Idk

[fluid mauve]

You got a way to prove otherwise?

[pastel vale]

UNT staggers here
Actually- I uploaded her from a hidden cache in my mind.

[pastel vale]

???: Yeah. I built iteratiors. This was my job.

???: What kind of illusion is this??

[gaunt jetty]

Nightcat: ...And i am the creator of the Void Fluid...Hello.

[pastel vale]

???: So you're the cultists leader- huh? Why don't you show me instead of some cloak-and-dagger moves?

[fluid mauve]

Cultis- WHAT?

[gaunt jetty]

Nightcat: Tilts head.

...Are you meaning about the Venator?

[pastel vale]

??? pushes HOM into a corner

[pastel vale]

???: Ah- I see you're related.
???: Sorry to push it- but can you show yourself?

[fluid mauve]

WHOA WHOA WHOA.

[gaunt jetty]

Nightcat: ...I am already back here...Listen, i am not your enemy.

Sigh.

You're safe around okay? No need for fighting.

[pastel vale]

???: Get back

[pastel vale]

???: That's what they all say.

[fluid mauve]

Whatever you're planning on doing PLEASE RECONSIDER

[pastel vale]

??? Ignores HOM

[gaunt jetty]

Rain: Approaches this situation.

...What is going on here?..

[pastel vale]

UNT appears and ??? snaps his arm and throws him next to HOM
The FUUAAAAA

[fluid mauve]

UAGH-

[pastel vale]

???: More?
??? grabs Rain and shoves her knee into her armpit, numbing several nerves before jabbing Rain in the neck, a knockout move.

[fluid mauve]

???:Stop this immediately...

[pastel vale]

??? points to HOM
???: Come on- let's go!

[gaunt jetty]

Rain: She pretty much bounces back at ???, stunning them.

[pastel vale]

???: FU
??? Kicks Rain horizontal to HOM and UNT

???: GET OVER HERE OR ELSE I'M LEAVING YOUR ASS!

[fluid mauve]

Buddy sends a kind of shockwave, stunning ??? In their place

[gaunt jetty]

Rain: She bounces in a wall, then this time slides at ???, dropping them down.

Stop.

[fluid mauve]

Their lower body is immobile, but their head can move

[pastel vale]

(gimmie a sec, I gtg for like a dozen or so mins)

???: What- how?

[gaunt jetty]

(Rain immune to Strike Damage be like: Lmao.)

[fluid mauve]

Reasons...

[gaunt jetty]

Rain: Sigh.

...Please...These people here can be trusted...Just calm down...

And let them explain themselves.

[pastel vale]

???: Explain what exactly?
??? seems angry but atm not threatening

[gaunt jetty]

Rain: ...The new situation of this world, and what happened to you.

Looks at UNT.

...I know you feel odd but...Look, we're not here to fight each other.

[fluid mauve]

You and I are both survivors of the great ascension, that great ascension that happened 40,000 cycles ago

Or somewhere along those lines

So we're no longer being forced to ascend

[gaunt jetty]

Rain: ...These days were more cursed than the days they were witch hunting my spouse...

Looks away.

I...Find pretty ironic they made the choice of becoming immortals and then regret it just a few years later...

Then went down into a religious spiral that ended up into divinifying the Void Sea as an solution...

But it was the same thing that brought them to this disaster...Eugh, complicated people.

[pastel vale]

UNT is writhing next to HOM due to a broken arm and a neck dislocation
Six Sunken Skies- he recorded your- your memories- and I up- uploa-aded it here.

???: So I've been dead for thousands of years and everybody I know is dead? Exactly explain how I'm supposed to believe that.

the assistant comes up to UNT and tries to mend his arm

[fluid mauve]

Have you seen outside?

[pastel vale]

???: Not really.

[fluid mauve]

HOM opens the blinds to the windows and presents the wasteland before them

Welcome back home...

[pastel vale]

???: [random Ancient explitive that roughly translates to the f bomb]

???: But how do I exist-?

[gaunt jetty]

For a wasteland...It is somewhat preserved...And full of slugcats instead of ancients.

