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Alfendi Layton ([personal profile] selfdenying) wrote2016-10-12 03:08 pm

DAY 3 (DAYTIME) ALFENDI & ELIZABETH

There we go.

[They're now out of earshot from anyone who might possibly listen in to their conversation. Alfendi smiles at Elizabeth, burying his hands into the long pockets of his white coat.]

It's actually incredibly simple. You want to find out if someone has left a room in the middle of the night, yes? What you do is that you take something, like a piece of hair or a needle, something thin and small, and you lodge it into the hinges or the space around a door. If the person leaves the room, the hair or needle, of course, falls down due to the movement, but it's so small that the person, hopefully, won't notice it.

[A simple tactic, but incredibly effective.]


That way, you can check later to see if the thing has been moved, and if it is, it's quite the nice clue to tell you that someone in that room has exited it during the night. We could do something similar to that, if we want to be especially sneaky here.
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[personal profile] tearable 2016-10-12 08:41 pm (UTC)(link)
[ With the distrust in the air, paranoia will soon set in. Elizabeth recalls how the high-class in Rapture struggled with that, so put people in a closed space? It's infectious. ]

You know just how to burst my bubble, mister. [ She says with a huff of annoyance - mainly at the situation. She crosses her arm soon after. ] Let them get cocky. Arrogance is a pitfall and our advantage.

[ Though... as he discusses, she stops for a brief moment: ]

That's the million dollar question. We're out of commission as soon as it hits. Guessing the staff isn't.
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[personal profile] tearable 2016-10-13 04:12 pm (UTC)(link)
[ There's a laugh to that. Don't worry, she won't hold it against him. ]

The common factor is that we all face being forced under - some... effect is doing it. Chemical? [ She's still not sure about people's theory with the bracelets knocking them out. In Rapture, she had access to bolts with a variety of different makes - gas and tranquilizer. Maybe it was some odd combination of both? ] I wonder if there's a way to prevent luring into a slumber so soon... just enough to ready whatever trap we can fashion.