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[curvaceous]

Who • Kara & others
What • Area exploration + private threads and stuff
When • August
Where • Lumina Cloth, etc.
Content Warnings • None for now, will update as needed

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[veardant]

I'm.. I'm fine..

[ honestly he very well might pass out, and how embarrassing would that be?? it sure wouldn't be the first time he'd passed out in a desert. but that would be truly humiliating, so he's going to cling to consciousness and imagine a vast tundra in his mind palace. sorry he's so useless, friends.

at least they're all suffering together. it builds character or something. anyway, wow, yes, a forest, that perks his ears up a little bit. he offers them all a weary smile. ]

Oh.. nice. Sorry, I'll be okay once we get there.

[legendofthelion]

[Dehya shoots Tighnari a worried look.] I have some water if you need it. Might help even if it's all virtual.

[But if everyone seems okay to keep going, Dehya will too. She draws her weapon and moves slightly ahead as they near the dungeon in the center.] If anything jumps out at us, I'll deal with it. But let's catch out breath in the shade before we go all the way in.

[curvaceous]

Yeah...yeah. Let's do that.

[ Thank god for the trees, because all of them (minus Dehya) seem to be having a time right now. Kara's quick to run into the shade, but she'll step aside and make more room for Tighnari specifically. She tries to fan herself with her hand, though something seems to shift behind a group of trees nearby.

She doesn't go after it, whatever it may be. (Disco Knives. They're watching.) Rest is more important, for now. ]

Man...I'm hoping we don't get sunburnt, too.

[notfunny]

[ those disco knives... he doesn't like the look of them. on the other hand, they'd probably be the easiest thing he's fought so far? maybe??

he's keeping an eye on them too. ]

Ugh, that'd suck. [ he sighs exasperatedly. ] Imagine if we log off and we're like, bright red and peeling in a day. Probably be worse than tomatoes.

[ shade underneath one of these trees sounds amazing, and as soon as he gets beneath one? he falls to his knees. ]

Nice.

[veardant]

You're making it feel even hotter..

[ tighnari hasn't yet seen the disco knives, but he's certainly heard them with these satellite dish ears of his.

but oh thank god there's shade now! tighnari immediately drops to sit, wiping sweat from his brow; the temperature here by the dungeon is much nicer, and if the air coming up from the dungeon itself is any indication, it's nice and cool down there, too. tighnari sighs. ]

I have to apologize. I don't do well in the heat.. even virtually, apparently. [ though he has to chuckle at kara's fanning his face?? cute. ] That's not necessary, you should keep yourself cool as well.

[legendofthelion]

[Good that they've all noticed the disco knives. Dehya drags her arm over to brow to wipe the sweat again, standing at the edge of the shade so that she's ready to defend the rest of the group while they recover.

She glances over her shoulder to them.]

Don't worry about it. It's random, right? Doing this as a group means we can all look out for each other.

i rolled a 2. :man_standing:

[curvaceous]

It's fine, F0x! It's weird that they even added a place this hot to begin with, and Dehya's right --

[ Speaking of looking out for each other, though, Kara's eyes flicker to movement from the corner of her eye. The knives fly towards her and manage to hit her right in the side. Her pain sensors are off, but she gets effectively shoved into a tree trunk to her right. ]

Ugh-!

[ That probably really would've hurt with the sensors on, eh!! But alas, the knives have decided to show themselves, and Kara's down for the time being. ]

[notfunny]

[ damn, he wasn't quick enough--- those knives look pretty fast? as soon as kara goes down, he's moving to her side, immediately lashing out with his scythe. thankfully he's able to flick the ones putting her in the most danger away (13 vs. 4) ]

Don't worry, I got you.

[ narrowing his eyes, cyno lowers himself in a more stable position, ready to knock another set away if it approaches. ]

[veardant]

[ oh boy, well, it's a good thing that tighnari recharged a little bit in the heat. cyno's covering kara, so he just.. starts blasting!! and with a 14 he lands a few shots decently enough, cutting into the disco knives' hp! ]

[legendofthelion]

--Kara! [Whoops, Dehya was definitely supposed to be paying closer attention to their surroundings. She grits her teeth as Kara's knocked back, but Cyno's to her side so instead Dehya pulls up her sword and goes charging at them. She throws out a wide swing of her blade... for a frankly average hit on the knives. It takes out a little HP.]

[curvaceous]

Thanks...

[ She says it to Cyno under her breath as she collects herself. Thank god the Sumeru other three have this covered. They're doing well with clearing the knives, but then, an ambush – Rock Heads and Lamia Assassins, on all sides.