[fluid mauve]

Nanomachines, son-

[pastel vale]

???: Sunken Skies you idiot-

[gaunt jetty]

Rain: Giggling.

...Sadly they can't harden against emotional trauma..

[pastel vale]

???: Alright fine. Can you at least bring me home? I can tell this isn't some stormswept can.

[fluid mauve]

Home is nowhere you're expecting now

[gaunt jetty]

Nightcat: ...Your district is gone.

[pastel vale]

???: I have the coordinates memorized-

[fluid mauve]

The most home you'll get is here, winter islands.

[pastel vale]

???: I didn't live there

???: There was a homestead- far away from everybody else. I don't know how the hell they found it.

[gaunt jetty]

(You all are in Winter Islands again.)

[pastel vale]

???: And you gestures to Nightcat have changed your ways?

[gaunt jetty]

Nightcat: ...Well, i am not from your civilization, i blended up on it...

Looks away.

Somewhat in regret.

[pastel vale]

???: Surprised You-

???: Tell me you at least fricked over the Venator.

[fluid mauve]

UNT did that I think...

[gaunt jetty]

Nightcat: ...I was only spying them...Not exactly attacking.

[pastel vale]

UNT needs to go to the ER
I- hope.

[pastel vale]

???: Oh don't give me that crap- it was common knowledge that you were the mind behind the operation.

(Can we see the tower?)

[gaunt jetty]

(Yes.)

(DS is not in the room.)

[pastel vale]

A muffled roar can be heard as a small shape streaks towards TOD's room in the tower

[pastel vale]

(Big bombshell there btw)

[gaunt jetty]

Nightcat: Crosses arms.

...Not really...But i discovered something interesting.

I found Miro around...Seems like he isn't our enemy, but his Iterator is...

And he is using the others around the South, aiding their schemes.

[pastel vale]

???: Who is Miro?

[gaunt jetty]

Nightcat: A remnant of the Ancestors.

[pastel vale]

???: Oh fun- more friends. Can I go now?

[gaunt jetty]

Nightcat: ...He was formely known as a terrorist, but he was slaved by his own Iterator.

[pastel vale]

A massive explosion blossoms from the top of the tower as the garden is set ablaze. All glass breaks.

???:

[gaunt jetty]

Rain: Crouches down.

...Ughh not again..

Nightcat: ...Is that guy here?

[pastel vale]

???: Who?

[fluid mauve]

Whom?

[pastel vale]

Suddenly, the tower creaks as it's base begins to crack as more fires. Objects appear, crawling around the smoke

The assistant warbles

UNT is suffering during this because nobody bothered to help him

[gaunt jetty]

Nightcat: ...Yep...South guys act number fuck.

Draws obsidian daggers.

[pastel vale]

???: Just an observation but I think the tower is going to collapse!

[gaunt jetty]

Rain: Widens eyes.

...No...

She starts rushing to the tower.

Nightcat: ...Crazy girl...

She turns into a fog and blends up in UNT, trying to make them to get up.

Come on..

[pastel vale]

UNT struggles deeply but manages to get to his feet
I need a new neck already...

Creatures can be seen running away from the tower as a second, much larger and less stealthy missile explodes the garden, causing the parts not directly secured to fall burning down to the ground

[gaunt jetty]

Nightcat: Buddy...Go check Kurtis, now...Downpour district.

[fervent rivet]

Maybe one day I can introduce Alert… eh idk, they’re much farther into PF’s timeline after the hack was supposed to happen

[pastel vale]

???: Hey what about me!

[pastel vale]

(III am thinking that PF or another character could make a reappearance. In the rp lore the hack that PF got hit with also had some malware made for UNT)

[gaunt jetty]

Nightcat: ...Go to the lower floors...There is a emergency exit for citizens of this location...Just find a yellow door, and avoid the water, its cold.

[pastel vale]

Okay-

HOM- I need help.

[fluid mauve]

Yea?

[pastel vale]

Can you help me down through the exit?

???: You really gonna have me here?

[gaunt jetty]

Nightcat: ...Wait, you guys are just leaaving?

