11:10
Risp walks up to a building built in the shadow of the nearby moutain. He walks to the door, and it opens for him. A blast of fire and ice shoots through and turns a nearby tree into rapidly melting jagged chunks. A figure, gaunt and in a zebra-striped robe comes out, floating gently above the floor. It points it's long, rune-covered rod to Risp then, having seen who he is, turns it instead to a rock and whispers a spell. A bolt of energy archs to the rock, which cracks and warps into a fine dust. Risp, slightly unnerved by the single-mindedness of the mage, goes further in. The inside of the building is a large arena-like room, covered in protective runes and powerful force-fields to keep it from being destroyed by what goes on inside. Turning to his right, Risp sees a figure in white shooting rounds and rounds from dual pistols at automated drone targets. He carries further on, and walks to another figure, in a dark trenchcoat and carrying some kind of long dagger. He raises his voice to be heard above the guns and spells. "Veltha?"
The figure in black turns, and responds in a low, synthetic sounding tone. "Yes?"
"How is the project coming, spokesperson?"
"Well. We will be ready soon. Gho, when he feels sane enough to, says he is looking forward to the fighting. And Helix... well, you know how he is."
"Carry on."
Risp walks out, thinking. Tangent down... Veltha down... now to see what is up with Niz.