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[dontkanyeme]

Bo stumbles out of the portal ahead of Effie, covered in some kind of sludge and looking not all that pleased about it. She's told it was a necessary evil in their quest to retrieve some kind of ugly looking vase for Nekhebet. She makes a face as she tries to shake off some of the sludge, but not much of it will flop to the ground. In fact, some of it seems to have hardened, which she's not all that thrilled with.

It also doesn't help matters that Effie is completely spotless, having been the "diplomacy" end of this mission. The other woman has the vase in her hands and Bo studies it for a moment, before glancing back down at herself.

"Are you sure me wrestling the crocodiles was the only way to get that?"

She just wants to be sure the ruining of her favorite leather jacket wasn't all for nothing.

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[baubled]

"Something bizarre, I'd bet," she offers. Not anything so innocent as flowers like a normal person. No, Effie assumes it's got some sort of spell on it or formerly hold ashes of somebody or might be made of ashes of somebody. "It's probably cursed." Maybe she doesn't want to hold it after all.

[dontkanyeme]

Bo makes a face at that suggestion, because you know - Effie probably isn't wrong. Agents are weird. Though she doesn't think that Nekhebet would send them after something without warning them first.

Maybe.

Okay, she's not sure of that at all, but that doesn't really matter. She still holds it out a little bit further from her.

"Let's just see if we can get her here and get this done."

[baubled]

Effie nods her agreement to that. She's ready to be done with this vase business and get her reward. "I can't believe she's not here to meet us. I always want to think that the agents at least have sort of basic consideration for other people - it's not a lot to ask that you do someone a favor and they show up to thank you."

But she's been wrong before so she'll try not hold her breath on the whole manners thing "It's rude. Don't tell her I said that." Effie sighs as she fusses with her bracelet to give Nekhebet a call. The last thing she needs is to piss off an agent.

[dontkanyeme]

Bo is about to chime in with her agreement to exactly how rude it is - which she will have no problem telling the agent at all - when the ground suddenly rocks beneath them, so much so that with the vase disrupting her center of gravity, Bo almost tumbles to the ground.

Almost.

She manages to find her footing and glances back to Effie. "What the hell was that?"

[baubled]

Effie had insisted on wearing heels to the mission and when the ground shakes she stumbles, recovering rather ungracefully with a wave of her arms. The ground rolling doesn't bode well and sets Effie off into a panic.

"I told you it was cursed!" If only being right was more satisfying. "Put that thing down before it bursts into flames or we burst into flames -" she doesn't know. "Where is she?" No answer from Nekhebet, of course. Typical agent.

[dontkanyeme]

Bo does as she's told, letting the thing drop unceremoniously to the ground. Shockingly, it doesn't break, which is awesome, but letting it go doesn't stop the rumbling. In fact, it only makes it worse. Add to it the bright wave of light coming from the center of town and Bo knows this isn't normal.

She reaches back, grabs Effie's hand, and pulls.

"Run! Now!"