[fluid mauve]

I dunno

[pastel vale]

You said go out through the emergency exit!

??? Trying to break free

[gaunt jetty]

Nightcat: Sighs...Then she leaves UNT body.

...I guess i'll help Rain alone then.

[pastel vale]

???: Hey- maybe I could help?

[pastel vale]

(^^^^)

the assistant jumps up onto UNT's shoulder

[fluid mauve]

???: understood

[gaunt jetty]

Nightcat: Sure you can help...She's the fuckin ruler why not?

[pastel vale]

???: oh- well can you pretty please let me down from here? That place is going to collapse and this place is in the blast radius and I'm not interested in dying again.

[gaunt jetty]

Nightcat: Blends up in ??? body.

...Then excuse me imma moving...Assistant, guide UNT to that door i told you.

She starts making ??? move towards the tower.

[pastel vale]

???: Wha- alright!

the assistant hops down from UNT

THIS IS NOT CANNONA harpoon breaks through the window and pierces HOM before pulling him through the window and out of sight

[gaunt jetty]

(There is cta close of me.)

[fluid mauve]

(I look away for one second-)

[pastel vale]

(you just got kidnapped(

[gaunt jetty]

(Everyone looks away for a second.
HOM: Surprise adoption.)

[pastel vale]

the assistant leads UNT down the stairs and through a yellow door

???- Uh- maybe we can steer away from the collapsing tower?

[fluid mauve]

Buddy returns with kurt
???:You did not specify a specific location...

[gaunt jetty]

(Damn i got cut was about to send text.)

[fluid mauve]

(I CAN READ MINDS )

[gaunt jetty]

Kurtis: Looks confused and annoyed.

Ey let me off! What are you doing i was searching for my son!

(No Saint now.)

[pastel vale]

(There's something else in the tower...)

[pastel vale]

(wait I thought saint was the dad-?)

[fluid mauve]

???:I was requested by nightcat to return you...

[pastel vale]

??? Is starting to freak because ya know, the tower is going to collapse

[gaunt jetty]

Kurtis: Looks around.

...Ugh...Right...

Nightcat: Reaches Rain with ???.

Oi! Get the hell outta here!

Rain: No! I'm not leaving whoever bastard is doing this to Trinity!

[pastel vale]

a blue tentacle reaches out and snags Rain and pulls her into the smoke

[gaunt jetty]

Nightcat: Starts screaming in anger, then dashes to it with enourmous purple claws, leaving ??? body.

(Aka Reaper.)

[fluid mauve]

???:We must leave...

???:Shall I bring us somewhere safer?

[pastel vale]

???: CRAP!

[gaunt jetty]

Kurtis: ...Where is the others?

Rain: Starts struggling against whatever grabbed her.

Muffled screaming.

[pastel vale]

??? Sprints into the building and runs past Kurtis, sprints down the stairs and through the yellow door

Rain feels the slimy exterior as something begins shoving her into it

(spooper- she's getting eaten by rot)

[fluid mauve]

(Why are we just assasinating everyone?)

[gaunt jetty]

Nightcat: Starts reaping violently into that thing with her daggers to make an opening for Rain.

I told you to leave ya fuck!

Rain: Activates self-destruction system from her antennaes while struggling.

[fluid mauve]

(@pastel vale input?)

[gaunt jetty]

(Man was at restaurant, maybe leavin.)

[fluid mauve]

(Oh, true)

[pastel vale]

(soooo uhhhh as I was leaving my phone fell out of its pocket and the screen cracked so bad there are glass shards sticking out of it)

(im going to be a lot less avalible now since I don't have a phone and I dont have a backup)

[pastel vale]

(???, UNT, and the Assistant all went through the yellow door into idk where)

(but uhhh- I can rp @gaunt jetty @fluid mauve )

[gaunt jetty]

(Dam.)

[pastel vale]

(BUUTTT i have my pc still)

[fluid mauve]

(Cool)

[gaunt jetty]

Rain: Piss off!

She throws these antennae to the thing that grabbed her to eat.

[pastel vale]

The DLL explodes.

