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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: (j ♥ we'll carry on)

[personal profile] beguiledcard 2018-06-08 12:14 am (UTC)(link)
[ A nod! ]

Yeah, that's why I'm hoping that they stick around afterwards, even if I don't want to get my hopes up too high.

[ Hmmm... that is a good point. ]

True... [ a small smile of consideration as he bumps his tiger shark friend with his shoulder ] I wonder if I could build something... I'd need the help of some of our android friends to do it, but it shouldn't be impossible.
Edited (words...) 2018-06-08 00:15 (UTC)
seafoamgreen: You want an ideal world, right? (Default)

[personal profile] seafoamgreen 2018-06-08 11:02 pm (UTC)(link)
[A moment's hesitation, and then:]

Heck, I'd be willing to help. I'm pretty good at water magic, and these guys deserve to have plenty of friends.

[Even though she's resolved to try to be on at least reasonably polite terms with the humans here, it still feels a little weird to offer to help one of them. But he's been nice, and anyway she can make herself feel better by saying she's doing it for the sharks.]
beguiledcard: (j ♥ we'll carry on)

[personal profile] beguiledcard 2018-06-09 02:05 am (UTC)(link)
[ She might be claiming it's for the sharks, but Akira's expression definitely has some surprise ghosting over it... before settling into something warmer and appreciative. That must be a huge deal for her, right? Offering to help a human of all things?

But he'll try not to draw attention to that detail, since he doesn't want to risk making her feel awkward or uncomfortable on any level. ]


They do, and I'd be happy to help keep them company.

[ His shark buddy seems bored, and bites down on his arm - fortunately, Akira's switched over to Satanael, which means it doesn't reflect - it just... doesn't do any actual damage, thanks to it being a playful bite. He grins and nudges the creature before looking back to Undyne. ]

Thanks.
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.]
beguiledcard: (ren/g ♪ pleasant)

[personal profile] beguiledcard 2018-06-16 12:05 pm (UTC)(link)
[ His expression is softened as he nods. ]

Right... It's only fair.

[ Akira will let her have that; no need to push until they rank up a little more, maybe. ]

Still... let me know whenever you need a hand with something, all right? I'm not entirely a jack-of-all-trades, but I do have a few skills I like to consider useful.
seafoamgreen: Obtains a name (What manner of man art thou?)

[personal profile] seafoamgreen 2018-06-16 08:14 pm (UTC)(link)
[I am thou, thou art etc., you have ranked up with the Chariot Arcana but are still not quite there yet. Maybe someday.]

Huh. Like what?

[She's genuinely curious.]
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[personal profile] beguiledcard 2018-06-17 06:09 am (UTC)(link)
[ ... Hoo boy, you're asking for a list. ]

Healing spells are a commonly used one... Wanna see?
seafoamgreen: You want an ideal world, right? (Default)

[personal profile] seafoamgreen 2018-06-18 08:42 pm (UTC)(link)
Sure!

[Probably she should be a little more wary about strange human magic, but Undyne's not big on being careful.]
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[personal profile] beguiledcard 2018-06-19 10:39 am (UTC)(link)
[ Well! He's definitely not going to hold back. He smiles and nods, and then... looks around for somethinnnng... ah!

He swims over to some random debris after gesturing for her to follow - more recent shark bro is already doing just that, apparently. He summons forth Michael who will be casting Mabufudyne on a large group of empty boxes.

It's simple ice and nothing gets hurt in the process, since he's strictly aiming for this to be a harmless demonstration. ]
seafoamgreen: Courage mixing in (She guides him smooth or grim)

[personal profile] seafoamgreen 2018-06-19 08:45 pm (UTC)(link)
Huh, you can do ice magic? Cool.

[She inspects the frozen boxes by use of a time-honored investigative technique: poking one idly to see if anything happens.]