To Utopia, Hell...

[Carthrat]

Then again, that wasn't so unusual, either.

Once she finished her meal, she paused to look at the remains of the platter.

"Greasy," she mutters, before standing up to go look for that most exciting of buildings- a library!

[Dracos]

It took a while, and eventually using that archaic method involving asking for directions, but soon she found herself in the public library.

Or what they said was it.  It seemed to have a distinct lack of books.  It did have an old man tending to some kind of reception desk and a few strange machines.

Dracos

[Shukuen]

"Hello there," Leets greeted the man politely. "You're Mister Wright's contact, aren't you?"

[Olvelsper]

"This is a crystal box I need to have opened somehow." Jan offered the sealed chest to the engineer.

[Carthrat]

I WILL not gape. I've done enough gaping today.

"Excuse me, but, ah, could you show me where to books are?" asks Mei-Ling of the old man, looking aroudn curiously.

[Dracos]

"Books?  Another one is it?  We don't keep books here.  Everything is stored on computer for better preservation."

Dracos

[Carthrat]

"A what?"

[Dexie Oblivion]

Darx wraps his wings around himself, shivering.

"It's getting a bit chilly out here..."

[Dracos]

"Another one?  How do you folks even manage to get over here." The man said somewhat exasperatedly.

Dracos

[Dracos]

"Hmm..." She tapped it a bit, checking it out.  "This may take a couple of weeks.  If you want, you could leave it with us."

Dracos

[Olvelsper]

"Is there no other way to get it opened?" Jan asked the engineer.

[Dracos]

"Well, we could stick it in front of a cannon and see if that blasts through it?"

Dracos

[Dracos]

"Mmm?  You've got to work a bit on your subtleness there." He whispered as he glanced around.  "What's up?"

Dracos

[RyderHakubi]

On the other side of the makeshift camp, Ryda is pretty cold herself.  While she could use her plasma to keep herself warm, it would also drain her completely after a while, and that's not something she wants to happen in the desert of all places.

"Achoo!"

Then again... getting sick might not be much better.

[Dexie Oblivion]

Darx looks up at Ryda.

"Didn't expect the temperature to fall this low...how did you survive out here the first time?"