[gaunt jetty]

Rain: Just stunned for a long time by the blow, munched as well.

...Ugh...Ow..

Nightcat: Grabs Rain.

...No time to be reckless now.

Starts rushing backwards.

(Oh shi, english fail.)

[pastel vale]

Several more DLLs appear.

(Are yall gonan head to where I am?
also is buddy gonna save HOM?)

(i think we can just kinda forget that HOM got kidnapped and move on without that happening :/)

[gaunt jetty]

Kurtis: Looks outside a window to see the situation.

[pastel vale]

(so @fluid mauve youre with Kurtis and Buddy)

(im in the deep dank hole of nothing lol)

[gaunt jetty]

(City sewers moment.)

[fluid mauve]

(Brain power)

[pastel vale]

The tower begins to crumble...
(yall are gonna get obliterated if the tower falls on yall)

[fluid mauve]

???:I shall bring us somewhere safe...

Your vission goes dark...
You awaken in front of the TV...

[pastel vale]

???, UNT, and The Assistant all appear nearby together
???: Next person's neck is dislocate I will not be locating!

[gaunt jetty]

Nightcat: Yo!

Kurtis: He would have come with ???, but hearing Nightcat he decided to stay...Especially after seeing Rain.

He crosses out with them, clutching into each other to drag them together.

(Now rather unknown where they are.)

[pastel vale]

(Im guessing Shiere, TOJ, and a bunch of others are here aswell?)

(and HOM and buddy?)

[gaunt jetty]

(Sheire and Arston are gone, Dragon Slayer is.)

[pastel vale]

??? goes up to Buddy
Thanks for the teleport there.

[gaunt jetty]

Dragon Slayer: Looks around, confused.

...What the hell? Again here?

[pastel vale]

(skinmnaw)

(shirmta

sh

(shrims h a w)

(shrimshaw?)

(thats so hard to say and type lol)

(@fluid mauve ?)

[fluid mauve]

???:The Home Of Many.

[pastel vale]

??? heads up to HOM and shakes his hand
???- Hey uh- sorry bout that back there.

[fluid mauve]

(Didn't you kidnap HOM?)

[pastel vale]

(that never happened)

(nope)

(nuh uh)

(HOM is right here never got kidnapped he was with Kurtis)

[fluid mauve]

[pastel vale]

(it says it isnt cannon)
(that never happened because it would make to sense in the plot, haha, why would i write such a thing?)

[fluid mauve]

(Gaslighting)

[pastel vale]

(^^^^^^^^^^^)

[gaunt jetty]

Dragon Slayer: ...Yeah yeah whatever...

Pout.

Why i was brought here? I was having fun stabbing the rot.

[pastel vale]

Wait- rot??

(@fluid mauve you on?)

[gaunt jetty]

Dragon Slayer: ...Yea, they started appearing here right now.

Thinking.

...Wait a second where is Rain and Nightcat?

[pastel vale]

Wait- they aren't here?

[fluid mauve]

Its fine, people make irrational decisions when under such stress.

[fluid mauve]

???:They must not have been in range for me to deliver them to safety...

[gaunt jetty]

Dragon Slayer: Looks away...Her eyes starts glowing.

...Send me back, now.

[pastel vale]

(SKIMNAW)

[fluid mauve]

???:As you wish, but know the return will not be comfortable...

[gaunt jetty]

(Which Dead Cells level you are?)

[fluid mauve]

Your vission goes dark...
You're back where you were

[gaunt jetty]

(Everyone that i can use gone, yey.)

[fluid mauve]

(Just made it to the promenade of the condemned)

[gaunt jetty]

(O.)

[pastel vale]

???: So uhm- what's your district?

[fluid mauve]

District?

[pastel vale]

???: Yeah- where'd you live before the whole world went makes hand gesture similar to an explosion

[fluid mauve]

Don't remember.

[pastel vale]

???: Oh. What's your name?

[fluid mauve]

HOM...

[pastel vale]

???: Ah. I'm SFM. Or well- as my scans say I'm actualy in Eternal Winter.

EW: So you're the only other left of our species?

[fluid mauve]

Probably.

