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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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[sicklysweet]

It’d be a bad dungeon if there was absolutely nothing.

[But maybe, just maybe, this is a bad game? Who knows. It’s only been like a week. (At least in the timeline of this thread…)

Anyways, moving well out of the range. Good luck Cyno…! Take a free strength buff for the trouble.]

[696_9]

[Nana steps in front and tries to block, skidding back with a grunt. She swings her sign at one of the skulls.]

Good thing you saw those!

[notfunny]

If there's no loot, I'm gonna write a pretty mean email.

[ strength buff? nice. ectoplasm that's going for his butt? not nice. at least kara and nana provide a little bit of time for him to react according, sweeping his scythe around him to knock back a cluster of them. ]

Yeesh! Kinda gross, huh?

[ who would actually like skulls??? ]

[curvaceous]

Eugh, super gross!

[ She's going to swing at another cluster honing in on Cyno, though she doesn't kill it just yet. Still, it's at least knocked back and open for another attack. There's a final one that diverts its attention towards Owen, and she tries to spin on her heel to knock that one back, too, but alas...she's a little too slow. Good luck, Owen.

Behind the last cluster is one of those Living Dead creatures that also appears to be on the offensive. This one seems to launch itself at Nana. GOOD LUCK x2!! ]

looks at my dice rolls and despairs

[sicklysweet]

[Ah, shit. This isn’t good. Owen tries his best to dodge, but he doesn’t manage to avoid the hit. It’s not enough to take him out, but it hurts like hell.

He smacks it with his fan, jumping backwards. His damage numbers are low, but hey! Maybe someone could handle this!]

Fuckin’ hell.

[And now there’s zombies. Great.]

Of course nothing can be simple.

[Everybody gets a buff but he only has so much SP!!]

same

[696_9]

[Nana tries to shield, but the Living Dead strikes her and she winces and skids back. She swings her sign at it wildly.]

Get lost!

🥺

[notfunny]

[ he's not sure who to help first, but it makes sense to keep the dancer alive? owen seems the most fragile (sorry), so. he should definitely try to get that living dead away so he can supply support in whatever form... ]

Ha!

[ at the very least, a swing of his scythe and the living dead is repelled (14). ]

Come on, we got this!

i am ALSO despairing. but we must persist...

[curvaceous]

Just die already!

[ She shouts as she packs a powerful AoE punch that blows a good number of the Living Dead back. That, in tandem with Nana's swing, seem to eliminate that threat...and once Cyno swings his scythe, the rest of them go down. Is this an area clear...?

Phew. That was a doozy. Kara looks around, scans the area -- ]

Looks like the worst is over. Good shit, guys!

[ Time for l o o t. ]

[sicklysweet]

["Good" isn't the word Owen would use, but at least it's over.

He rubs his face, sighing, but at least now that they're out of combat his HP will start regenerating.]

Imagine we went through all of that just to find no loot worth taking - that would be the icing on the cake.

[At least their armor isn't going to explode...

Still, it seems there's not much left in the run, as a voice whispers to the party.

Welcome, weary traveler... Allow me to bless you before you depart...

Totally not ominous!]

[696_9]

Is that, like, normal? Did anybody else hear that?

[cuteangel77 looks around, but shrugs and heads to the free stuff.]

Look, the way we are now, anything's worth taking.

[notfunny]

[ the items are important, but he rather hear about this blessing? ]

Huh?

[ an eyebrow raises and before he knows it, an unfamiliar weight settles on his back. ]

Is there something behind me?

[ wings with feathers of the same color of his hair. nice. ]

[curvaceous]

[ ooc: Nana dropped, so we can proceed without her! ]

Whoa... J4ck4l, you look so cool!

[ But she checks behind her, too, and there's a pair of white wings on her back. Totally unfitting for someone like her, but hey, she's not complaining. ]

Oh, man. This was super worth it, huh? Hehe.

[sicklysweet]

We look like Christmas decorations.

[This is ridiculous...

Ah, well. Could be worse.]

Well, that's the run. I'll see you around.

[And with that said, he's going to bounce! See y'all bitches later. 👋]

[cccorp]

[ A few days later, they will all receive an email from an "Anonymous" encouraging them to go investigate a new area under the keywords Θ Hidden Forbidden In Heat.

