Sluice was up to no good. Again. . . It was the third time this week he'd snuck through the gates attempting to rise in class. They always caught him, though. They always catch the Grime. Sluice did always manage to sneak something back, and this time it was an entire tunic. How he managed to sneak that back to the Gutters, I have no idea. It wouldn't remain clean here, though, so it'd hardly be useful trying to fit in as one of the Coursers.
As Sluice was showing off his new garment, his wardrobe actually seemed to come together nicely. Maybe his idea of masquerading as a Courser could work. We see enough of them come through and drive the willing Muckers to mimic them well. That's how we spend much of our time anyway. How hard could it be to play one well enough to get through the gates without question?
The answer is: not very. Obviously, Sluice has snuck through easily enough many times. Getting through in the open while pretending to be a Courser shouldn't be harder, especially with the way we mimic them to keep things light around here.
Getting through the gates isn't the hard part, though. Staying through the gates is the hard part. Pretending to be one of the Crisp will only with for so long; eventually, little things will show that indicate a lack of familiarity with their propriety. That's when the questions will start.
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