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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.
serrata: (4 - QlhpWNX)

[personal profile] serrata 2018-06-08 08:44 pm (UTC)(link)
I think there should be somewhere. Just give me a second...

[ Slowly, so as not to upset their balance, Yuuri stands up and carefully shields her eyes against the sun. It takes a moment for her to be able to see much of anything through the light and the haze, but eventually things swim back into focus. ]

There's some dry spots of sand that look safe enough. [ she gestures in the direction of a wide, flat sandbar that doesn't look like it's seen any tide in a while. the sand's almost bone white, like it's been bleached by the sun. ] I don't think there's any shade, but I'm sure we'll find something in the Armiger to fix that.

[ She doesn't sit down right away. Instead, she watches him for a moment, her smile still warm and then tilts her head. ]

It's nice to get away from the Station, isn't it? Being cooped up like that doesn't really suit you.
misanthropicprinciple: (This reminds me of a puzzle.)

[personal profile] misanthropicprinciple 2018-06-08 08:45 pm (UTC)(link)
Does Eos's magic use hexagons too? I've never seen it related so much to math or geometry.
foolishjustice: (Crow-Ah...)

[personal profile] foolishjustice 2018-06-08 08:56 pm (UTC)(link)
At a guess, because Mara negates mental control.

[That's...not stopping him from cringing behind his bright red tengu mask.]
founderinglight: ([hold])

[personal profile] founderinglight 2018-06-08 09:06 pm (UTC)(link)
We don't really use runes much in general - anti-daemon wards are the only major thing, and they look more like this.

[The lights change to outline the kind of runes found on a haven, a series of barely-connected, glowing blue circles.]

Some of the old Solheim facilities had magitek ones in red, but you'd do better asking Ardyn about them than me.
beguiledcard: (g ♪ note)

[personal profile] beguiledcard 2018-06-08 09:26 pm (UTC)(link)
[ JUST... GIVING MAI A SOMEWHAT OVERPLAYED DRAMATICALLY SERIOUS LOOK. He gives a single nod. ]

What he said.

[ Even if you totally could have just used Uriel, Akira???? ]
meowna: Made by @marshwiggle on Plurk (Walk on the narrowest rail)

Good with anything, up to and including death. GETCHUR HEALZ HERE

[personal profile] meowna 2018-06-08 09:44 pm (UTC)(link)
[What a horrible place..... the desolate ruins of what was surely once a magnificent building, the foul taste of rot in stagnant water, the eerie monotonous drone trying to clouding his mind..... Luckily for Morgana, he's largely protected by scales and fur covering his skin. He clenches his saber in one paw, teeth gritted and eyes narrowed--but he's actually hanging back a little from what's probably going to be the main action. These fins are great for gliding, but they're not actually made for power or speed; he doubts he'd be able to put his full strength into physical attacks down here.

Better to hang back and heal the more suitable melee fighters, because using wind magic underwater is pretty pointless. He's keeping an eye on everyone's condition, don't worry!]


There's only one, but the enemy is strong. Stay focused, everyone! Just call for me if you get hurt!

[That's..... pretty obvious, Morgana? Navigators just gotta Navigate, I guess. vOv]
riderofcharlemagne: (regrettably)

[personal profile] riderofcharlemagne 2018-06-08 09:45 pm (UTC)(link)
[He throws his arms up in the water.]

Well, if you've never heard of me, what do you know about world history and culture?
riderofcharlemagne: (Default)

[personal profile] riderofcharlemagne 2018-06-08 09:48 pm (UTC)(link)
[With a nod, Astolfo takes Goro's hand to lead him through the wreck.]

Let's go!
serrata: (kirara014)

1/?

[personal profile] serrata 2018-06-08 09:56 pm (UTC)(link)
[ ... ]
serrata: (kirara014)

[personal profile] serrata 2018-06-08 09:57 pm (UTC)(link)
serrata: (kirara002)

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serrata: (kirara010)

[personal profile] serrata 2018-06-08 09:58 pm (UTC)(link)
[ wait ]
serrata: (like some kind of zombie.)

