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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.
nojohnyouare: Reading with glasses on. (but it's so hard my love)

[personal profile] nojohnyouare 2018-06-07 02:09 am (UTC)(link)
[Well, they are both hai right now. I'm sorry.]

...

[She lets go and unties the ribbon from her hair. Maybe looking less like Clarith will make Arianna happier? Possibly? Mai's too out of it to care and she ends up staring at the ribbon for a while.]
myocordial: (142)

[personal profile] myocordial 2018-06-07 02:52 am (UTC)(link)
...It is what I was made for.
nojohnyouare: Hands clasped like in prayer. (we are one and the same)

[personal profile] nojohnyouare 2018-06-07 02:59 am (UTC)(link)
...It's difficult. Lonely. And mistakes are made. But... I'm glad. That you have friends. You have us.
seafoamgreen: Too much obsession is stupid (Red as a rose is she)

[personal profile] seafoamgreen 2018-06-07 03:04 am (UTC)(link)
A... cleaning robot?

[Fun fact: Undyne has never seen a Roomba before. She's basically picturing a small metal teddy bear holding a broom, and it's adorable.]

Huh. The only robot I know is a pop star.
seafoamgreen: Obtains a name (What manner of man art thou?)

[personal profile] seafoamgreen 2018-06-07 03:06 am (UTC)(link)
[Thankfully, the crystal fails to do anything other than be a very, very dark rock upon being touched.]

What's it feel like?

[Aaand of course Undyne sees no problems with this recklessness...]
nojohnyouare: Disaffected expression. (you are the space in my bed)

[personal profile] nojohnyouare 2018-06-07 03:11 am (UTC)(link)
[Well, Queenie transfigured him to look vaguely bear-ish anyway, but yes, that's so cute.]

A robot who sings?
press_start: (happy nami)

[personal profile] press_start 2018-06-07 03:11 am (UTC)(link)
!!!!

You have endgame gear already, I'm so jealous…!

But I guess… if there's something dangerous around, we're all safer with you here.
foolishjustice: (May I help you?)

[personal profile] foolishjustice 2018-06-07 03:26 am (UTC)(link)
[He definitely seems to have better maneuverability than is normal for feathered wings, showing no problem hovering or slowly drifting.]

More or less. It's object storage only, though. And the wings are really just for show, my actual flight is telekinesis based.
seafoamgreen: Obtains a name (What manner of man art thou?)

[personal profile] seafoamgreen 2018-06-07 03:31 am (UTC)(link)
Yeah, and acts. ...And directs. And dances. And tries to sell you stuff with his logo on it.

[His logo is just a picture of his face.]

He's kind of annoying, but he seems like he's having a lot of fun.
foolishjustice: (How?!)

[personal profile] foolishjustice 2018-06-07 03:40 am (UTC)(link)
A...robotic bear?
fistsofchange: (Crap!)

[personal profile] fistsofchange 2018-06-07 03:47 am (UTC)(link)
[These two are not high intelligence builds.]

Just like...a crystal. It's not sucking my soul out or anything like that. I can feel all those facets we can't see. Hold on.

[With a small grunt of effort, Lin pulled on the crystal until it broke off...and the shock of it caused her to lose her grip on the rock wall. She started drifting back down while flailing wildly in the water.]

Crap!
foolishjustice: (May I help you?)

[personal profile] foolishjustice 2018-06-07 03:49 am (UTC)(link)
Actually, that's not related to any of my equipment, it's more of an inherent skill. Though, considering I've been fighting for three years and my own personal level is 99, I should hope my best weapons and armor are endgame suitable.

[Otherwise, he's going to have to do some shopping before he fights God.]

Though, really, Akira is more reliable in a fight than I am. My strongest Persona is only level 61, the ones he has access to are...much stronger than that.
beguiledcard: (ng ♫ ~)

[personal profile] beguiledcard 2018-06-07 03:54 am (UTC)(link)
[ He's moving to stretch out a bit, basically just... swimming on his back, a calm smile on his face. ]

And that's what makes you one of the better adults around here.

[ Glancing over to flash Izunia a grin. ]

Heh... Most adults I knew when I was younger seemed to assume that kids were just supposed to trust and happily rely on them, by default. And not only are you doing better than that, you're actually way cooler than any of them could ever hope to be.
nojohnyouare: Talking. (what i've become)

[personal profile] nojohnyouare 2018-06-07 03:57 am (UTC)(link)
Oh. Is he like Heart? Or different?
founderinglight: ([my place plz])

[personal profile] founderinglight 2018-06-07 03:58 am (UTC)(link)
[A bit of a sheepish smile, there. Akira, you're a flatterer, you disaster.]

The role of parents and other adults is to teach children how to be adults. Those who refuse to let themselves be questioned and pretend that their mistakes don't happen aren't teaching very good lessons, are they?