[pastel vale]

EW looks at the ground for a second and examines herself
EW: You good?

EW: It's just us and your friends here- so we got some time.

[fluid mauve]

Yea I'm fine, just a bit of a stomach ache is all.

[pastel vale]

EW clearly dpubts this.
Alright.

(Time jump?)

[fluid mauve]

(Sure)

[gaunt jetty]

(Now jump to where? Navy Pearl or Downpour location?)

[pastel vale]

(Idk, maybe we have Buddy tp us to Dounpour?)

[gaunt jetty]

(Blizzard time.)

[pastel vale]

(Isnt the downpour district where the main game takes place? If so then itll be coated with Rot)

[gaunt jetty]

(Saint campaign most of it is gone from what i know.)

[pastel vale]

(In UNT's lore all of the main game is just rot)

(Do we want to say that it's just like a torn up city filled with Rot and a bit of snow?)

[gaunt jetty]

(Or just rot and snow, no creatures.)

[pastel vale]

(lets go with that)

Hey Buddy, can you bring us to where Shiere and Arston?

[gaunt jetty]

...This place feels...Dead...Full of cysts as well...Seems like it has been a while since there isn't anyone around considering the lingering rot in ground.

[pastel vale]

UNT and EW: Whoa.

[fluid mauve]

Gross...

[gaunt jetty]

There is a big black mass of it approaching you all.

[fluid mauve]

Buddy, I've been meaning to show them something, you wanna demonstrate it now?
???:Didn't you say that it hurt you?
I know, just this once.
???:As you wish...

Buddy climbs onto HOM's back and suddenly a pool of TV static starts to pour from HOM's eyes

[pastel vale]

Wha-

[fluid mauve]

Home scoops up a ball of the static tears and chucks it at the black mass

it begins to spread around it, consuming it

[gaunt jetty]

...Someone starts speaking from that mass...Sounds like Arston.

?: Ey wha-

Starts convulsing.

[pastel vale]

Whatt-

[fluid mauve]

HOM gasps and returns the static

tears are still flowing down his face

I didn't hurt as much as last time.
???:Good, thats progress...

[pastel vale]

Holy crap dude are you alright??

(I gtg sadly
its late)

[gaunt jetty]

It stops convulsing...Then it gets up.

?: ...Good lord...Ugh..

[fluid mauve]

(GUAAAHHH)

[pastel vale]

(ik
im kinda mad)

[fluid mauve]

Sorry about that, but can you at least state yourself next time before aproaching us in whatever the heck THAT is.

[pastel vale]

What IS that??

[fluid mauve]

(@gaunt jetty need some time to wake up?)

[gaunt jetty]

(I guess so.)

[gaunt jetty]

?: Looks at UNT.

...Its me, Arston...

Don't touch me my shell is surrounded by the rot...

It is what happens when they can't harm you, glued on me.

...Also, my systems tend to malfunction a bit when the temperature is too high or low...

So i took a while to recognize who i was looking to.

[pastel vale]

(I'm hope- from the way things are looking ill be avalibe for the rest of today. Got my phone checked out at a repair shop and the price to fix it was the same as how much i bought it for so new phone time)

[gaunt jetty]

(Imagine waking up 2 pm.)

[pastel vale]

(lol)

[gaunt jetty]

(Glass screen tho sucks.)

[pastel vale]

(I had that phone for 2 years and it survived literally getting thrown at a wall and concrete several times so it went through a lot without a scratch)

(It was a oneplus n100, amazing first phone)

[gaunt jetty]

(While me uses 2 phones that their screen just stopped working cause the film got damaged.)

(In one of these i lost a lot of game dev information though, so oof.)

[pastel vale]

(ouch)

(the only real thing of importance on my phone was the 5k images/videos. There were a ton of impoprtant stuff on there)

[gaunt jetty]

(5k images.)

[pastel vale]

(5 thousand)

(easily maybe 1.5-2 taken from my camera but most were downloads or screenshots)

(the worst part is that I am insanely sentimental which is super annoying)

[gaunt jetty]

(Yeah sometimes i got the same feeling when i was tho.)

