Despite the fact that his questions were completely sensible, Aladari couldn't help but feel a little disappointed that she wouldn't have a personal bodyguard all the time. She hadn't expected it- not really- but for a moment she had dreamt.
Now, in reality, she needed to work some things through. When would she need him? It would most likely be only when she was out gathering information, as that was what the arrangement was for. And, of course, emergencies. But how would she call him? He wouldn't always be around, but he would likely be close. Since she stayed by the docks, and he stayed by Tent City, they would never be too far from each other. But it was still a distance to be covered.
There was telepathy, but neither had the Gnosis marks or the money for the magecrafted items that would require. It was possible that no one had enough Mizas to afford that. A sort of flare might work, but it would also be expensive, and if someone didn't see the source, they might think her a reimancer. Aladari chilled at the thought.
There were signal mirrors available in the market. They were little shards of reflective material, used to flash lights to another in a sort of code. But those would only work within sight. She looked up at the man, slowly taking in the handful of exotic features. In pondering his predatory look, Aladari had a sudden thought.
"How you hear?" Even coming from her own mouth, the question sounded strange. She tried again. "I mean, how good you hear? Like a dog? Like a bat?" Without much thought she held up two fingers to her mouth and blew a shrill whistle. It was a skill she was taught during her sailing years, used to communicate urgent messages. Nowadays, it was the call for her mangy old dog, and used far less often, but she hadn't lost the skill yet.
"You can hear my whistle?" She racked her memory, trying to remember the series of codes. "Three long times is help. One long is for alert or call silence. Two is..." She shook her head. "I don't 'member. Is prob'ly not needed anyways. Just 'member the three whistles is help. This works?"
OOCThree long blasts from a whistle are universal code for "help me". Traditionally, two is "come here" and one is to confirm that you've heard the command, or to ask where the other person is. I figured we don't need all of those, especially since Chase likely won't have a whistle and Aladari doesn't have as good of hearing as Chase.
Now, in reality, she needed to work some things through. When would she need him? It would most likely be only when she was out gathering information, as that was what the arrangement was for. And, of course, emergencies. But how would she call him? He wouldn't always be around, but he would likely be close. Since she stayed by the docks, and he stayed by Tent City, they would never be too far from each other. But it was still a distance to be covered.
There was telepathy, but neither had the Gnosis marks or the money for the magecrafted items that would require. It was possible that no one had enough Mizas to afford that. A sort of flare might work, but it would also be expensive, and if someone didn't see the source, they might think her a reimancer. Aladari chilled at the thought.
There were signal mirrors available in the market. They were little shards of reflective material, used to flash lights to another in a sort of code. But those would only work within sight. She looked up at the man, slowly taking in the handful of exotic features. In pondering his predatory look, Aladari had a sudden thought.
"How you hear?" Even coming from her own mouth, the question sounded strange. She tried again. "I mean, how good you hear? Like a dog? Like a bat?" Without much thought she held up two fingers to her mouth and blew a shrill whistle. It was a skill she was taught during her sailing years, used to communicate urgent messages. Nowadays, it was the call for her mangy old dog, and used far less often, but she hadn't lost the skill yet.
"You can hear my whistle?" She racked her memory, trying to remember the series of codes. "Three long times is help. One long is for alert or call silence. Two is..." She shook her head. "I don't 'member. Is prob'ly not needed anyways. Just 'member the three whistles is help. This works?"
OOCThree long blasts from a whistle are universal code for "help me". Traditionally, two is "come here" and one is to confirm that you've heard the command, or to ask where the other person is. I figured we don't need all of those, especially since Chase likely won't have a whistle and Aladari doesn't have as good of hearing as Chase.
