that is now stationed at the corner. He comes back to tell us that an enemy of this city appears to be making an attack run though it is not folllowing their standard methods. He very much wants to go get the Praetor and get back to the consulate. Apparently the Praetor is talking to an informant. I give him permission and he rushes off and I turn to our group and question why a Praetor of all people would have an information in this municipal building. That seems to be very odd to me as I would assume there would be several layers of protection between him and anyone the could be classified as an informant. Maybe I am bringing too many assumptions with me and it is innocent, but it does make me both curious and nervous.
 
Seven other longhouses can be seen. Three of them are close to us with the other four at the compass point edges of the island. The prison has five soldiers guarding it while scanning the sky for the incoming attack. The Shadow goes over to entertain the smiling guard who was watching us to make sure we didn't go back in maybe. Psypher goes over to check out one of hte
 
signs bright colors advertising lots of food/drinks. The first floor and upstairs is a what appears to be the home of the ones who either own this building or work here. I type in Latin to ask Where am I and it responds with Verdun - short term merchant residences. It asks for my contract number which I do not have. I ask if a number is required to ask questions and it starts a loading screen. While waiting, I look around to get a sense of the space. This is certainly a discount store with people from many different areas (North and South America mostly). Everyone is working fast to pack up and store all the material and being wary of fire. Jewelry, tires, tamales, bulk cereal, beautiful glass jars with dead fish inside them. The help screen pops up with icosn to help me find: Directions, Embassy, Administrator, Safety Protocol for current event, Video.
 
I click on the video and we get a full color hologram in traditional Iriquios garb of a lovely grandmotherly figure who speaks to children about what is happening and how to handle it. She calls the bad guy Dr. Destructo, mentions that the henchmen have tentacles, but Dr. Destructo is covered in metal. We, as children, are supposed to go into a small shelter to stay until our parents come get us. Free to take a toy and book, but will have to wait until our parents come get us to go to the bathroom and while it might feel like we will be there for a long time, it won't actually be all that long. The hologram speaks in Latin (well a version of it), I translate for Makeshift as she talks. Once the video goes off, we look at each other and go "tentacles!"
 
I click the Safety Protocol next to see the adult version. It says that during a lock down which can occur between three and then times during our stay each adult has three requirements. 1. duty stations - verify that all materials are protected from the fire threat 2 - assist house leader in securing the contents and any exterior weaknesses, and 3 - shelter in an interior hallway with no outside windows that is slightly underground. The children will be on 2nd floor to give them higher oxygen levels as there is a chance that fire will occur and there will be a need to remove smoke from the building by something (not my version of latin!). It goes on to say that there are automatons flying, but they have to stay in a clear path . By staying in a certain level they can get signals from their control ship and avoid interference from atmosphere and what defenses that this site can offer. There is also a note that if you have any medical needs then let house leader know now before event happens.
 
We check our time and see that we need to head back to meet the others. We go back to the meeting place and no one is there. Makeshift teleports up to see what he can see. He comes back down and lets me know that there was an arrow marked out on the ground in the snow and he follows it visually and sees Psypher on a ship in the river. No sign on the Shadow or the guard nor is there anyone in the hover car. He also says that there is a flying ship firing on the consulate buildling. I suggest that retreat is the better part of valor and we go inside the building where a guard directs us to get under a desk. I comply gladly.