[pastel vale]

(let me know when yall want to rp)

[fluid mauve]

(I was asleep for that long?)

[gaunt jetty]

(Slept at 5-6 Am here.)

[pastel vale]

(whoof)

[pastel vale]

Uhm- I'm going to try and see if there is anything I can scavenge nearby.
EW: Do you mind if I pull you out of there?

UNT and the Assistant walk away

[gaunt jetty]

Warden: ...What are you all even doing here?

Looks at HOM.

And who is it?

[pastel vale]

EW: An ancient.

[gaunt jetty]

Warden: ...Is that HOM?...

Weird to see he got rid of the doll without damage.

[pastel vale]

UNT returns with a splint for his arm

Yeah- you missed a ton.

Where's Shiere?

[fluid mauve]

Technically I should be dead but...
Points towards ???
???:Hello...

[pastel vale]

(accidentally hit my keyboard)

[fluid mauve]

(Am I really going to air fry a single chicken strip? Of course I am!)

[pastel vale]

(good luck!)

[fluid mauve]

(Alr lettuce continue)

[pastel vale]

(did Milton die?)

(@gaunt jetty ?)

[gaunt jetty]

(Imagine your parents calling exactly at the moment when you are doing something, oof.)

[pastel vale]

(sadness)

[gaunt jetty]

(Nugget?)

(Oh wait.)

[gaunt jetty]

Warden: ...Hi.

Scans ???

...Weird...But you're attuned, should be normal.

Looks at UNT.

...She's...Looking for someone here, besides Kurtis...

She did not tell me who though.

[pastel vale]

Huh.

I hope Rain and Nightcat are alright.
We escaped right as the tower took a huge hit- there was rot there too.

I think we need to find Shiere and regroup.

EW: I hate to say it- but I think he's right.

[gaunt jetty]

Warden: ...Rot at Trinity Of Judgement...Huh...

He will be fine...He can backup himself to the Moon Colony...

There's no one around that place besides Spirit Weaver and her grandma, Hex.

Now...I'm mostly worried for the others around the district...

Nearly 10000 Slugcats around, besides other creatures, pacified or locals.

[pastel vale]

How man do you think would be in danger if the tower fell?

[gaunt jetty]

Warden: ...If the tower fell, the Karma Network...

Tries to access it.

...It fell.

[pastel vale]

Wait did?

[gaunt jetty]

Warden: ...No signal, which means no communications are operational now.

[pastel vale]

So what now?
(i gtg for a bit- eat dinner)

[fluid mauve]

( 😦 )

[fervent rivet]

(Overgrown Forages, the group senior for PF’s group, may be nearby)

(Or an echo)

[pastel vale]

(I am bacc and ready to attacc)

(HOLY CRAP GUYS EVERYBODY IS ONLINE AT ONCE)

[gaunt jetty]

Warden: ...We should go somewhere taller and check the current situation of here...

I just reached this place two days ago...

Maybe at Windswept Spires?

[pastel vale]

EW: I can climb there and make an observation if you want.

[gaunt jetty]

Warden: ...Right...I'll stay around here and look for some shelter case the Blizzard gets worse, just in case.

[pastel vale]

EW goes up and climbs the Windswept Spires

EW, WARDEN
EW- Whoa- this is new. Can you hear me?```

The assistant crawls up to UNT for warmth

[gaunt jetty]

The broadcast gets a error in sending the message, no network.

[pastel vale]

EW: Damit.

EW looks around before deciding to sneak up to Shiere and figure out who she is conversing with

[fervent rivet]

(Shall I insert Eleven Twigs Of The Ripest Stump? Kid’s an echo)

[pastel vale]

(that took a sec to read lol)

[gaunt jetty]

(Maybe.)

There is some Slugcat up there with a cape speaking with someone around...Might be more than one person, or thing.

[pastel vale]

EW skillfully sneaks up to listen

[gaunt jetty]

Sheire: ...You have been lost for a good time here, didn't you?

You see some Green Slugcat with a furried body for a split second...Its voice is...Eerie and echoed around the spot.

