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phantasmalrift2018-12-19 11:39 pm
phantasmods) wrote in phantasmalrift2018-12-19 11:39 pm
DUNGEON - BELLMARE ENCLAVE (BELLMARE MOUNTAINS, PT 2)
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.]]
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.]]
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"So, my intelligence reports were accurate." Jin's voice is low and disappointed, hard eyes kept fixed on Margulis. "You really are allied with the Kukai Foundation now."
"Well, someone has to be the thorn in your side. You've been going too far, ever since Miltia."
"Bold words from a traitor to his own people. But it doesn't matter...I'm afraid you won't be leaving this ship alive."
Jin draws his blade, but Margulis just laughs as he readies his own weapon.
"I see you learned nothing from our battle on Old Miltia. Even injured as I was, I was more than your match."
"That was then, Commander. But words are cheap, I suppose I'll have to use my blade to show you how I've improved."
The battle that ensues is similar to the first, but it shows that neither side has been slacking...as well as that this is their first battle in years. Their skills have developed just enough that the dodges and blocks are closer at first, and it's difficult to tell who has the upper hand. Still, they adjust quickly, and as they lock blades, Margulis seems...nothing short of thrilled.
"This thrill...even in the years since we last met one another, I've yet to find anything like crossing blades with a worthwhile opponent."
"Don't get too pleased just yet, you might change your opinion once I've run you through on my blade."]
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Ah. So that's what he's into.
Though, what she's actually going to comment on...]
... That is quite possibly one of the stupidest coats I've ever seen.
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[She snorts.]
So this is likely more from that world from earlier...
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[She doesn't sound like she's judging, at least...]
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[That last part... clearly doesn't sit well with her, given how her grip on her coffee cup tightens.]
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[Her grip relaxes a bit as she takes a deep breath.]
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[From the way his own fists are clenching, it's...still something of a sore spot.]
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[.... She's going to put this coffee away before she ends up crushing the paper cup it's in.]
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