DUNGEON LOG: KEYSTONE SHORE

[phantasmods]

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.

Comments

[fantasykiller]

So, is anything going to happen to all those ticks that drank your blood? They're not going to transform into giant versions of themselves or become ridiculously powerful demons, right?

[have_hat_will_travel]

Not unless the ticks know highly elaborate magical rituals.

Why do you ask?

[fantasykiller]

Given how ominous you made drinking demon blood sound, I was afraid it would give the ticks a power-up of some kind. I'm glad to hear that's not the case.

[have_hat_will_travel]

It's more that animals normally reflexively avoid my kind...

[fantasykiller]

Really? Is there something special about demons that scare animals away?

[have_hat_will_travel]

I think so? Except it doesn't always work. Sometimes they attack me instead.

[fantasykiller]

[His expression becomes serious.]

Does it bother you?

[have_hat_will_travel]

Only occasionally. Smart mortals are more interesting anyhow.

[fantasykiller]

Wait, are normal people affected by your presence as well?

[have_hat_will_travel]

Mm, not like that, no. They tend to react more... Distractedly.

[fantasykiller]

So basically you're admitting you dress like that on purpose to distract people with lewd thoughts?

[have_hat_will_travel]

Why wouldn't I? I'm literally a Succubus, manipulating people with the power of lewd is practically a default state of being!

Also the outfit's my assigned uniform by my Queen, so I prefer to stick to it as much as possible.