pc catch-all; susato

[veraltwin]

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[booksleeves]

I did. I had wondered if . . . they didn't look usable, but clearly they went off.

[She nods, bowing her head at Alisae.]

Would you like to join me?

[veraltwin]

I would, if you don't mind. These were the devices that I found earlier in the week. If fortune favors us, I may be able to tell if they were indeed the source of the sound we heard last night.

If we aren't so fortunate... [she pauses for a moment, thoughtful--it feels like tempting fate, but--] I thought I might try to mark them in such a way that we'd be able to tell if it happened again.

[booksleeves]

That is a very clever idea. Perhaps we will be able to tell if they are still covered in dust.

[veraltwin]

The other devices were covered in dust, I take it? Unfortunately we lack for that indicator here; I imagine the rain falling has kept it away over time.

[Beat, then she amends:] At least, the devices I inspected were exposed to the elements. There may be one or two beneath the eaves of a roof or other cover.

[booksleeves]

Let us take a look for ourselves and see if there's any sign it was used, perhaps.

[Up the stairs?]

[veraltwin]

[Up the stairs! Alisaie will gesture toward one of the devices in particular.]

That one we spent some time trying to operate. It might well be the first worth examining; it's conveniently placed to anyone who might have thought to utilize it last night. I can say with certainty that the handle was pointed straight down.

[booksleeves]

Then it doesn't appear to have been used, but it can't be said for certain, can it?

[veraltwin]

No, it can't. [She frowns, considering.] Perhaps one of the others will show signs of use? We don't know whether the sounds we heard last night came from only one of these devices, or if all of them were operated.

Failing that, we may be able to mark these in such a way that we could tell if they were used again.