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Phantasmal Rift Mods ([personal profile] phantasmods) wrote in [community profile] phantasmalrift2018-05-31 11:39 pm
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DUNGEON LOG: KEYSTONE REEF

Expedition day dawns, as usual, with an android mass text -

Okay, so, this time we're aiming to go out and stabilize the Fissure in the reef you can see up a little to the north of here. The waters are usually pretty calm this time of year, so if you can swim instead of needing to take a boat, that'd be a great help. We only have a few of them.

Also, I know that last time was a mess, so I'm just gonna say this: If you need to get out for any reason, just send us a message and a picture of your location. We'll get a drone out to you as soon as we can and bring you home. No questions asked.

( ゚▽゚)/ Stay safe out there! When you're ready to go, meet us down at the beach. The rocky, sparkly one, not the sandy one.


Unlike previous expeditions, this time there's no rooftop sendoff - instead, as Charm noted, the tables are set up on Glitterstone beach, along with a series of boats pulled up on the sand. Two rowboats that could maybe sit six people but probably better suited for four, a trio of inflatable rafts (with motors attached to the back, all mismatched) of about the same size, a two-person dinghy and a long canoe that could hold two or three.

Besides the little fleet, there's also the usual bagged lunches (in gallon ziplocs this time, and other such watertight containers), and every boat is equipped with a large number of those chepa dollar-store water bottles, all with their airtight store seals. There's also a selection of life vests and other floatation thingies in a box next to the table. Strange hovers over the setup, checking watertightness of a handful of first aid kits with a spritzer and a bucket to submerge things in. They give a little wave to anyone passing by headed to the boats.

For those who opt instead to swim, everything seems perfectly normal until you reach the border of the Fissure... When, very suddenly, it isn't.
foolishjustice: (Strange isn't it?)

[personal profile] foolishjustice 2018-06-05 01:29 am (UTC)(link)
Well, I guess that would make sense...they are boneless, aren't they?
founderinglight: ([late with spacebucks])

[personal profile] founderinglight 2018-06-05 01:32 am (UTC)(link)
And the skin is surprisingly soft and thin. Very sensitive, but nonetheless.

[He crawls somewhat over the rock.]
myocordial: (010)

[personal profile] myocordial 2018-06-05 01:32 am (UTC)(link)
It was a great comeback, you're simply too rude to appreciate it.
myocordial: (008)

[personal profile] myocordial 2018-06-05 01:33 am (UTC)(link)
So I did, it seems! [Heart gives one of the sharks an amused pat on the back.] They're very rambunctious. It's oddly endearing.
foolishjustice: (May I help you?)

[personal profile] foolishjustice 2018-06-05 01:36 am (UTC)(link)
Especially surprising considering how chewy octopus meat is. Though, at least you still have reasonable mobility. I'd be stuck in the water if I couldn't fly.
founderinglight: ([late with spacebucks])

[personal profile] founderinglight 2018-06-05 01:40 am (UTC)(link)
It was no comeback at all, I already know my mental health is a leaky dilapidated ruin. I have three different traumagenic phobias and I'm on antidepressants, and that's after a change of heart.
founderinglight: ([hold])

[personal profile] founderinglight 2018-06-05 01:47 am (UTC)(link)
It's not that pleasant to get that far from the water anyway, really. Drying out would... not be a pleasant experience, I think.

...Though I could likely support myself and you with only one or two of these, they're rather terrifyingly strong.
foolishjustice: (Give me a moment to think...)

[personal profile] foolishjustice 2018-06-05 01:49 am (UTC)(link)
I'd advise against it.

[He spreads out his fins, showing the sharp spines on his back and hips.]

I'm fairly sure these are highly venomous.
myocordial: (096)

[personal profile] myocordial 2018-06-05 01:54 am (UTC)(link)
Well! Well. It still deserves to be said. You are such a mess.

We should... We may as well be clear on that. It's very important to me that you know.
founderinglight: ([hold])

[personal profile] founderinglight 2018-06-05 01:56 am (UTC)(link)
[He waves it off.]