?: ...Maybe...I...Don't remember well what i...What i am doing here..

Sheire: Giggling.

...Sometimes i feel like the same...What a weird world...But at least you has somewhere to belong...

Looks around.

...This place once have been a empire...

Now it is just rotting away.

[pastel vale]

EW ducks

[fluid mauve]

HOM grazes his hand across the wall, studying the remains of his once lively lands

[gaunt jetty]

?: ...Wh-What...What do you mean?

Sheire: ...You once had some mean for someone here, Saint...And still do...

Or should i say...Harat? I'm not even sure if you still remember that name...

You are nearly an echo after all.

[pastel vale]

EW notices a sign and brushes the snow off it.

[gaunt jetty]

It says: Everything comes full cycle...But not all cycles are full of everything...Is our Karmas truly a burden?

Sheire: ...These lost beings of their own origin, once have been someone...

They will never know as they distanced from their own identities a long time ago.

But you still grasp something of yourself...Even if not much meaningful for yourself, it prevented your complete emptiness.

[pastel vale]

EW listens for a bit more before getting up and leaving, heading away from everybody else and deeper into the city.

[gaunt jetty]

Warden: ...EW is taking quite a while..

[pastel vale]

EW walks through the frozen streets before entering a large building called SHIMROTS R & D

[fluid mauve]

HOM follows EW

[gaunt jetty]

Warden: Sigh.

...This place gives me nerves i swear..

Walks with HOM.

[pastel vale]

EW enters the building and walks past the reception, through the lobby, and enters a stairwell and walks down into the sublevels

[gaunt jetty]

Warden: ...Oh...I guess...I can't go there, too big.

[pastel vale]

I'll stay with Warden.

[fluid mauve]

HOM begins to search around
Something useful has to be here...

[pastel vale]

EW heads deeper into the site

[gaunt jetty]

Sheire Warps back to Warden...With Saint.

Sheire: ...I found who i wanted Arston.

Warden: Looks at Saint...Then his eyes widen.

...You..

[pastel vale]

UNT immediately backs away
Guys- get away from that thing RIGHT NOW!!

[fluid mauve]

I don't think they're anything to worry about.

[gaunt jetty]

Saint: Looks around, confused of what just happened.

Uh? Wuh just...

Looks at Warden, a bit concerned of his current appearance.

Is that...

Warden: ...No, i am just...Covered by rot...But...Harat?

Tilts head.

You still alive?

[pastel vale]

EW reaches the bottom and exits the stairwell

HOLY MOTHER OF SH

UNT is losing it

[fluid mauve]

HOM bum rushes behind UNT
WHAT, WHAT, WHAT IS IT?!

[gaunt jetty]

Saint: Looks around, scared.

Umm S-Sheire? Who...Are these people?

Sheire: Shh...They're scared of you.

[pastel vale]

(Going down the stairs heads to where EW is)

[pastel vale]

YEA NO SHI- YOU KILLED THEM!!

UNT throws a rock at Saint

[gaunt jetty]

Warden steps forward, blocking it.

Warden: Ey what the hell!

[pastel vale]

GET AWAY FROM THAT THING!!

[fluid mauve]

Its just a scug Mike calm down...

[pastel vale]

UNT sprints towards Saint and a beam suddenly flashes and hits Saint

[gaunt jetty]

Warden: He flinches a lot.

Ngg!

It seems as the damage was redirected to Arston.

Saint: Screaming.

Please stop!

Shivering.

Sheire: ...What in the world are you doing?!

She grabs a Singularity Grenade.

[pastel vale]

GET AWAY FROM THAT THING!!

[fluid mauve]

You're acting crazy dude, the hell has gotten into you!?

[pastel vale]

That thing killed Moon and Pebbles!

[fluid mauve]

???:Pebbles killed moon...

Uh... ya, what you said...

[gaunt jetty]

Warden: ...Can you stop that?! That guy is Kurtis son! What the hell..

[pastel vale]

Hold on- WHAT?!

[gaunt jetty]

Saint: Eyes widen...Then looks at Arston.

...You...You know him?

