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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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After a moment, he speaks, his voice a whisper.]
I'm sorry.
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[He glances down, an idle thought surfacing. He doubts it'll be easy, even after the supernatural part is over, but...]
When I'm home, I can bring people back from the dead easily.
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I'm glad... you deserve to have her back.
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[His voice falters, and his hand tightens slightly on Shido's sleeve.]
It's going to make it easier when I talk to her.
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... would you... bring me back, as well?
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A Composer can be replaced by challenging and Erasing them, so we're encouraged to hide our identities so we won't be attacked while in the middle of mundane tasks.
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... tasks such as?
[There's just a note of wariness in his voice.]
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[Since he knows Shido and...ghosts.]
The ones a Conductor is supposed to perform in the Composer's stead are primarily things like conveying our decisions to lower ranking Reapers, and talking prospective Players through their options. Participation in the Reaper's Game is voluntary, so someone trustworthy needs to be able to explain it to them, get their decision, and take their Entry Fee if they agree. Though, there might also be more ordinary things, like dinner runs...Reapers do need to eat, sometimes while in the middle of doing important work.
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...his expression softens a little, however, at the explanation that follows. After a moment, he nods quietly.]
I could... probably do that much, at least.
[He glances to the side, then moves forward to usher Goro out.] Come, now, let's leave this place.
[There's nothing for them to be gained here...]
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But...that's only if you have to leave. I'd...prefer if this world stayed available for people who can't or don't want to go home.
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... he can't... quite get the words to leave his throat?]
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You've already confessed, right? What more would people get from your death, that they wouldn't from you just quietly disappearing?
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Closure... and a sense of justice.