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

[foolishjustice]

I can't argue that description. Sometimes people do join the police force or prosecutor's office with genuine good intentions, but those typically erode as they learn to value status and recognition above genuine justice. Many more are even working for a further reaching evil, who encourages corruption for his own gain.

Honestly, I'm not particularly impressed with any of my country's governmental affairs.

[have_hat_will_travel]

Sounds like the work of Devils... And since a lot of you Material Planars already tend to not know the difference, Devils are Lawful Evil, Demons like me are Chaotic Evil. There's also Daemons, who are Neutral Evil. And each one hates the other two.

Seriously, fuck Devils.

[foolishjustice]

I'm not certain if such creatures genuinely exist in my world, but considering I've seen proof of an upper plane that spans across dimensions...I wouldn't be surprised if a lower one does as well.

Much of it, however, can be blamed on human complacency. They allow people with ambition and few morals to do as they please, because they've been conditioned to believe challenging authority is either socially unacceptable or not worth the risks. It's quite pathetic, really.

[Chaotic Neutral hates Lawful Evil, too. And isn't especially impressed with Lawful Neutral, for that matter.]

[have_hat_will_travel]

... People like that earn their fate very, very quickly. Your world would be very good to the Devils.

A system like that will inevitably break. The question is, how? And then what comes after?

[foolishjustice]

We'll just have to find out, I suppose. I already have plans for dealing with the man at the heart of a rather large web of corruption. Well, technically it was Akira's plan first, but the fact remains that I'm going to get to see his conspiracy unravel soon after I get back to my world...assuming Charm-san is correct in hoping we return to when we left from, at least.

I haven't put much thought into predicting what comes after, though. My main concern has been navigating what it is now.

[have_hat_will_travel]

Not a bad plan. I rather like the idea of a corrupt system being torn up properly.

Mind, the 'build a better one' part, that'd be harder for me.

[foolishjustice]

I can't say the idea of taking an active role in politics, aside from tearing apart the current system, particularly appeals to me, either. Not that it's my responsibility anyway, unless the age of adulthood somehow gets lowered, it'll be another two years before I'm even old enough to be able to participate in any legal way.

If the adults mess it up again, though, I'm sure I'll be able to think of some way to make them try again.

[have_hat_will_travel]

... Anyways. This place doens't have a lot of furnishings beyond the food and drink table yet. I was planning to work on that before I wound up here, too. Still, better than the cold beach to sleep on, right?