* The dungeon entrance is a crooked tunnel about forty feet long before you hit
the first door, a solid oak affair that looks distinctly medieval.  Within
sight, about ten feet away on the opposite side, is another, identical, door.
* Ao-Lang walks to the first door, opens it, and enters. She waves for the
others to follow. "Karasu, gotta talk to you for a minute before we pick where
we go."
* Isaac follows.
* Karasu heads on in. He says nothing.
* Isaac doesn't say anything either!
* Ao-Lang takes a breath. "Okay, here's the deal."
<Ao-Lang> They're scared of you, Karasu.  Isaac read their minds; the shadow
fighters are scared to pieces of you, and they're going to distract you with
Clayton and Yarslov and try to take me and Isaac down first with the shadow
fighters.
<Ao-Lang> Means Clinton's gonna go after Mariah, I bet.
* Isaac nods.
* Karasu also nods.
* Isaac motions in ASL. <We need you to take out Kale and Sekmet.>
<Ao-Lang> They won't see Mariah's attack coming.  They're most worried about
Karasu.
* Ao-Lang says that to Isaac.
<Karasu> I am ready.
* Isaac nods. <Mariah is a huge asset to us. She's a wildcard.>
<Isaac> <They also do not know the terrain.  Use this to your advantage.  Hidden
doors can give you another shot to take them by surprise.>
* Ao-Lang grins at Karasu; her first real grin since Kai's disappeared.
<Ao-Lang> Isaac's gonna stick by me.  There's strength in numbers.  We're fast,
and we have range.
* Karasu nods.
* Isaac nodnodnods. <We need to take out the other three. If you run into
Mariah, I have contact with her.>
<Karasu> You don't think they will stick together as well?
<Isaac> <We can pick them off if they do.>
<Isaac> <Hit and run tactics.>
* Ao-Lang nods. "We stay in covered, easily maneuverable places if we can. Use
our speed and range to our advantage."
<Isaac> <I'm, um, not particularly fast.>
<Ao-Lang> Okay, so we got it?  Shadow guys are scared of you, and everyone else
is gunning for you.
* Isaac nods. <The other team's getting impatient.>
<Ao-Lang> Good.  It'll get them in trouble.
<Karasu> As I expected.
<Isaac> <Okay, are we ready?>
* Ao-Lang nods.
<Karasu> ( Soon as the map loads. )
<Isaac> <I can't contact you mentally Karasu.  So if you need help, I can't tell
someone to look after you.>
<Karasu> I'll try to make sure that I don't.
* Ao-Lang opens the door and starts running through the maze. "Get 'em to run
around. Start to spread out in frustration."
* Isaac heads out.
* Karasu stalks out.