Should they choose to go to this area, they will immediately notice that it's extremely, extremely hot before anything else. It seems like there's a mansion far off in the distance, its large façade almost wavy-looking in the intense heat.

What will they do? ]

[sicklysweet]

[Can't be any worse then any other mysterious sets of keywords Owen's seen before, so he's hopping in to see what happens!

But of course it's hot. Of course.]

Why couldn't it be somewhere with snow?

[Now, where are his party members?]

[curvaceous]

Oh my god, seriously! Why this again?!

[ Can this game PLEASE stop giving her warm places. Please.

Anyway, she's here, too. Now all that's left is Cyno... ]

We ready for this?

[notfunny]

Of course it's going to be hot.

[ the keywords pretty much clued him in on yet another one of these places, but... this is obviously very different. ]

Big building though. Don't think I've seen any of these before areas before, so...

[ then again he's literally gotten hot deserts, rocky dungeons, icy tundras and like. a forest once ever. so. ]

... yeah, let's get on with it.

[cccorp]

[ The three start off on a large circular platform with the floor decorated as white and black checkerboard tiles. The platform has a fence guard all around with plus-shaped decorations painted on them. Ahead of them lies a bridge of the same aesthetic, except it is harshly broken down. What runs parallel with the bridges are tall stone structures that resemble incredibly thick walls that is carved with a similar design of the fence guard with a bright orange circle glowing. This could be mistaken as part of the decoration itself, but no, this is where all the lava pours into the place, with the platform they're on being their savior to prevent being roasted alive.

There lies a huge mansion beyond the ruptured bridge. It is impossible to tell if the ruptured bridge is due to age or by the lava, but as the rest of the building is fine, it was definitely not the lava.

In front of the doors to the mansion stands a large, imposing statue that looks as if it is guarding it to prevent anyone from going inside, moat of lava aside. Not that it would be the only thing preventing them from getting there anyway, since there's a visible, yet transparent wall blocks them from passing over the bridge regardless of any skills you have.

The air is thick and hot, the entire area coated in the orange-red hue that reflects off of the lava. Perhaps one day, they may be welcomed into those doors, but for now? It's best to do something else. Luckily for the three, there are little orbs that flitter about as if they are spiritual remnants of a long lost past.

Careful now. You may want to be quick, because the hear will only get worse and worse the longer they stay. ]

[sicklysweet]

Well,

[Said dryly, as he looks into the lava surrounding them.]

Seems like it’s also impossible to get into that mansion. Hope neither of you end up with migraines after this.

[Because that wasn’t fun. He does look at the orbs, curious… How close are they? Close enough to touch?]

[notfunny]

[ the little orbs have his attention; they're the only thing that seem to be worth any merit. but he'll do his due diligence first. ]

Probably impossible. [ musing out loud, as he idly swings his scythe around. ] But I don't want to give up that quickly.

[ though tbh there's not much for him to really understand. the statue is a towering problem, but what's behind it is... definitely more of a problem. ]

What do you think they are?

[ he might be a little worried that they could dangerous... ]

[cccorp]

[ The little orbs flutter close to them, but they're always out of reach when someone tried to grab them. However, after some time, they might notice that they keep moving in the same pattern, as if they're trying to write the same letters in the air. However, whatever they're writing might not be familiar to anyone in the group. Maybe someone should take notes? ]

[sicklysweet]

[With how everyone has talked about things, he knows nothing will probably happen if he tries to take a screenshot, but this is probably something important...]

Neither of you happen to have anything to write with, do you?

[notfunny]

I got nothing.

[ but when he watches the pattern, his eyes do trace it as best as he can. he's not completely sure... ]

How about you?

[ looks to kara. ]

[curvaceous]

[ How peculiar...she watches the orbs, looks in her inventory. Alas. ]

Nope. Nothing.

[ It'd be pretty convenient if she had that, huh? ]

Looks like they're trying to communicate, don't you think?

[ She'll also attempt to trace the patterns with her index finger. ]

[cccorp]

[ The little floating orbs continue to move in a pattern as if they're trying to spell something out. However, it seems to be a pretty long cycle is the group chooses to see when it starts repeating. At the very least, it isn't in English.

The heat is starting to get unbearable--worse than before. as time passes. Will they succumb to virtual heatstroke or continue to try and decipher the long string of whatever letters? One of the letters seem to resemble an arrow that points up. ]