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

[photoshooter]

Hah. Probably.

[Not long ago, he would have told some self-deprecating and dismissive joke, like, 'Aww, bet they don't even know I'm gone.'

Not so, now.]

You all have been nothing but nice to me, but... I still wish I was there and not here.

What about you? You miss your family?

[rhododendronhoney]

[She nods, sitting down next to him.] Yeah...I understand. [She looks out at the sea, looking thoughtful.]

...yeah, I miss them too. But taking care of the people here is important to me, too. [She's not quite sure if she can just say that they're becoming like family to her as well.] Like, did you know that Pidnous' world doesn't have donuts with frosting?

[photoshooter]

That sounds like the worst kind of world imaginable. Like, not even the normal glazed kind?

[Real. Life. Horror story.]

[rhododendronhoney]

I don't think so. She says that even sugar is rare there. [Cori does smile a tiny bit though.] Seeing her reaction to tasting it for the first time made things worth it, though.

[photoshooter]

[Prompto smiles, too.]

She liked it?

[rhododendronhoney]

Oh, she loved it. I had to remind her to leave some for everyone else.

[photoshooter]

Careful you don't end up with a sugar addict on your hands! Though I dunno, maybe that's good for business?

[rhododendronhoney]

[A lot of chuckling.] It is, but I want to have enough snacks for everyone as well.

[photoshooter]

Aw, we appreciate it, too! If I don't watch myself, I'm gonna put on more weight than I can afford.

[rhododendronhoney]

[A serious nod.] Well, at least we're getting some exercise out here too.

[photoshooter]

But we were stuck inside all this time, I'm gonna lose all my muscle tone if the only time we go out is for missions like this!

[rhododendronhoney]

Well, maybe we'll be allowed out more once everything's stabilized. That's the point of doing this, right? To give us more space to move?

[photoshooter]

Is that the point? I kind of just thought it was polite to help our android buddies out. I mean, they've done so much for us, putting us up and everything.

[rhododendronhoney]

Well, I guess it can be both. [Cori leans back and smiles, balancing on her hands.] I'm pretty sure this place will be much calmer once stabilized too.