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Phantasmal Rift Mods ([personal profile] phantasmods) wrote in [community profile] phantasmalrift2018-03-08 09:13 pm
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DUNGEON LOG: KEYSTONE SHORE

The morning of the 9th, everyone will get a message sent to their communication devices -

Okay, guys! I think we have enough stabilizers to try and get the shoreline stable. If you want to help out, grab your supplies and come on up to the roof!

When characters arrive at the roof, they'll find Top - with a wheeling table full of many copies of the same odd-looking device - the two exploratory drones, and a ramp down off the roof to the ground. (The latter looks a little hastily constructed.)

"Okay," Top says, picking up one of the devices. "Here's the stabilizers. Stick them to walls and stuff - mostly out of the way places where they're not going to get knocked off - and then press the buttons along the side."

They demonstrate, unfolding the set of legs at one end of the device before showing the buttons to anyone who's close enough. "Go ahead and take a couple, especially if you've got one of those space-saving inventories going on, I know there's like four of you with those? Strange got some first aid kits together, too, if you want."

Sure enough, another table nearby has the med kits... As well as traditional paper bag lunches, courtesy of Bottom. Don't question it too much.

"We'll be staying back here to keep track of the stabilization progress and work the drones," Top says, "but don't hesitate to call if you get in trouble! We'll send one of these guys down to get you an evac if you need it."

And with that, you're free to go down the ramp... Or to make for the beach however else you might choose to go.
have_hat_will_travel: (Huh)

[personal profile] have_hat_will_travel 2018-03-31 12:58 am (UTC)(link)
... Okay, fair, but without a backup plan... We might need to try for a different mount. Or at least get or make some tools first.
founderinglight: ([my place plz])

[personal profile] founderinglight 2018-03-31 03:54 pm (UTC)(link)
The caves seem safe enough, but a spot in the sun and company seemed more comfortable at the time.

[They're nap buddies, it's a thing.]
riderofcharlemagne: (regrettably)

[personal profile] riderofcharlemagne 2018-03-31 09:26 pm (UTC)(link)
Perhaps this isn't working...

[He sighs. Impulsive plans never go well, but will he ever learn?]

We should prioritize getting you safely back to shore.
have_hat_will_travel: (Pained)

[personal profile] have_hat_will_travel 2018-03-31 11:57 pm (UTC)(link)
[Pidonus responded to that by quickly letting her wings out, and moving to get to shore...

For some reason, the eel tries to dash past Astolfo to jump into the air to knock Pidonus out of the sky. A tail grab might be feasible!]
byanyother_name: (Plots and plans.)

[personal profile] byanyother_name 2018-04-01 04:34 am (UTC)(link)
"Yes, I definitely agree, since I assume we are going to be making something of a habit of expeditions like this one."

Kurama is neither scientist nor explorer, really. He's a thief, a fighter, and a strategist, and knowing what he was getting himself into has saved him from dying far more times than he probably has any right to. So he kind of regrets not thinking to ask before this little adventure.
riderofcharlemagne: (sumanai)

[personal profile] riderofcharlemagne 2018-04-01 09:53 am (UTC)(link)
[He reaches up for the eel's tail, and grasps it as best he can. The thing is still slippery and wiggly to all hells, so he doesn't hope to restrain it for long.]

Move!
photoshooter: (JOY 📷 [victory fanfare.mp3])

[personal profile] photoshooter 2018-04-01 10:09 am (UTC)(link)
"Whoa!"

At first, he doesn't do much more than yelp and cling, aware of the earth rushing away beneath them and nothing between him and freefall but Stone's grip. But it's not long before he peels one eye open for a peek, then the other.

"Whoa-ho-ho! Wow! Stone, are you seeing this view?!"
have_hat_will_travel: (Miffed)

[personal profile] have_hat_will_travel 2018-04-01 06:46 pm (UTC)(link)
[The grasp is enough to stop it's acceleration and send it flopping into the water, which lets Pidonus get back to shore easily enough.]

Urgh, why does that thing want a taste of me all of a sudden?!?!
riderofcharlemagne: (regrettably)

[personal profile] riderofcharlemagne 2018-04-01 09:34 pm (UTC)(link)
[Astolfo attempts to follow suit, making for the shoreline whilst regularly checking back to see if he'll need to give the eel another hit.]

Maybe it thinks you look tasty?
have_hat_will_travel: (Au)

[personal profile] have_hat_will_travel 2018-04-02 05:34 am (UTC)(link)
... What makes a woman dressed in all black look tasty to animals???

[She genuinely doesn't know. Or realize she maaaay have just made a double-entendre without realizing it.]
riderofcharlemagne: (guh)

[personal profile] riderofcharlemagne 2018-04-02 12:57 pm (UTC)(link)
Maybe they think you're some kind of prey.