Kara manages to get up on her feet with a 15 and join the fray. She goes for more AoE-based skills to try and get the ones to the north off of their backs. Honestly, they're all pretty damn strong in this party, so it shouldn't take long for them to clear a path.

And when her side is clear, she'll look back and see how the rest of them are doing. ]

[veardant]

[ it's nice being level 25, huh? it makes moving them down much easier.

thankfully kara is back on her feet again with little enough damage to show for it, so they can all dive in! keeping behind cyno and dehya, he keeps his back to the wall of the dungeon in order to ensure nothing will sneak up on him, and begins firing.

a nice, perfectly acceptable 14 says he takes a few of the smaller guys out of the fray. ]

We're thinning them out.

[notfunny]

[ more rock heads! he remembers them from his first dungeon experience. these should be a piece of cake, right? especially when he's got excellent allies like tighnari, dehya, and kara by his side.

it emboldens him.

but even then (13), as he lunges to knock a few of them away (heads AND their giant rock hands), it's a lamia assassin that catches him off guard. when he misses (5), he feels one of those snakes whip a tail right into his side and sends cyno crashing to the ground. ]

[legendofthelion]

[The disco knives are quickly wiped away between them, but the fighting draws in rock heads and lamia assassins. Dehya pivots left, towards the assassins, and strikes out a couple with a Calamity (14), disarming them and knocking some health down in the process.]

[curvaceous]

[ Kara steps in to keep any other enemies from attacking Cyno while he's down. Hopefully he didn't turn on his pain sensors, because that seemed like it hurt.

With the last few enemies being defeated, however...the group finally has a moment to breathe. It's even hotter now thanks to the battle, but there's finally reprieve, and she looks over at everyone to assess how they're doing. ]

...Whew. I think we got the last of them.

[ Good job, team! ]

[veardant]

[ good job team, indeed!! and yeah, sure, hopefully his pain sensors aren't on, that would be weird, right?? who would do that :)

wiping sweat from his brow, tighnari stands up a little straighter, looking between the three of them, but aside from cyno knocked onto his ass, everyone looks whole and hale. still, his ears twitch, listening for more. ]

Anyone need a break before we head into the dungeon?

[notfunny]

Yeah, but we should probably get in there before we get swarmed again.

[ back onto his feet, cyno takes a moment to account for his injuries. he'll be sore but it's better than being KO'd. or is it? ]

It'll be calmer inside. Not to mention, it's a forest...

[ and will be much nicer than hanging out in this heat. ]

[legendofthelion]

I agree with Jackal. [She is not pronouncing the 4s.] Even though the dungeon enemies are usually denser, but they also won't be able to sneak up on us the same way.

[curvaceous]

Yeah, I agree. Let's hurry inside before they have a chance to swarm us again.

[ Hurry along, team! They're going into the forest. ]

So, what are we hoping for, treasure-wise? Something useful, fancy...? Wings?

[ A wink in Cyno's direction! That went over well last time, didn't it... ]

[notfunny]

[ the wink is not ignored and he nods a few times in agreement. ]

Wings would be pretty cool. Honestly, anything that doesn't involve goblins being weird... I'd be down for that.

[ anything but loud obnoxious little men doing stuff like that ]

[veardant]

[ he shoots kara A Look.. why is he surrounded by people who do foolish things!! ]

Wings would certainly be useful, but ugh - [ he rolls his eyes. ] - anything but that goblin again.

[ :')

anyway, tighnari will take the lead this time, and step down into the dungeon! ]

[legendofthelion]

[Dehya follows in next, so she's ready to get in fighting range in necessary. Wings would be cool, but...] Goblin? Just what did you guys find in your last dungeon?

[notfunny]

Ugh.

[ the goblin who would keep spouting out random things--- most of which weren't true. things that seemed innocuous that, once coming out of the goblin's mouth, sounded much less so. ]

It wouldn't shut up. Said we were both into 'strange stuff'...

[curvaceous]

Strange stuff, eh?

[ What were you two up to, huh, huh!!! ]

Hehe. Did you guys have a little too much-

[ Thankfully, she doesn't get to finish that sentence, because there's suddenly a small, meek little voice that comes from behind them. ]

Hey you! Wait up!

[ Kara turns around towards the source. Huh. A goblin? What the hell? ]

Uh...?

[veardant]

[ nothing they were just hanging out?? god!! tighnari's face flushes warm for a moment, but he soon clears his throat, and - ]

.. oh, dammit.

[ that voice. tighnari groans. it's another goblin, isn't it? ]

Yeah, this is what we were talking about.