Emerald and Ruby close in on the alleyway. He draws his book and he can hear Ruby unsheathe her knife from beside him.
 
They creep closer to hear the conversation going on, but just as they do Loupe lets out a high pitched scream and there is a rush of voices.
 
Emerald and Ruby jump out into the entrance of the alleyway, but as they do the mare collides with them, knocking them into a pile on the sidewalk.
 
Emerald untangles himself as quickly as he can, but Ruby is up before him.
 
“Huh…?” Ruby says, looking down the sidestreet.
 
Emerald looks as well, and he sees that all four of the assailants are stuck to the floor or walls by some sort of hard, gray foam. It’s almost looks like thick cotton candy mixed with cement.
 
“A-ah ha… You guys were following me too? I suspect Nishan will be somewhere nearby as well.” Loupe says.
 
Much to Emerald’s surprise, Loupe looks high in the air after these words. Emerald looks himself and sees Nishan poke her head from up atop the buildings. Was she following from up there the whole time?
 
“What is this stuff?” Ruby says, poking at Loupe.
 
It’s just then that Emerald realizes she has some of the odd cement stuff on her as well.
 
“I got a bit… Overzealous with the potions I bought. Got myself a little bit. But it’s okay. It’s not quite as heavy as it looks.” Loupe says, with a nervous chuckle, “It’s Quick-dry Zipfoam, just like the guards use!”
 
“Neat. Hey Emerald you should learn how to make some of this!” Ruby says, excitedly.
 
Emerald says that maybe he will, if he knew the recipe. He asks Loupe, but she doesn’t know either.
 
“Anyway, concentrate on the questions you want out of these criminals. We’ll start once Nishan gets down from the buildings, which should be pretty soon.” Loupe says looking upward again.
 

 
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