A City of Stone!

[Dracos]

Liao quickly arrived in a city that looked like nothing he'd ever seen before.  It was a city of gray stone.. with paths of smooth gray rock between towering giant buildings.  Smoke was visible coming from some of these buildings, the larger one's with several smoke stacks.

A sign nearby welcomed him with a "Welcome to Sixton."

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[Brian]

Liao 'slowed' his pace up to a light jog, and looked around, bewildered.  The stone houses of the city seemed odd, compared to his own home.  Slowing a bit further, until he was only standing still on a street corner, Liao considered his options.

He was supposed to find a single person in all of this?

[Dracos]

That was a very good question.  Especially with the simple description given by the elders that could apply to...almost anyone.  So he stood for a moment with a bag on his shoulders.  Maybe exploring this weird city would turn something up?

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[Brian]

Unleashing a sigh, Liao trudges towards the heart of the city, keeping an eye out for ... something.

[Dracos]

He noticed something odd pretty soon.

The streets, they were quiet.  Nary a sound was made as he walked around.

No people either.  At least, none that he could see.

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[Brian]

Liao frowned, and looked around.  If only he knew where to go in this city ... if only something stood out.

Sighing, he trudged towards what he guessed to be the heart of the city.  The center of the city should have people in it, at least.

[Dracos]

He spotted a big building with 'City Hall' written on it.  No one outside though.

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[Brian]

"A hall for the city," Liao murmurs to himself.  "I bet the city's people are in its hall!"

Liao jogs to the doorway of the building.

[Dracos]

The door was locked.  How annoying.  But he could hear some life inside.

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[Brian]

Looking around, and shivering at the emptiness of the big city, Liao knocked on the door.

[Dracos]

"Huh?  Who is it?" A slightly frightened voice asked.

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[Brian]

"It is Liao, from Desert Village," Liao replies as cheerfully as he can manage.  "I'm looking for someone."  He pauses, assembling what information he has on who he is looking for in his mind: "Have you seen them?"

[Dracos]

The door unlocked, a police officer looking out.  "Huh? Hey...you're normal."

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[Brian]

"Thank you," Liao says, smiling.  "I'm looking for someone who has one of these," he continues, showing the man the star briefly.  "Have you seen anyone who has one?"

[Dracos]

"huh...you're a strange kid.  Come on in where's it's safe.  I've never seen something like that before."  The older man gestured inside.

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