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

[founderinglight]

Mmm, well, a bit less overtly magical than here, considering.

[He gestures around at the crystals around them.]

Lower technology level, at least in all eras I'm familiar with... I don't know, it's rather hard to describe an entire world in a few short sentences, isn't it?

[riderofcharlemagne]

You don't need to restrain yourself, I'd be happy to listen to far more elaborate ramblings.

[He curiously touches some of the crystals on the walls as he passes by.]

How about this, instead: what did you like most about it?

[founderinglight]

...To say 'the people' is a bit of a cliche, isn't it? Hmmm.

[He thinks for a minute.]

Probably the view from Ravatogh. It's a single, massive volcano jutting up without any other mountains really nearby, so from anywhere near the summit you can see for miles and miles. Quite a trek even discounting the monsters that populate the mountain, but certainly worth doing at least once in your life.

[riderofcharlemagne]

A little, but I couldn't criticize you for it.

[He listens attentively as he describes the place. It sounds, in all honesty, like somewhere he'd love to explore. Then again, so do most places.]

You're not gonna tell me you only scaled it once, now?

[founderinglight]

...Technically, if we count what I did with my own flesh, it was only once.

[He just hitch-hiked on his descendants a few times since one of them decided to have their tomb put up there, y'know, it's fine.]

[riderofcharlemagne]

[He chuckles at the particular way he's worded it.]

Ah, well- why spend your time chasing after experiences you've already had when you can go after brand new ones, right?

[founderinglight]

Something like that. It's certainly more refreshing to have something new to do, these days.

[riderofcharlemagne]

That's the spirit!

[It's something close enough to optimism. He'll take it.]

Did you get to see a lot of places like that when you were [He pauses a moment to think of the word, and clicks his fingers when it comes to him.] corporeal?

[founderinglight]

I did a fair bit of travelling when I was younger.

[Not as much as Ardyn did, but we're not bringing the day down with that subject.]

I hope we get to see a bit more of this world than the beach. It'd be a bit disappointing otherwise.

[riderofcharlemagne]

[He gives a firm nod of agreement.]

What a waste it'd be to get transported to another world and be limited to one small patch of land! [He picks up a stray crystal to fiddle with as he talks.] I hope to explore the entirety of it before I leave- I can't imagine what sights will be in store, if this is anything to go by.

[founderinglight]

It seems like there's some mountains to the west, for a start. They're fairly distant, but I've seen enough sunsets to tell.

[Mod dad needs to do his world map.]

[riderofcharlemagne]

Oh! I'd bet the view from those would be incredible!