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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.
myocordial: (027)

[personal profile] myocordial 2018-06-06 02:34 am (UTC)(link)
And thus... when you say that you think I'm dangerous...

[...

It is genuinely impossible to tell if he's putting it together or losing his train of thought in the fish-kiss haze.]
founderinglight: ([late with spacebucks])

[personal profile] founderinglight 2018-06-06 02:41 am (UTC)(link)
You're also gorgeous, which helps.
myocordial: (102)

[personal profile] myocordial 2018-06-06 02:43 am (UTC)(link)
...

Huh.

[Huh? Heart, what kind of response is that.]
fistsofchange: (Nothing about this makes sense)

[personal profile] fistsofchange 2018-06-06 02:44 am (UTC)(link)
I've never seen anything like them before to be honest. They're creeping me out.

[But you can't be a child of the apocalypse and be a picky eater. She eyed the crabs cautiously.]

With garlic, you say...?
Edited 2018-06-06 02:44 (UTC)
myocordial: (021)

[personal profile] myocordial 2018-06-06 02:45 am (UTC)(link)
Fighting should be enjoyable. If you're not having fun, if it doesn't get your blood pumping, then the battle will always be lacking.

There's nothing like a properly thrilling fight.
fistsofchange: (Talkin')

[personal profile] fistsofchange 2018-06-06 03:08 am (UTC)(link)
I've never...oof-

[She paused to focus on climbing, and was able to reach the deck of the boat.]

I've never seen ANY ships before. Is something weird about this one?
fistsofchange: (Talkin')

[personal profile] fistsofchange 2018-06-06 03:10 am (UTC)(link)
I never would have guessed the stars would curse at each other. They look so peaceful from the ground.
founderinglight: ([ppppp])

[personal profile] founderinglight 2018-06-06 03:21 am (UTC)(link)
Yes, huh.
byanyother_name: (Anguish)

[personal profile] byanyother_name 2018-06-06 04:15 am (UTC)(link)
Only a little bit, yes.

[Kurama is getting less tense and closer to his usual level of color the more the smell fades. He makes a quiet, thoughtful sound, trying to pull together everything he can think of.]

Fridays, Thursday nights, Tuesdays. The smell of cooking crab, obviously. Cigarettes. Malls. Don't lay your hand over your heart in front of Goro or Akira, it will upset them terribly. Don't suggest walking anywhere with a drop to Goro. Akira and I can't take chemical sleep aids and even magical ones are questionable, no matter how bad the insomnia gets. Voting. Glass cylinders large enough to hold people. Wedding dresses. Floating water orbs will...probably upset Goro. Contracts in general, contracts with open-ended phrasing even moreso.

[Kurama is actually....starting to look a little distressed by how long this list actually is.]

And while they aren't innocuous, Goro has been showing signs of an active phobia of large cats like tigers and leopards. I'm not positive where it came from but...I have my suspicions...
nojohnyouare: Dismissive. (you're my head)

[personal profile] nojohnyouare 2018-06-06 04:21 am (UTC)(link)
I haven't seen it happen. But they say it could. Though it'd be something you worked for yourself.

...Memory is important. They'll understand that, too.
nojohnyouare: Happily eating. (to sing it to a crowd)

[personal profile] nojohnyouare 2018-06-06 04:25 am (UTC)(link)
Probably not. Be safe. We're working for you, too.
nojohnyouare: Looking down at the viewer. (if i told you)

[personal profile] nojohnyouare 2018-06-06 04:27 am (UTC)(link)
...

[Have another hug, because Mai has no idea what to do here and is apparently very affectionate once intoxicated.]

I won't fight her. But I'll fight... The sadness? Maybe. Fight that.
nojohnyouare: Injured. (heaven help me)

[personal profile] nojohnyouare 2018-06-06 04:27 am (UTC)(link)
That's... Probably a better way to think about things.
press_start: (srs bns nami)

tamagotcha

[personal profile] press_start 2018-06-06 04:34 am (UTC)(link)
[OwO]

Oh! Is that Tamagotchi?

[SHSL Gamer is onto you, Shido.]
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founderinglight: ([late with spacebucks])

[personal profile] founderinglight 2018-06-06 04:44 am (UTC)(link)
The voting and days of the week are in common with the others - Ardyn specified Tuesday mornings in particular.

[Izunia doesn't seem particularly distressed, but his expression is also one of focus, trying to keep track of all of it.]

I imagine malls as well, for them... Sleeping out in the open and memory modification, Starbucks, and the void are the others I can recall off the top of my head. Some kind of device attached to their arms - Ardyn tends to grab his wrist whenever he's nervous and he's admitted it's to reassure himself that there's nothing there. Cookies, particularly seeing me eat them, for family resemblance reasons.