[Like a shark-surfer-seal scenario.]
have_hat_will_travel: (Pained)

[personal profile] have_hat_will_travel 2018-04-02 04:39 pm (UTC)(link)
... Urgh. I'm just. Going to stay away from the water for now, then, I think...
scarsolderthanyou: (skeptical)

[personal profile] scarsolderthanyou 2018-04-02 06:34 pm (UTC)(link)
"Apparently. Until they figure out a way to send us home." He's a little salty about that. Not as much as he could be, but a little. Mostly he just wishes it hadn't happened at all, though he doesn't blame the robots here for it all. Well, not much. "Though if you're working the caves, I might not bother. Last thing I'd want is to get zapped harder and accidentally shift forms." That would... hurt. A lot.
scarsolderthanyou: (raksura-smug)

[personal profile] scarsolderthanyou 2018-04-02 06:39 pm (UTC)(link)
Stone tilts his head so his good eye can see Prompto, and quirks a grin-- his face, for all it's black and scaly now, is still mostly human-ish and can make normal expressions. The teeth are kind of sharper now, though. He can't answer aloud with more than an amused rumble, but hopefully the expression and said rumble is a good enough yes.

Now that Prompto has gotten used to things enough to apparently enjoy it, he dips one wing and drops into a quick (and additionally stomach-dropping) turn. Enjoy that, kiddo?
scarsolderthanyou: (smile)

[personal profile] scarsolderthanyou 2018-04-02 06:41 pm (UTC)(link)
"He mostly yelled at me," Stone says, sounding more fond and amused than abashed by being yelled at. "Once or twice he tried to pick a fight, but I think that's how he shows affection."
riderofcharlemagne: (regrettably)

[personal profile] riderofcharlemagne 2018-04-02 07:35 pm (UTC)(link)
It's probably for the best.

[He collapses on the sand, soggy, and somewhat exhausted.]

Well, we gave it a good shot didn't we?
scarsolderthanyou: (thinking)

[personal profile] scarsolderthanyou 2018-04-02 07:42 pm (UTC)(link)
I haven't been down to the caves yet. I'd rather have sunlight, anyway.

[He considers the water and potential additional meals, then decides he's full enoughu for now.]

Have you done any of those stabilizer things yet?
riderofcharlemagne: (ive got boxes full of pepe!)

[personal profile] riderofcharlemagne 2018-04-02 08:04 pm (UTC)(link)
"That's some way to show people you care about them." Astolfo mumbles. He can't help but think back to that Saber of Red and their defining tendency to pick a fight with everything that moves. Perhaps that was their expression of love towards all things? It didn't seem likely.
Edited 2018-04-02 20:05 (UTC)
scarsolderthanyou: (amused)

[personal profile] scarsolderthanyou 2018-04-03 05:51 pm (UTC)(link)
"We're not human," Stone reminds him. "We're Raksura. We regularly bite each other to show affection. My preferred method is hitting my stupid descendants on the backs of their heads. Fighting as a way to show someone you like them but don't have the words for it is pretty legitimate." He pauses, considering, then adds, "Of course, we fight each other for a lot of reasons, so sometimes it's hard to tell."
riderofcharlemagne: (guh)

[personal profile] riderofcharlemagne 2018-04-03 09:14 pm (UTC)(link)
"Hm." He gives it a moment to think it over. "It's still weird, but I can kind of see it. Finding it hard to tell is no different than with humans, at least."
matchmakes: (003)

[personal profile] matchmakes 2018-04-04 07:21 am (UTC)(link)
[He can't help but smile back.] That's true. And that's something I'm at least somewhat used to doing.
scarsolderthanyou: (patience)

[personal profile] scarsolderthanyou 2018-04-04 07:10 pm (UTC)(link)
"That's all right, I think half the things you human-types do is weird, so I won't judge you for not understanding a Raksura from the start," Stone chuckles.
riderofcharlemagne: (somebodys gonna get stabbed)

[personal profile] riderofcharlemagne 2018-04-04 10:34 pm (UTC)(link)
"I think I've started to find them stranger over the years, too." He chuckles, "But no less enchanting."
have_hat_will_travel: (Quiet)

[personal profile] have_hat_will_travel 2018-04-05 09:15 pm (UTC)(link)
... We'll get it next time. A couple more tools and a couple more plans and you can get it.
scarsolderthanyou: (curious)

[personal profile] scarsolderthanyou 2018-04-05 10:14 pm (UTC)(link)
Stone tilts his head. "So you aren't one, then?" He called humans "they" just like Stone does, after all. It's a valid question.

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