DUNGEON LOG - TELOVIA MINES

[phantasmods]

The day dawns bright and early - the same as most every expedition. The only difference is that you'll need to take the teleportation pad to Lodestone as a starting point - the gliders and drones are already there. There's clouds on the horizon, though, so if you're going to take a glider and go, you'd better get going.

There's some new additions, though, to the usual group of androids seeing you off. Tau is checking over the drones ready to carry those who can't or won't use the gliders, and Muon is practicing opening and collapsing the wings of a glider with bright yellow sails. She grins at anyone who approaches, shooting them a thumbs up.

"Don't worry about getting lost or falling behind! As long as Tau's here, they'll keep us all together."

And with that bit of bright cheer, it's off towards the mountains you go...

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From the air, the remains of the mining town are almost impossible to tell from any other part of the forest. The trees - especially the old ones - are much thinner, and that's really the only sign of what's below.

But Muon's bright yellow glider, leading the way, dips down into the treeline before landing in an open space, and anyone who isn't paying enough attention to follow will feel their glider being herded in the same direction by Tau's power - control not outright taken, but more of a nudge, like, hey buddy it's this way. The group lands just beyond the border of the Fissure - a tiny stable spot in whatever's left of this world.

And a good thing, too, because landing in the Fissure itself could prove quite difficult...

Comments

[shipoutofluck]

One I now realize I haven't appreciated enough.

...You got issues with the dark, right? So all the worse for you. [He remembers that, vaguely. That... list thing.] I think some of my luck might've rubbed off on you.

[founderinglight]

Yes - our world's daemons can't tolerate sunlight or similarly bright artificial light. It's very much all linked together, unfortunately.

[Eizen might notice that for once, Izunia doesn't argue the point. He doesn't say that he can handle it or that he'll be fine. He's just... Tired.]

[shipoutofluck]

[...He takes a drink.]

I guess at least you have the light as your ally. [For what it's worth.] ...Well, don't worry.

[Eizen raises his drink a little and smiles at Izunia.]

If any daemons show up, I'll just punch them for you.

[Obviously phobias aren't about what's rational and what might actually happen, and they both know that. It's 100% just an attempt at lightening the mood. Wait, who was trying to make who feel better here again?]

[founderinglight]

Yes, and I think in my panic I might have blinded anyone who came near for lack of being able to confirm it for myself, at least at first.

[But there's a smile nonetheless.]

I feel safer already.

[shipoutofluck]

You should. There aren't many that can say they have the Reaper's protection.

Of course, most people probably wouldn't want it in the first place. They're smart like that.

[Unlike Izunia, who is an idiot.]

[founderinglight]

It's the sort of thing that goes both ways, isn't it? We look out for each other.