A cloaked figure prowls down an inconspicuous alley way off of a moderately busy street. There are no signs or lights in the alley way, just a few dumpsters and loose trash bins, flanked by a handful of unmarked doors. The cloaked figure turns to one of the doors just past the middle of the alley way, quickly looks around for any onlookers, and proceeds to give 4 quick raps on the door, a brief pause, and then 2 more knocks. One knock echoes from the other side of the door in response. The cloaked figure speaks lowly, but clearly, "Rule 10 lives". The door opens and the cloaked figure hurriedly enters and closes the door behind him.
The one who answered the door stands back, face obscured by a black mask. "You're late", he says. "I got here when I could. What do you want from me?", says the cloaked figure in response. The masked man gives no response, but begins to lead the way through a hallway lined with more doors, finally reaching the door at the end of the way.
Both enter the room, which is dimly lit and contains only a medium sized round table surrounded by 5 chairs. Three of the chairs are already occupied by more masked individuals, silenlty watching their new guests. The masked man and cloaked figure take the two empty chairs, and immediately one of the three seated says, "Shall we begin?"
"Welcome to the Awards Committee"
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To be continued...
The one who answered the door stands back, face obscured by a black mask. "You're late", he says. "I got here when I could. What do you want from me?", says the cloaked figure in response. The masked man gives no response, but begins to lead the way through a hallway lined with more doors, finally reaching the door at the end of the way.
Both enter the room, which is dimly lit and contains only a medium sized round table surrounded by 5 chairs. Three of the chairs are already occupied by more masked individuals, silenlty watching their new guests. The masked man and cloaked figure take the two empty chairs, and immediately one of the three seated says, "Shall we begin?"
"Welcome to the Awards Committee"
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To be continued...