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Phantasmal Rift Mods ([personal profile] phantasmods) wrote in [community profile] phantasmalrift2018-04-19 11:46 pm
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DUNGEON LOG: AMESTA FOREST

Hello everyone!

Up and the others think that we have enough stabilizers ready for the next expedition! We're going to the forest to the south this time, but it shouldn't be too far for anyone to walk. If you're REALLY going to complain, you can talk to Top on the roof and catch a ride on one of the drones like before.

The scenery's really nice, but there's definitely some kind of magical effect going on in there - as far as we can tell, the day doesn't progress inside the forest. It's stuck a little while after sunset - probably when the Fissure first appeared? (°ヘ°)

Be careful out there! Don't be afraid to call for help if you need it and we'll send a drone your way! o(^▽^)o And Strange says no stupid stunts this time, got it? (;¬д¬)

You'll probably see a big tree on your way there, before you're under the cover of the forest! That's the Infinity Tree, it's a really big willow. Charm can probably tell you more about the mythology if you're interested. He's gonna meet you guys there at the end of the expedition, so try to work your way in that direction as you go!

(。・ω・。)ノ See you when you get back!


After Down's message, characters will find things set up much the way they were last time on the roof. Top is making last-minute adjustments to the drones, and there's tables with food and medical supplies set out - the latter a little sparse compared to last time, so hopefully you kept your first aid kits from before. The table of stabilizers, on the other hand, is much more full.

On your way, you might also see some of what the construction drones have been putting together so noisily these last few days - there's the metal shell of a building, similar to but smaller than the Station, to the immediate west, just off your path to the forest in the distance. Nothing much indicates its function as of yet, though there are significantly more windows.

To the southwest stretches the border of Amesta Forest - about a mile distant, though still easily within sight. As promised, the Infinity Tree sticks up from the far edge, easily visible for those who need a landmark either now or later in the dungeon. If you get lost, you can probably find your way up a tree somewhere to get a perspective on it, and which direction to head in.

The silver mist doesn't begin until some distance into the forest, the time of day gradually changing to the eternal twilight mentioned as you approach the boundary of the Fissure itself. There's no distinct border, just a slow shading towards late afternoon and then sunset while the mist increases around you.

And as the mist wraps around you, and exhaustion you might have felt from the walk out here starts to evaporate... You've well and truly arrived, now. Better keep your eyes open.
burninglight: (slipping through the cracks)

[personal profile] burninglight 2018-04-28 06:07 pm (UTC)(link)
My take is that I'm sick of interdimensional nonsense and people or forces poking around in my head to fuck with me. How's your day going?
bulletnews: (let's make a correction)

[personal profile] bulletnews 2018-04-28 06:10 pm (UTC)(link)
...from the sound of that, definitely better than yours.

[She does at least understand this much.]

Given that, if you'd rather be interviewed another time, I'd be more than willing to schedule something...
burninglight: (can i bear to seek the truth)

[personal profile] burninglight 2018-04-28 06:13 pm (UTC)(link)
[Ardyn sighed, pressing a hand to his eyes as the bird on his shoulder preened lightly at his hair.]

I wasn't aware this was an official interview. I don't usually do those for free, but go ahead.
bulletnews: (let's make a correction)

[personal profile] bulletnews 2018-04-28 06:20 pm (UTC)(link)
I prefer to do interviews on the scene, so I don't really consider any of my interviews especially official.

[Important, sure, but the biggest bonus of self-publishing is doing things on your own terms.]

So when you say interdimenional shenanigans, you mean you're a serial victim of this kind of thing?
burninglight: (if the oracle can heal)

[personal profile] burninglight 2018-04-28 06:27 pm (UTC)(link)
Oh, for a second I thought you-...never mind.

[He waved a hand dismissively, putting aside the idea that she was another person already familiar with him.]

That's what it means, yes. I'm familiar enough with the concept.
bulletnews: (well then what about this)

[personal profile] bulletnews 2018-04-28 06:34 pm (UTC)(link)
Do you think your prior experience will be valuable helping anyone else to adjust or restart their lives?
burninglight: (slipping through the cracks)

[personal profile] burninglight 2018-04-28 06:37 pm (UTC)(link)
How should I know? I'm not about to settle down here myself, and if anyone else wants to that's their choice to make.
bulletnews: (no need to be so aggressive)

[personal profile] bulletnews 2018-04-28 06:43 pm (UTC)(link)
So you're suggesting you know how to get back to where you were?
burninglight: (when it feels like a lie)

[personal profile] burninglight 2018-04-28 06:44 pm (UTC)(link)
No more than anyone else does, but I've no intention of staying longer than I must.
bulletnews: (let's make a correction)

[personal profile] bulletnews 2018-04-28 06:52 pm (UTC)(link)
On that at least I'm sure most agree with you; I certainly do.

It's just seemed like it will be some time before that can happen.
burninglight: (into the darkness we will fly)

[personal profile] burninglight 2018-04-28 07:03 pm (UTC)(link)
Presumably. But there's little I can offer in the way of assistance.
bulletnews: (Default)

[personal profile] bulletnews 2018-04-28 07:11 pm (UTC)(link)
Perhaps not right now, no, but once we have a better understanding of why Fissures develop there might be something.
burninglight: (can i bear to seek the truth)

[personal profile] burninglight 2018-04-28 07:25 pm (UTC)(link)
I don't like this, to be perfectly honest. It all seems far too convenient, that we've just happened to fall through some multiversal crack and wind up enlisted to repair the world or whatever it is.
bulletnews: (well then what about this)

[personal profile] bulletnews 2018-04-28 07:59 pm (UTC)(link)
There are a lot more people this time, too. I was one of the first to end up here...
burninglight: (if the oracle can heal)

[personal profile] burninglight 2018-04-30 05:05 am (UTC)(link)
How long ago was that, do you know?
bulletnews: (let's make a correction)

[personal profile] bulletnews 2018-04-30 05:34 am (UTC)(link)
Something like two months? Which is really not long at all, but still longer than most incidents back home.

[Time doesn't exist.]