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[tender]

WHO: Derrica + Loxley
WHAT: Dashing and extremely impressive heroics
WHEN: Drakonis
WHERE: Seedy Lowtown alleyways
NOTES: The only warning is for some awesome vigilante work from Loxley

The trouble with spending nights in Lowtown taverns is that the last ferry always occurs just slightly before most of the taverns close up. It's inconvenient. Even after nearly a year, she still hasn't gotten the timing of leaving her preferred haunts for the docks just right. However, now that Derrica's options for notifying Riftwatch when she's missed the ferry are either 1. Commander Flint or 2. Matthias, she has extreme motivation to try to avoid being stranded. She could theoretically spend more evenings in the Gallows rather than in Lowtown taverns, but who wants that?

Presently, her determination to catch the last ferry sees her dashing briskly up the narrow street, trying to tie up all her laces as she goes. After so long in quarantine, it had simply been nice to get out and enjoy a night of festivities.

The sound of footsteps doesn't raise any immediate alarm. Derrica's hardly the only person with this kind of routine, and she assumes she isn't the only one hustling to scramble on board the last ferry. The first sign of danger is when hands snag the fabric of her cloak and haul her backwards. She gives a startled shout, louder than intended, before twisting to swing a fist blindly upwards. If this mugging makes her miss the ferry—