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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.
serrata: (y286)

[personal profile] serrata 2018-04-28 07:58 pm (UTC)(link)
[ That gets a bit of a smile. It's an improvement over all the scowling, at least. ]

I guess I really do have to give him a black eye if I want to live up to that, then. And if he's got even a shred of decency left, he'll let me do it.

[ She stabs her noodles a bit more forcefully with her chopsticks than is really called for. Rude. ]
burninglight: (then i'll carry on too)

[personal profile] burninglight 2018-04-28 08:04 pm (UTC)(link)
[Ardyn put an arm over Yuuri's shoulder, sighing.]

Probably. He already let me hit him once.
serrata: (5 - YgB6akY)

[personal profile] serrata 2018-04-28 08:15 pm (UTC)(link)
Good.

[ She takes a particularly vindictive bite out of the slice of pork in her ramen to punctuate that. Get dunked on, Izunia Lucis Caelum.

There's a moment of companionable quiet, while she munches away, but eventually Yuuri speaks up again. ]


Are you going to be okay? Not just with Izunia but...

[ Noctis. Prompto. ]

All the rest of it, too.
burninglight: (slipping through the cracks)

[personal profile] burninglight 2018-04-28 08:16 pm (UTC)(link)
I don't know. But I've not been stabbed or shot yet, so I'm calling that a brief victory.
serrata: (That our love is deeper)

[personal profile] serrata 2018-04-28 08:18 pm (UTC)(link)
... I'm not going to pretend you haven't absolutely earned it, but... I won't let them hurt you. Okay?

[ It's a little hard to make a declaration of protection sound serious when the person giving it is halfway through a bowl of ramen, but she's trying. ]

I'm not going to pick a fight or anything stupid like that. But if it does come down to it... I'm always on your side.
burninglight: (into the darkness we will fly)

[personal profile] burninglight 2018-04-28 08:22 pm (UTC)(link)
I'll be alright. I don't want any of you fighting my battles for me when it's all something I've brought upon myself.

Besides...I hate to admit it, but mortal or not they aren't a threat to me as they are now. Ignis is the one I'm worried about, and he's sensible enough not to do anything foolish unless I start a fight I've no interest in.
serrata: (25 - Piw6SZC)

[personal profile] serrata 2018-04-29 10:36 am (UTC)(link)
I'm glad someone's sensible.

[ She sighs and scrubs her hair back from her face. It's been a very, very long dungeon crawl. ]

We'll just have to make sure we can do... something to co-exist. Even if it just comes down to keeping out of each other's way.
burninglight: (suddenly i see that i can't break free)

[personal profile] burninglight 2018-04-29 07:36 pm (UTC)(link)
When it comes to coexisting, Izunia's the real problem. Everything about him just sets me off and makes me want to kill him.
serrata: (y363)

[personal profile] serrata 2018-04-30 12:02 pm (UTC)(link)
Do you think he's smart enough to keep to himself, or do we have to really drill the message in?
burninglight: (can i bear to seek the truth)

[personal profile] burninglight 2018-04-30 12:06 pm (UTC)(link)
I don't think anyone's going to need to fight him. He's been kind of pathetic in my general direction so far. I can handle pathetic.
serrata: (icon006)

[personal profile] serrata 2018-04-30 12:14 pm (UTC)(link)
Oh, I know exactly what you mean. Once he'd pieced together enough to get an idea of who I was, he called me 'precious'. It was honestly a little nauseating.

[ s i p s her tea. ]
burninglight: (if the oracle can heal)

[personal profile] burninglight 2018-04-30 12:17 pm (UTC)(link)
I don't remember him being that stupid.

...Then again I guess I don't quite remember him at all, so anything was likely to be a surprise.
serrata: (to tell them to move on)

[personal profile] serrata 2018-04-30 02:41 pm (UTC)(link)
I know what you mean. I wasn't really sure what to expect from him but it wasn't that.

[ She gives a little shrug. ]

But so long as he doesn't start trying to make friends with me again, it should be a livable situation. ... probably.
burninglight: (then i'll carry on too)

[personal profile] burninglight 2018-04-30 03:37 pm (UTC)(link)
I can’t help you with that, the most recent memory I have of him before this...doesn’t quite meet what I’d have expected either.

[And the less said about the Wall, the better.]

I don’t imagine he’ll be the kind of trouble to worry about, but you know to find me if I’m wrong. I don’t-...it’s foolish and seems an unlikely situation, but I can’t stand the idea that he might try to pass for me with any if you for some reason.
serrata: (r106)

[personal profile] serrata 2018-05-02 04:32 pm (UTC)(link)
I don't think it's foolish. It's not like he hasn't given you good reason to think it.

[ And if it is, then Yuuri's a fool too. Foolish for being frightened on rainy nights, tightly wound and anxious on Friday mornings and sick with fright whenever there's a moment she doesn't know exactly where Ruu is. ]

But... for what it's worth, I don't think he could pull it off. He might be able to fake being Ardyn Lucis Caelum, but he doesn't know a thing about Ardyn Tenmyouji.
burninglight: (and my heart starts vanishing)

[personal profile] burninglight 2018-05-02 07:06 pm (UTC)(link)
...Love you too, Yuuri.

[At least he was managing to smile a little now.]

I don't seriously believe he'll try, there's nothing to gain from it this time. But if you should ever be in doubt, just...ask something only we would know. It doesn't matter what.