Chapter 57: Break & Enter I
“I know, I know, it’s pretty good, isn’t it?” Orodan asked.
And for a moment, the parlor was entirely silent. Zaessythra looked awe-struck, the pulsing glyphs upon W78’s frame spoke of a pattern of new information… and the other person in the room was speechless too.
“You… that’s…” Zaessythra muttered.
“Information entered into database. Observation: subject attempting to interfere with enemy facial recognition. Predicted effectiveness: 0%,” W78 stated.
“W-what?!” Orodan protested.
“You’re wearing a damn rag over your head!” Zaessythra shouted as her wings shook with outrage. “At least take this seriously! How does a washcloth with eye-holes cut out make a disguise?!”
“Why not? Aren’t we going to a world of vampires, werewolves and necromancers? Surely, I can pretend to be a walking corpse or something?” Orodan asked.
“Compared to the deathly pallor of an actual corpse, your bronzed complexion isn’t fooling anyone,” Zaessythra said. “You’d have more success pretending to be an actual necromancer.”
“I can bring back the dead, doesn’t that make me a fine hand at the necromantic arts?” Orodan asked.