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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.
beguiledcard: (ng ♫ LOL)

[personal profile] beguiledcard 2018-06-14 06:56 am (UTC)(link)
Right... of course...

[ he's got this, he's good at stuff right now ]

I knew that??

[ BOY THAT LAUGH SURE IS CONVINCING ISN'T IT ]
beguiledcard: (ng ♫ headscratch)

[personal profile] beguiledcard 2018-06-14 07:05 am (UTC)(link)
[ ... yeah, see, he was afraid that's what Shido had been referring to. ]

In all fairness, for a proper judgement, I think this kind of thing will take longer than we've had so far...

[ But, there's something awkward in his expression as he glances away. ]
byanyother_name: (Now that I think about it...)

[personal profile] byanyother_name 2018-06-14 09:03 am (UTC)(link)
[He isn't going to bother saying anything about Goro laughing at Shido's alarm. It's fairly harmless as interactions between those two go.]

This ship's sailors, perhaps? They don't seem to mean any harm, I don't think there's anything to be concerned about.

[Kurama frowns thoughtfully as he examines them a bit more himself.]

With the way all rules seem to apply here... Do you think we might be able to repair them? If they were more coherent, we might be able to figure out why they seem so fretful.
beguiledcard: (ng ♫ nervous fidget)

[personal profile] beguiledcard 2018-06-14 12:01 pm (UTC)(link)
Junpei's a good man... I'm really happy you two have each other.

[ Junpei's... a good man who reminds him a little of Ryuji, though; he's bittersweet to be around, but that doesn't take away from how he does respect him. ]

... With Goro and Kurama, it's...

[ ... is he really going to give this a try? Guess he can't help that there's that something about her that tugs at him - assuring him that she's safe to open up to. ]

Guess... after what we went through in the mall, the thought of even my healing spells being useless around the two most important people to me, it-

[ His smile is wry; he wants to be... needed, and he hates that. ]

... sucks.
Edited 2018-06-14 12:01 (UTC)
riderofcharlemagne: (guh)

[personal profile] riderofcharlemagne 2018-06-14 06:12 pm (UTC)(link)
...More or less.

[Sometimes with a sword, sometimes with a lance, most times with his cape.]

What about it?

[He asks as if Shido's question is the most absurd thing.]
seafoamgreen: Feel and fight the reality (What loud uproar bursts from that door!)

Late, but putting this here anyway.

[personal profile] seafoamgreen 2018-06-14 08:43 pm (UTC)(link)
Crap.

[Undyne jumps up and catches Bai Lin as she floats towards her, forming the shield bubble around them both. Looks like they're out of this fight of now.]
fistsofchange: (Nothing about this makes sense)

[personal profile] fistsofchange 2018-06-14 08:54 pm (UTC)(link)
[Lin is either unconscious, or dazed enough that it makes no difference. She's not fighting anymore today.]
seafoamgreen: A moment of glory (Laughed loud and long)

[personal profile] seafoamgreen 2018-06-14 09:01 pm (UTC)(link)
I guess it would be if I had any.

[Get it, because she's wearing a swimsuit right now and it doesn't have any sleeves? Undyne laughs at her own bad joke with no apparent shame.]
seafoamgreen: You want an ideal world, right? (Default)

[personal profile] seafoamgreen 2018-06-14 09:16 pm (UTC)(link)
[She nods seriously, as though she actually understands what's going on in this conversation.]

Yeah, that's the most important thing.
seafoamgreen: Too much obsession is stupid (Red as a rose is she)

[personal profile] seafoamgreen 2018-06-14 09:21 pm (UTC)(link)
You... You're welcome?

[Undyne lets go of Lin now that she's got solid ground to stand on and does the aquatic equivalent of shuffling a few steps away from her. Definitely not flirting with a human a little, nope, nuh-uh.]

[God help these poor gay idiots.]
seafoamgreen: Too much obsession is stupid (Red as a rose is she)

[personal profile] seafoamgreen 2018-06-14 09:24 pm (UTC)(link)
Yeah, well...

[She looks awkward for a moment, trying to look a little more aloof and reserved. This whole getting along with humans thing is easier when they don't draw attention to it, dammit.]

I have to look out for other fish, right? It's just basic decency.