As for me... Unwarned transformations into other types of creature, thick black fluids, and yellow eyes are the ones that register as most innocuous, and healing magic is the one that's gotten me the most confused looks from people outside the family. I also dislike darkness in general, particularly upon waking up.
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byanyother_name: (No big deal)

ii

[personal profile] byanyother_name 2018-06-06 05:07 am (UTC)(link)
[Kurama, unfortunately, is distracted at just the wrong moment as he runs across Heart. Why the hell does he keep seeing purple clams around? He actually ends up taking the full force of one of those tail strikes and being knocked head over fin for a second until he catches himself.

One of his hands goes to his hair on reflex, reaching for his rose whip, before he realizes it was an accident.

The supposedly young redhead? is awfully toned for a teenager and covered with burn scars, along with one sword scar just above where his tail takes over. Definitely a fighter. But everything is old, there's no sign that taking Heart's tail strike actually hurt him at all.]

Ah... I'm sorry. I should have been paying more attention to where I was going.
theosophomoric: (my head in a bag)

[personal profile] theosophomoric 2018-06-06 06:10 am (UTC)(link)
I'm not certain that my world has quite the same sort of stars as most people's. At least, if this world has the same as mine, the sun's a great deal more forgiving than mine.

[She sighs. Honestly, down here in the crevasse still feels a good deal safer than any of the portions of the station with visible sky. Not that Sonja usually prioritizes a feeling of safety, but there's still something reassuring about being in the depths, away from direct sunlight.]

We call them the Celestial Judgments for a reason. As I understand it most of them have a real mania for rules and regulations.
beguiledcard: (ng ♫ smile)

[personal profile] beguiledcard 2018-06-06 06:22 am (UTC)(link)
[ Okay that? That was so fucking worth it. Akira's lips threaten to twitch a little. ]

Worried someone might judge you?

[ He slides his hands into his pockets, head tilted just slightly as he twists a small strand of bangs. ]

I didn't expect you to keep it...
fistsofchange: (I don't know what that means)

[personal profile] fistsofchange 2018-06-06 06:24 am (UTC)(link)
[Clinging to the rock face, Lin felt significantly less reassured. She started to work on climbing back up.]

I was always taught the stars were giant balls of flaming gas, trillions of miles away in space.
beguiledcard: (g ♪ hmmmm)

[personal profile] beguiledcard 2018-06-06 06:26 am (UTC)(link)
[ For what it's worth, he smiles at the first part. ]

You got it.

[ The question gets a thoughtful hum. ]

I guess the boring answer is "as far as possible," since I know I'm one of the more battle-ready folks. It's better if those of us used to fighting head to the deeper and more dangerous parts.
beguiledcard: (ng ♫ LOL)

[personal profile] beguiledcard 2018-06-06 06:44 am (UTC)(link)
[ OKAY BUT THE CROSS-EYED STARING DEFINITELY DOESN'T HELP? ... He's outright doubling over, and...

... okay, he did notice the shift in colors. He's going to do that thing where it's totally obvious he's going to start laughing again any second? But... ]


Y-... you... okay, Izunia?

[ Shouldn't that be the question for YOU, Akira... ]
founderinglight: ([sketchyplaceholder])

[personal profile] founderinglight 2018-06-06 06:47 am (UTC)(link)
...I do believe that's your question.

[Apparently the brown indicates either concern or Not Impressed.]
beguiledcard: (ng ♫ ~)

[personal profile] beguiledcard 2018-06-06 07:02 am (UTC)(link)
[ He blinks a couple of seconds, and then shakes his head, the smile still on his lips. ]

I'm fine, actually. [ FOR ONCE IT'S LEGIT ] I think there's a fish around here that, uh... makes people high when it bites them...? But I stopped it before it could do any real damage, and it's been long enough that I think this is the extent of it.

[ Suddenly he gives a small snort. ]

Maybe one should bite you.
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beguiledcard: (ng ♫ heh~)

[personal profile] beguiledcard 2018-06-06 07:08 am (UTC)(link)
[ He'll assume it's maybe a little of both, until proven otherwise. ]

Me?

[ Since he's apparently doing awesomely right now at the whole thinking thing... ]

I'm great, actually! [ that's..... a grin that someone like Prompto would normally wear??? ] There were these fish earlier that bit me a few times. I've been in a great mood, ever since.

[ A beat. ]

There haven't been any bad signs, so far, so I'm just swimming it out.
founderinglight: (Default)

[personal profile] founderinglight 2018-06-06 07:10 am (UTC)(link)
Well, you're acting a bit oddly, but I suppose as long as you aren't hurt...

[He better not be. No worrying grandpa.]