Though you would think people with only two digits in age would remember a little better what growing up is like than someone like me...
nojohnyouare: Reading with glasses on. (but it's so hard my love)

[personal profile] nojohnyouare 2018-06-07 03:59 am (UTC)(link)
He was an AI. In the simulation they sent us to when we died. Part of the wildlife to make it more realistic. ...I didn't want to leave him behind. So when we woke up, Ardyn gave me his cleaning robot. And Queenie transformed it to look more like a bear-san. We put Bear-san into it.
meowna: Made by @marshwiggle on Plurk (Always deceiving you into believing)

[personal profile] meowna 2018-06-07 04:02 am (UTC)(link)
Hmm? Oh--right! This is what I look like in the Cognitive World! Pretty cool, huh?

[The moment has already passed, you're standing on a table, and the life jacket next to you is taller than you are. That pose you're striking doesn't look nearly as cool as you think it does, Morgana.]
meowna: Made by @marshwiggle on Plurk (Default)

[personal profile] meowna 2018-06-07 04:11 am (UTC)(link)
I'll count on it, then! You like swimming?

[Excuse him while he takes the least convenient possible route to the bentos then, climbing and hopping over the piles of life jackets to go look for their names. He knows Akira likes running with Ryuji, but swimming? They've never had occasion to talk about it before this.]
beguiledcard: (ren/g ♪ HM...)

[personal profile] beguiledcard 2018-06-07 04:18 am (UTC)(link)
[ That gets a soft chuckle. ]

I'll be heading off with the boyfriends, but we might go our separate ways to explore. Out of the three of us, I've got the strongest healing, but they don't exactly need me for that.

[ She might be able to note how something in his expression dims after the words "don't exactly need me." Something almost sad flickers in his eyes, but he's very quickly and firmly snatching back on this. It's not even a super obvious moment. If anything, it's most possible to catch the surprise lurking in there, within all those other pesky emotions.

He gives her a reassuring smile. ]


I'll be keeping Vishnu equipped for most of my time down there. One of their inherit skills is reflecting physical attacks. And they have Mediarahan, which is a spell that recovers all HP.
beguiledcard: (ng ♫ listen here u fuck)

[personal profile] beguiledcard 2018-06-07 04:49 am (UTC)(link)
[ Annnnd his own expression sours a little. ]

What...?

[ Heh, it's like... no matter what he does to try and help this guy--

With narrowed eyes, he glances away. ]


You chose to keep the thing, so whatever happened was on you. I just thought that maybe-- [ JUST. VAGUELY GESTURING TO THE SIDE A LITTLE. ] Eh, who am I kidding? It doesn't matter what I thought. You're just going to think whatever you want anyway.

[ JFC AKIRA STOP LEAVING YOUR CHILL IN THE HAMMERSPACE ]
beguiledcard: (j ♥ we'll carry on)

[personal profile] beguiledcard 2018-06-07 05:15 am (UTC)(link)
[ He blinks, and then he's pressing a hand to the back of his neck. ]

Well... That's not a promise, or anything. The only things that vanish altogether are the Fissure effects. [ a hint of sheepishness ] What I meant was, this is kind of the only guaranteed time we have to hang out. They could vanish if they're part of the effects... and not to mention...

[ Just... gesturing at himself. ]

Without the effect, I'd just go back to being a boring human. I can't breathe underwater normally.
beguiledcard: (j ♥ we'll carry on)

[personal profile] beguiledcard 2018-06-07 05:34 am (UTC)(link)
[ Maybe if he weren't affected by fish, those words would have tugged at something. Their role is to teach... and one might think it's to protect, right? Heh...

His smile brightens a little, and there's a hint of teasing in his voice. ]


Well, they do say wisdom is supposed to come with age, right~? I'd say you've had more than enough time to rack up some wisdom points.
makejapangreat: (neutral)

[personal profile] makejapangreat 2018-06-07 05:36 am (UTC)(link)
[...?

He honestly wasn't expecting his mood to sour so quickly? For him to be— is he upset at Shido's reaction? Indeed, when he looks over, he discovers the teenager isn't even looking at him. . .

He lets out a breath.]


I— [mmm] I'm sorry. That reaction was uncalled for.

... I really did plan on just throwing it away. The size of my thumbs alone made it difficult to use. Yet somehow I felt bad for— giving in so easily. Even though it's only a toy. [Slowly, he unravels his hand to look down at it.] So I found a stylus. Surprisingly, it's... served as a reminder, of sorts. For.. me to look after myself.

[His eyes draw up to Akira after a breath, and he gives a nod, his expression just... a touch gentler now.]

So, thank you.
beguiledcard: (g ♪ note)

[personal profile] beguiledcard 2018-06-07 05:37 am (UTC)(link)
[ He nods. ]

It's not my top favorite thing, but it's a much better form of exercise when it gets super hot and you still want to be outdoors.

[ He'll follow, taking a... more convenient route. ]
founderinglight: ([my place plz])

[personal profile] founderinglight 2018-06-07 05:50 am (UTC)(link)
I'll let you in on a secret -

[And he even drops his voice to a conspiratorial whisper.]

- Wisdom has nothing to do with age. It primarily has to do with how much you fuck up, and what you do to keep from fucking up further.