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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.
dubiouslychthonic: (The Office camera stare)

[personal profile] dubiouslychthonic 2018-04-30 09:49 pm (UTC)(link)
I'm definitely going to talk to Up about establishing a base camp outside the fissure itself for any future fissures that are more than a few minutes' hike from the station. Dealing with the effects of a fissure is one thing, being constantly subjected to them for days on end is another.
burninglight: (and my heart starts vanishing)

[personal profile] burninglight 2018-04-30 09:53 pm (UTC)(link)
Sounds like you've your priorities well in order. I'm at least relieved someone's thinking of how to get out of some kind of unmitigated disaster like that.
dubiouslychthonic: (go on)

[personal profile] dubiouslychthonic 2018-05-01 12:52 am (UTC)(link)
[She shrugs.] I try. I'm happy to help clear the fissures, because the Keystone androids have been extraordinarily helpful under the circumstances and honestly, we can use the resources, but I'd much rather that help not come at the price of the health of the people we take in. Or the people we pull out.
burninglight: (then i'll carry on too)

[personal profile] burninglight 2018-05-01 02:30 am (UTC)(link)
Right...I don't think some of us could have handled much more of this one, personally.
dubiouslychthonic: (you did not just say that)

[personal profile] dubiouslychthonic 2018-05-01 06:28 am (UTC)(link)
Mmm. [Vague agreement. Her own species is extremely prone to violent dreams; she's gotten enough of an idea of his past from her conversation with Izunia that she has every reason to believe that his subconscious has ample ammunition to use against him. No reason to go hunting for specifics.] And in a fissure that does allow sleep, camping within the fissure is probably not the sharpest idea, either.
burninglight: (if the oracle can heal)

[personal profile] burninglight 2018-05-01 06:32 am (UTC)(link)
That just opens up a whole realm of potential disasters, I would agree with you. Even ignoring the threat of possible wildlife, who even knows what kind of effects might creep up on one if they slept too long or in the wrong location.