[Undyne, you eat most kinds of fish around here. No one buys this.]
fistsofchange: (I don't know what that means)

[personal profile] fistsofchange 2018-06-14 09:29 pm (UTC)(link)
[Lin settled down on the occean floor, at a much more comfortable depth now. She figured she should say something before Undyne just left.]

I guess I'll see you around!?

[No not that!]
Edited 2018-06-14 21:29 (UTC)
makejapangreat: (nervous)

[personal profile] makejapangreat 2018-06-14 09:36 pm (UTC)(link)
That's a bit different!

[You know what. Shido is just going to. Back the fuck away from all the jellies. A bit more towards where they came from?

... wait a minute, he can't escape that way because he broke the stairs with his fall. Shit.

Guess he lives here now.]
seafoamgreen: Too much obsession is stupid (Red as a rose is she)

[personal profile] seafoamgreen 2018-06-14 09:37 pm (UTC)(link)
Yeah, sure!

[Undyne turns around to swim off, thankfully also hiding her confused blushing by doing so.]

I mean, uh, we're all living in the same Station, right?
fistsofchange: I'm going to get us involved again (I promise I won't get us involved again)

[personal profile] fistsofchange 2018-06-14 09:54 pm (UTC)(link)
Yeah I guess we do!

[Let's draw the curtain on this scene before it gets any more embarrassing for either of them.]
makejapangreat: (smirk)

[personal profile] makejapangreat 2018-06-14 10:43 pm (UTC)(link)
[wtf this kid...]

I'm not entirely convinced you know your tail from mine at the moment.

[he's... so amused...]
makejapangreat: (neutral)

[personal profile] makejapangreat 2018-06-14 10:47 pm (UTC)(link)
... fair enough.

[He watches Akira for a moment before casting his gaze back to the group.]

To be honest, he's already surprised me.
have_hat_will_travel: (Relaxed)

[personal profile] have_hat_will_travel 2018-06-14 11:02 pm (UTC)(link)
I'd say more the former here - it means I know I'm not gonna do well underwater, because no way to move fast!
myocordial: (066)

[personal profile] myocordial 2018-06-15 12:30 am (UTC)(link)
Hm, so this is all still very new to you?

I've only been here that long myself, but I can't really remember a time where my life was normal. I suppose that's made the adjustment easier, even if there are still some new surprises.

[Like... well, the mermaid thing? Yeah.]
foolishjustice: (Shall I explain?)

[personal profile] foolishjustice 2018-06-15 02:51 am (UTC)(link)
Yes, we're much more physically present. They're harmless, I doubt they can do much more than Imprint basic emotions.

[Still entirely too amused at Shido's distress. Now back to Kurama...]

It's worth a try. They might have other useful information too, depending on just how long they've actually been here.
makejapangreat: (neutral)

[personal profile] makejapangreat 2018-06-15 04:19 am (UTC)(link)
Why?

[So much??? Needless movement?]
riderofcharlemagne: (you know what it is bitch)

[personal profile] riderofcharlemagne 2018-06-15 10:46 pm (UTC)(link)
I have to leave an impression, you know.

[He has?? Too much energy??]
theosophomoric: (teeth still gleam from holy water)

[personal profile] theosophomoric 2018-06-16 01:04 am (UTC)(link)
Touché. [Not that Sonja's exactly got a lot in the sleeve department at the moment, either, although her bathing suit still looks more like a slip than a modern swimsuit. Still, it's brief enough to show the tattoo of a pistol-brandishing rat on her upper arm, and a few hints around the collar bones and shoulders of the extensive scarring that extends over much of her torso beneath the fabric.

It's not a good joke, but Sonja can appreciate a bad joke told confidently, and she grins.]
I suppose I'm a bit out of my depth down here.
serrata: (21 - ygnHB3M)

[personal profile] serrata 2018-06-16 01:43 am (UTC)(link)
[ Please don't mind Yuuri just continuing to laugh herself sick on the boat. You know, like any good friend would do. ]

Of– of course not. Of course it didn't. Just like how you're definitely not drunk.
serrata: (19 - HdZqgHP)

[personal profile] serrata 2018-06-16 01:44 am (UTC)(link)
Exactly. Even if it's just for your own peace of mind, I don't imagine it'll hurt.