DUNGEON - BELLMARE ENCLAVE (BELLMARE MOUNTAINS, PT 2)

[phantasmods]

The shadows are starting to grow very long as you crest his particular ridge - it's not night yet, but it will be soon. In the shadows of the afternoon, with a tall mountain already blocking the sun, lies a snow-covered valley that is different from the ones you've come across thus far in your investigation.

This valley is home to a town, and unlike all the settlements you've seen so far - Incendia, the Telovia mining town, and the manor - it's very much active. There are actual people in the streets, visible from above, going through their days on snow-free streets, bundled up against the cold.

Those of you who asked were told of the handful of people who didn't go into the slumber of stasis as the Fissure conditions of the world grew worse and worse, instead isolating themselves and trying to continue living their lives as they could. Now, it seems, you've found exactly such a group.

Welcome to the Bellmare Enclave, and enjoy your stay.

[[OOC: Welcome to part 2 of the dungeon! For the most part, interaction with the town's NPCs can be handwaved as described on the main information post. Worth noting are the following major things: The Bellmare Enclave isn't expecting visitors, though the people are generally friendly to the new arrivals. They don't know about the time dilation effect of their Fissure - to them, it's only been about eighteen years since the Slumber Plan was put in place and they withdrew from the world. And finally, by a similar token, they have no idea how far the Fissures outside of their own have grown - while it's not uncommon for them to find odd objects from time to time, they'll assume that the characters are just arrivals from other places within their own world, rather than outsiders, until told otherwise.]]

Comments

[burninglight]

[Ardyn had an excellent sense of balance, considering his powers involved getting to and standing on very high places as a main method of transportation. However, he had never worn a pair of ice skates in his life, and was finding it a bit more difficult than standing on a stationary point.]

[So despite his sense of balance, he was currently wobbling on the ice like a newborn giraffe with a concussion.]

[motherfucking_ghost]

[Church has, well, to call it skating might be an insult to skaters, given it was barefoot sliding across a lubed up floor, but he's sort of skated before! And he's been around ice plenty. In armor. Not sliding.

So sticking on blades on feet to try and be on a slick surface? On paper it sounds like the dumbest idea ever concieved by man. Do you think Church is going to take it slow? Ha. That's cute.

No, he's going to launch himself onto the ice and grab Ardyn by the waist in a stupid attempt to keep them both moving and upright.]

This is so stupiiiiid! [He says. While laughing.]

[burninglight]

Whatareyoudoing--

[Ardyn immediately grabbed onto Church like a koala to stop himself falling over as he was pulled along, struggling to balance as best as he could.]

[motherfucking_ghost]

[Listen. Are they gonna fall over? Yeah they are. Is it Church's fault? Yeah it is. Does he have regrets? Fuck no.]

[burninglight]

[WHUMP, there they go]

Ow...

[motherfucking_ghost]

[He's laughing the whole damn time.] Oh shit, you okay?

[burninglight]

You've broken every brittle old bone in my body.

[motherfucking_ghost]

You poor old man. C'mon, let's get up and try again! I'll hold you. And. You'll hold me. We'll hold each other but not in a dumb way?

[burninglight]

Fine, but perhaps don't tackle me this time.

[wobble wobble]

[motherfucking_ghost]

It's like a bike! Speed helps keep you upright! I mean, in theory?

[burninglight]

Can't help but notice it only accomplished knocking us both over.

[motherfucking_ghost]

Yeah, well, practice makes perfect. You never skated in the frozen hellscape you ruled behind the scenes?

[burninglight]

I can't say it ever came up, no.

[motherfucking_ghost]

Laaaame. Okay, so...okay. We just gotta...stand without falling. First. That is the first thing we do. Do we have skate with like...training skates on them?

[burninglight]

I have no idea if that's even a thing.

[motherfucking_ghost]

It should be. Okay. Uhhh. How do you start moving if you aren't launching yourself off something?

[burninglight]

...I'm not sure.

[probably not by clinging to church but here we are.]

[motherfucking_ghost]

Hold on. Let's shove? But like. Lightly! Lightly push away from each other.

[burninglight]

Right--that should work, probably. Ready when you are.

[motherfucking_ghost]

Okay, on three. One, two, three. [puuuuush! and flail! Oh. God. he's moving backwards. Should he go backwards if he doesn't know how to forwards?!]

[burninglight]

[this is fine this is fine this is fine aaaaaaaand he's fallen over.]

...ow.

[motherfucking_ghost]

Oh nooooo, wait, I'll come get you!

.......I don't know how to turn backwards! [reachy grabby arms!]

[burninglight]

It's fine, I can handle this...

[staggering to his feet like a newborn anak who is also stupid]

[motherfucking_ghost]

Hold on, hold on, I'm gonna-- [twist- and- ehhhhhh fall] Ow.

[burninglight]

Wait a minute, I can...

[...wobble on over, gradually]