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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 ♫ hiding)

[personal profile] beguiledcard 2018-06-09 05:34 am (UTC)(link)
[ Which happens to be him! Because he'd starting swimming over when he saw Kurama just... pausing like that...

Fortunately he avoids getting hit by the sword there, but he does get hit by that psyche... Damn it. ]


You all right?

[ He's uh... not feeling so hot himself, but he moves to rest a hand on her shoulder, closes his eyes and casts Salvation a second time. Fortunately, it... helps him, again? And hopefully her, Kurama, and anyone else around here. ]

Take it easy, okay?

[ He gives her a nod and then swims over to Kurama. Ugh... stupid Siren. He'll switch back to his other Persona after making sure that the spell worked. ]

Kurama... You okay?
Edited 2018-06-09 05:35 (UTC)
nojohnyouare: Crying. (and i'd do anything)

[personal profile] nojohnyouare 2018-06-09 05:40 am (UTC)(link)
...

[She covers her nose and mouth, trying to breathe in the rank water. Akira gets a grateful nod.]

Healer.
beguiledcard: (j ♥ we'll carry on)

[personal profile] beguiledcard 2018-06-09 05:57 am (UTC)(link)
[ Aw, that got a sheepish smile from him; he's not... used to being called that, but...! ]
byanyother_name: (Hurts to think of.)

[personal profile] byanyother_name 2018-06-09 05:50 am (UTC)(link)
[His eyes clear as the spell is cast, and he mutters a distinctly unpleasant word under his breath. Kurama actually meets Akira halfway, looking him over fretfully to make sure his injuries are really healed.]

Upset but myself. I'm sorry, Akira.
beguiledcard: (j ♥ dafuq man?)

[personal profile] beguiledcard 2018-06-09 06:14 am (UTC)(link)
[ Shaking his head!! A... lot... ]

It's-...

[ Okay, he's... Okay. Sort of. Because very briefly? The look he's giving Kurama is not quite focused. His hand slowly moves to his forehead. ]

... Don't be sorry.

[ Does he even realize how badly he trailed off there? Nope. But he's firmly holding a blink and shaking his head again. And without even a second's pause, he's changing his Persona. ]

Let's finish this...

[ He sounds... incredibly pissed. But then he nearly did something stupid. ]