[personal profile] serrata 2018-06-08 09:58 pm (UTC)(link)
[ a fucking second ]
serrata: (kirara009)

[personal profile] serrata 2018-06-08 09:58 pm (UTC)(link)
Are you drunk?!

[ CLOSE ENOUGH ]
myocordial: (115)

[personal profile] myocordial 2018-06-08 10:07 pm (UTC)(link)
Noooooooo. No. Definitely not.

What would I be drunk from, sea water? That would be ridiculous? That's-- Yuuri. You are very silly? obviously I'm not drunk, I'd definitely know if I was drunk...

And I'm not.

[...........well he's not wrong, technically.]
foolishjustice: (Crow-I had thought better of you.)

No dismemberment/Erasure

[personal profile] foolishjustice 2018-06-08 10:19 pm (UTC)(link)
[As soon as he enters the cove, Goro can feel...something trying to slip into his mind. Fortunately, entering a new area means he has a Persona at the ready, and Robin Hood's resistance to status effects helps keep the influence at bay, but it's a lot closer than he'd like. As his mindset shifts for danger, he feels Auto-Taraku go into effect, boosting the power of any attacks he uses for the next three rounds.

Since he has the boost, he might as well take advantage of it while it lasts. Robin Hood appears and fires off a Megaton Raid, for severe physical damage if it connects.]
riderofcharlemagne: (sumanai)

[personal profile] riderofcharlemagne 2018-06-08 10:23 pm (UTC)(link)
[Izunia's touch seems to snap him back into action, but rather than providing reassurance it only seems to make him more panicked.]

You need to get away-

[He's too close. Though he would, in a more clear state of mind, believe Izunia capable of holding his own against him, he's far from thinking clearly right now. All that dominates his thoughts is the image of turning on a friend, one he swore to protect, unable to control himself or do anything to stop it.]

I don't want to hurt you.
founderinglight: (Default)

[personal profile] founderinglight 2018-06-08 10:31 pm (UTC)(link)
[Izunia knows panic when he sees it, that edge of irrationality -

The touch drops away, but he stays right where he is.]


You're not going to, little moon. Come on and breathe.

[He doesn't entirely seem to realize that the endearment's slipped out...]
founderinglight: ([ppppp])

[personal profile] founderinglight 2018-06-08 10:39 pm (UTC)(link)
I just can't win with you people, can I?

[DRAMATIC SIGH.]
nojohnyouare: Pointing a sword at the viewer. (no light no light)

[personal profile] nojohnyouare 2018-06-08 10:49 pm (UTC)(link)
I don't. But they'll know. We can ask. ...It would make sense if all of us had been to other worlds. Or none. But it's only "many." Confused.
seafoamgreen: Protect the light you believed in (Cannot choose but hear)

[personal profile] seafoamgreen 2018-06-08 10:54 pm (UTC)(link)
[Undyne is definitely warm, although if Lin is paying attention she might notice that, unlike a human, she doesn't seem to feel any warmer at pulse points than she does on the rest of her body, suggesting that if she has a circulatory system it probably isn't much like a human one.]

[She kicks off the side of the canyon wall and heads straight up, taking the initial momentum and using it to keep going at a fairly quick speed. Fortunately, they weren't quite far down enough to have to worry about getting the bends.]

[Soon enough they're out of the canyon, back up in the clear sunlight.]
nojohnyouare: Hurt but recovering. (i never knew daylight)

[personal profile] nojohnyouare 2018-06-08 10:56 pm (UTC)(link)
Nice.

[She's smiling as she starts passively floating upwards. Later, Mai will be very confused as to where her ribbon has gone, but not now.]

Cute. It's why they love you.
nojohnyouare: Blushing and holding Sayuri's hand. (oh you make everything okay)

[personal profile] nojohnyouare 2018-06-08 10:57 pm (UTC)(link)
........It looks like Kip designed it.

[She's still staring.]
nojohnyouare: Full-body shot in the hall. (i need to make it right)

[personal profile] nojohnyouare 2018-06-08 11:00 pm (UTC)(link)
Gk--!

[Mai pushes back hard, but ends up having to pull back only to go forward and slash at the tentacle again. She's never been one for self-preservation.]

Hidden. Everyone, watch.