Hardly Heroes: Episode 08

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==Synopsis==
Steal Team Six leaves Pigeon severely injured in an alley after extracting the location of their hidden treasure from him. Patricia discovers him and brings him home, hiring a doctor for his care. Meanwhile, Luther recovers from his wounds and learns about Pigeon's plight from Patricia at Rusty's Hook. He receives an offer from Hudson for a 1,000 silver loan with high interest, negotiating a reduction by trading a valuable journal. While Pigeon recuperates, Luther takes on a job to distract Demon Slayers but fails initially, leading to a deadly confrontation on his second attempt. Days later, with Pigeon healed, they head to Harrow Way, encounter a demonic creature.
==Recap==
===Pigeon's Savior===
May 21, 1519. Steal Team Six leaves Pigeon in the alley with both his legs broken after obtaining the location of their hidden treasure from him. After lying in the alley for a while, Patricia eventually discovers Pigeon and takes him to her home, where she hires a doctor to care for him.
A couple of days later, Luther recovers from his wounds and goes to Rusty's Hook to look for Pigeon. There, he talks to Patricia, who informs him of the incident and invites him to visit Pigeon at her house. The two are reunited, distraught over losing the wealth they had worked hard to attain.
A few days later, while Luther is at Rusty's Hook, Hudson approaches him with an offer. She proposes a loan of 1,000 silver with an interest rate of 10% compounded weekly. Luther tells Hudson that he possesses a journal from a Copperhead locksmith containing information about his clients, which he is willing to trade to reduce the amount owed. Hudson instructs him to speak with Gromme, the bartender, and walks away. Luther, with Mickey’s journal in hand, approaches the bar and informs Gromme about the journal. Gromme takes the journal and promises to look into it and get back to him. That night, the silver arrives at Luther’s house.
A few days later, Gromme informs Luther that Mickey’s journal is worth half of the debt being paid down, along with a 20% finder's fee for anything they can attain using the information in the book. Luther agrees to the deal.
=== Distracting the Demon Slayers ===
June 6, 1519. While Pigeon is being tended to by Patricia and falling deeper in love with her, Luther continues to frequent Rusty's Hook, seeking work among the Pittmen. One day, a woman named Terrapin approaches Luther with a job. She asks Luther to distract some Demon Slayers in their territory when he receives the signal. Luther agrees, and they immediately head towards the south side of town, into Demon Slayer territory. They arrive at a large intersection where several Demon Slayer gang members are loitering. Luther surveys possible escape routes until he gets the signal to perform a distraction. When the signal comes, Luther stands on top of the fountain in the middle of the intersection and urinates in it while taunting the Demon Slayers. This prompts four Demon Slayers to chase after Luther, but he is too quick and escapes. Assuming his job is done, Luther returns to the tavern.
Upon his return, he finds a furious Terrapin, who scolds him for not distracting the guards long enough. Luther explains that he was unaware the distraction needed to be longer and asks for a second chance. Terrapin agrees, and they return to the intersection. She points out the guards who need to be moved from their position, and Luther makes his move. He pretends to try and open a door next to them and, when their guard is down, makes a grab at the short sword at the side of one of the Demon Slayers. Luther successfully draws the sword and slowly backs away. However, as he does, the guard he stole the sword from attempts to grab him. Luther's reflexes kick in, and he thrusts the sword at the man, killing him with one stab. Luther then runs away with the other Demon Slayers chasing after him but manages to escape and returns to the tavern. Once again, Terrapin is angry. She admonishes Luther for killing one of the Demon Slayers and tells him not to expect any more work unless they need an oaf to kill someone.
=== Returning to Harrow Way ===
Several days later, when Pigeon's legs have finally healed, Luther picks him up from Patricia's house, and they head to Harrow Way. Once there, Pigeon notices a demonic creature () emerge from a ruined building. After the creature leaves, Pigeon and Luther investigate the building it came from and find a corpse with 4 silver, 7 copper, and a dagger. As they are searching the body, a man enters the building looking for his friend. Pigeon quickly stabs him in the back, killing him instantly. The man has 3 silver, 4 copper, and a dagger, which Pigeon takes.
Luther and Pigeon then head to the former Red Coats' secret dungeon, only to find the trap and all the locks removed.
== Loot ==
* 7 silver, 11 copper
* 2 daggers, 1 short sword (no scabbard)
* 1,000 silver loan with 500 silver paid off from journal
==Experience==
No experience given this episode.
Category:Save Or Die: Hardly Heroes Episodes
Category:Save Or Die Episodes
Category:Save Or Die: Hardly Heroes