Elina entered the Grand Bazaar, looking to track down the Object of Wonder people had been whispering about for Yevgeni. She saw Terrell rapidly approaching, with Matchlock Musket and Kaspar’s Panzerhand tied to his waist with twine, ready to be thrown out and retrieved in case of conflict. Clearly he intended to coerce her to move along, but she just watched him draw near, expressionless. As he came to a halt she continued to stare for a moment longer, drawing her strength, before looking to the South-East.
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Meanwhile, at the Docks, Yevgeni was lying around. He had just punched Otto in the face after the arrogant academic accepted his manly duel. However, Otto told Yevgeni he was done with him, so Yevgeni settled in for a nap.
Suddenly, Otto was yanked into the air by his midsection, but Yevgeni with reflexes like Boar, grabbed onto his leg. “Oh no you don’t! Crafty Otto,” Yevgeni said as he knocked him out with a final punch to the gut. Yevgeni pulled himself further on top of the speeding Otto to finish his nap.
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Confused at the lack of visible action from Elina and her constant stare to the South-East, Terrell began to look in that direction as well. He could just make out something in the direction of the docks. As he squinted, the object seemed to be rapidly growing in size. It looked like a bear on top of a plywood board. No, not a bear, it was the Boar! Yevgeni himself was hurtling towards them, lying down, gesticulating his arms up and down as if getting ready for a fisticuffs match. As he and his transport neared the ground, Yevgeni rolled off and sucker-punched Terrell. From the ground, Yevgeni kept up his fighting posture waiting for Terrell to retaliate.
As the two men fought with fist and thrown attachments, Elina scanned the crowd looking for a lead to her original goal.