Red phone, Sir! by A_Sunbeam
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Description
Comm: Hello.
Telka: Good morning, Robert.
Comm: Mistress Telka. Do we have a problem?
T: Spent penny thrown down in forest.
C: Accident?
T: No. Brought here from town and left.
C: Whereabouts?
T: Stormcrow.
C: Time.
T: Cold.
C: Action?
T: Yes.
C: Sergeant, 2 Specials to Stormcrow.
Corporal - car now and silent wagon.
Will be with you soon Telka.
Robert out.
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Translation ...
Robert = Chief of Police/ Commissioner in district (Also happens to be the Commissioner's name here)
Spent = used
penny (made originally from copper) = copper = (slang) policeman
i.e. murdered policeman in forest, transferred from place of murder to forest
Stormcrow (Ridge) - area where interdimensional portal Shadowgate is located; normally watched over by wizard.
cold - some time ago
Specials - Rapid reaction police/army Squad
silent wagon - ambulance but no sirens
(Phone does not appear to have ever been upgraded...)
Comments (4)
Tracesl
excellent
varasah
I like those translations. "Spent penny" that is interesting.
Radar_rad-dude
Nice coded conversation! Excellent scene and chapter!
APlusDesign
Hey, if it ain't broke, why fix it? :D