Leo felt precisely the same about his party's new name as he imagined silver-age Batman felt when learning he'd be dressed in light blue: it wouldn't exactly strike fear in the hearts of the bad guys. As he didn't have an Alfred to blame, he knew he could only be more watchful of his coworkers-turned-party-members. Unfortunately, since they weren't in his employ, they were proving even more difficult to give instructions than Pennyworth. Even though Leo had gained two new quests, only Angie was willing to leave the store with him.
"I really think we should head out to the police station. It's only half a mile away, and they'll have emergency procedures for-" Leo started.
"For the end of the world!" Angie interrupted in a voice that almost sounded celebratory. Still, most of her focus was on a peanut butter and honey waffle she'd made, so the celebration may have been meant for her food.
The quartet was sitting in the breakroom. They'd closed the broken door and put one of the break tables in front of the hole in the lower half of the door. It wouldn't hold anything back for long, but it would at least give them a moment to prepare themselves.
"It's too dangerous." Igor disagreed. "And Angie's right, or— I'm not sure if she was making a point, but I don't think anyone's got a plan for this apocalypse. The world was crumbling without direction even before we were cut off. But if you and Phoebe are right, we're trapped in a time loop here in Forest Lake. What can anybody do about that?"
"Whauf?" Angie asked, her mouth full but clearly not engaged in the conversation.
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"I think we need more information. Igor is right that we don't really know what's happening. Still, we don't have any reason to believe it's any safer trying to reach the police than it is to stay put and wait for them to come to us. We're in a store, that means supplies."
"You guys aren't listening to me. I'm saying we're not supposed to stay here. I've got two, count them, TWO quests to leave, and join up with another group. You think that's a coincidence? I don't know what's out there or where it's safest, but I have a compass, map, and quest urging me to head out. Phoebe, you, of all people, should know it's not any safer in here." Leo said. "Angie, you don't want to stay here, right?"
Angie held up a finger as she opened a gallon of milk and and took several big gulps. "aaaah," she sighed. "That hit the spot. Anyway, Leo's got quests; I got things I want to do; what do you two have again?"
When the group had picked the unfortunate party name of "Aisle Wanderers," Leo had received two new quests: [[_]Join the Guild] and [[_]Join the Sheriff]
Each had brought up reputation data for Igor. "I don't know. We have a positive reputation with both, I think. It’s only a 2/10 from the Sheriff and an 7/10 for The Guild. I trust the Sheriff’s group more than they trust us, and The Guild less than they trust us; I just don't know why."