Just a hypothetical to give you some idea of the weight I'm talking about. I'm used to being able to pull myself up with one hand and toss a greatsword about, and I'm quite sure that these are stronger than my arms.
founderinglight: ([late with spacebucks])

[personal profile] founderinglight 2018-06-05 01:59 am (UTC)(link)
I can tell. You are so very high.
nojohnyouare: Reaching for snowflakes. (but they don't know the feeling)

[personal profile] nojohnyouare 2018-06-05 02:00 am (UTC)(link)
Your pet from home? Then maybe I'd get mine.
nojohnyouare: Preoccupied with eating. (but that's a conversation)

[personal profile] nojohnyouare 2018-06-05 02:01 am (UTC)(link)
Cute. ...Injured, though?
myocordial: (033)

[personal profile] myocordial 2018-06-05 02:04 am (UTC)(link)
All I am doing is pointing out the truth, Izunia Lucis Caelum! That hardly makes me high and you're being very ridiculous about this.

[Hey Izunia, don't mind that little eye-shaped fish heading your way while Heart is just... still going, oh my god, save this embarrassment from himself.]

I feel great and I've never been more lucid in my life.
nojohnyouare: Sitting on the steps with her sword. (okay okay okay okay okay)

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[personal profile] nojohnyouare 2018-06-05 02:04 am (UTC)(link)
[Mai might be smiling, even if there's not much change to her expression.]

Cute. They like you.
founderinglight: ([late with spacebucks])

[personal profile] founderinglight 2018-06-05 02:16 am (UTC)(link)
[Why would he pay any attention to a fish that is less than the size of his arm, come on now.]

You're incredibly high and I'm half tempted to take a video and show it to you when you're actually sober -

[And then he very suddenly stops and blinks, because, kissu!]
dubiouslychthonic: (go on)

[personal profile] dubiouslychthonic 2018-06-05 02:18 am (UTC)(link)
I honestly have no idea, but I'm guessing "magic." I'm hoping it's one of those things that dissipate once the area is stabilized. [She sighs, leaning out of the way of another jellyfish that drifts past. The imposed feelings aren't overly distressing to her - at least there doesn't seem to be any particular intelligence or motive behind the effect - but it's still not something she finds really enjoyable.] Are you alright?
myocordial: (131)

[personal profile] myocordial 2018-06-05 02:20 am (UTC)(link)
I am sober and honestly, how often do I need to repeat that? Because it's almost starting to get a little tiring and...

[He trails off, because that was a very sudden stop. Oh, hey! Fish!

Immediately distracted.]


Oh, it's one of those again!
founderinglight: ([hold])

[personal profile] founderinglight 2018-06-05 02:22 am (UTC)(link)
Again?

[But the kiss is starting to take effect and... Well there's a definite dawning realization going on here.]

... You realize these are releasing some kind of contact euphoriant, right?

[You're fucking high, Heart.]
myocordial: (156)

[personal profile] myocordial 2018-06-05 02:28 am (UTC)(link)
There were a lot earlier. Or maybe just a couple and they just kept coming back? They're very friendly.

[He did not question this one bit.]

...What? [Looks at the fish. Looks at Izunia. Looks at the fish.] No.
founderinglight: ([hold])

[personal profile] founderinglight 2018-06-05 02:36 am (UTC)(link)
Ohhhhh yes.

[And now he's very definitely smirking. Is it because he knows he's right, or because of the fish kiss? Could be either. Probably both.]

You're high off fish kisses.
myocordial: (111)

[personal profile] myocordial 2018-06-05 02:40 am (UTC)(link)
No, no, no, no, no.

No.

That's dumb. You're dumb.

[He wants to be annoyed, but the euphoria is too strong. So the closest he can get is more bewildered than anything else.]
founderinglight: ([beep])

[personal profile] founderinglight 2018-06-05 02:44 am (UTC)(link)
I am a genius and you are high.

[He's also a little bit high. But it'll wear off faster than Heart's, considering the lesser dose and lack of Weird Emotion Related Robot Programming.]
myocordial: (114)

[personal profile] myocordial 2018-06-05 02:50 am (UTC)(link)
No, you're dumb and your face is dumb and you're also high, so shut up?

[Ohhhh, boy. He's actually going to swim closer to that fish because now. Now he has a bone to pick.]

And I take it back, these fish aren't friendly, they're also dumb and I dislike them. [Hey guess who's gonna get another kiss? That's right, it's this idiot.] Oh my god.
daughterofthemark: (09F. The unopened crimson jaws)

[personal profile] daughterofthemark 2018-06-05 02:50 am (UTC)(link)
[It might be a small change, but it's an Important one.]

Indeed! They're quite friendly.