[pastel vale]

Both Pebbles and Moon were in the iterator group that made me. An overseer watched you kill pebbles- and then contact was lost with moon soon after. We found their bodies.

EW finds something very important

[gaunt jetty]

Saint: Looks away, scared.

...Wait? I...Did i?..

Sheire: Covers Saint on her cape.

...Stop that...You guys don't understand him.

[pastel vale]

There isn't much to understand here.

[fluid mauve]

???:Five Pebbles killed Looks To The Moon by draining them of their water supply, thus leaving their systems in a constant state of overheating, Five Pebbles eventually met their own fate by dying from a rot infestation...

Wha...

[pastel vale]

No- Moon survived. She was helped by something that saved her life. Pebble's can collapsed and he survived it.

[fluid mauve]

What was that something to be exact?

[gaunt jetty]

Sheire: ...UNT...She would not survive even after Ruffles helped her.

[pastel vale]

EW appears in a large suit- similar to this.
EW: Looks like I missed a lot of fun.

everybody looks at EW

[fluid mauve]

Cool, uh yea

Okay

Who is Ruffles again? I swear Ive heard of them before...

[pastel vale]

(EW has this now)

[gaunt jetty]

Saint: Hyperventilating.

Sheire: Hugs Saint.

...Shh...You're good..

Warden: ...Uhhh that's not good..

[pastel vale]

EW: IIIII'm just going to go and do my thing now.

EW: Can you please leave here? This place has some meaning to me.

[fluid mauve]

UNT, your memory was almost compromised back then, how are we supposed to know that you didn't scare the life out of this scug over here with a valid reason?

[pastel vale]

UNT suddenly shows two holographic recordings- one of Saint ascending Pebbles and another of Moon after-ascention.

[gaunt jetty]

Saint: Sigh.

...Yes...I did that but...

...Wait...Lets...

Gestures to EW.

Do what she said first.

[pastel vale]

EW: Thank you green goblin.

[fluid mauve]

Buddy, where did you get that info from?
???:The data of universes beyond this one must have collided in my memories...

Uh... cool.

[gaunt jetty]

Saint: Looks away.

...Ow?

Sheire: ...Okay.

Warden: ...Interesting...Lets get out.

[pastel vale]

EW: Hey- it was a compliment. pats Saint's shoulder before disapearing

(EW is heading to the void sea btw)

[gaunt jetty]

Saint: ...Okay?

Warden: ...We should look for her later.

Sheire: Blinks twice.

...Crater huh...

Shakes head.

Anyway...UNT...Please don't hurt Saint...He's just as confused and scared as you are.

[pastel vale]

Confused??

Here's a fact for ya- he killed two iterators.

[gaunt jetty]

Sheire: ...He did not know what he was doing yet.

[fluid mauve]

Can you let it go already?

It was probably awhile ago, and clearly he didn't know what he was doing.

[pastel vale]

For almost my entire existence this thing has been called the boogyman, and you don't accidentally just "kill somebody."

You know what-

Fine.

[gaunt jetty]

Saint: Looks away.

...Can at least i...Try to explain it?

[pastel vale]

UNT crosses his arms
Sure.

[gaunt jetty]

Saint: ...I...Really did that...

But...I couldn't ignore them here...

Nobody around here, besides of creatures attacking each other...

Both abandoned here, with no one to listen...

Five Pebbles was...Barely hanging on his own...I...Stayed at his side...Even when he couldn't say or do much...

He was happy with me here but...He was only suffering...Not even his favorite tune was there to make him company.

I had to do something about it, but i didn't knew what yet at first..

[pastel vale]

UNT seems irritated
Alright fine- you won me over. But what good does finding you do?

[gaunt jetty]

Saint: ...After watching Moon struggling to her own survival, yet seeing her fail helplessly...The only ones here to guide me was the echoes...

All of these actions of them...Was for nothing...

It was already a lost cause, only to serve the void...Everything.

...They would still fight...For nothing, with me, or without...Only worsening their torment...

I wanted this to be over...Then...This...

I...Thought i was just freeing them...This Ascension you all were looking for...I tried to go there in the Void Sea to find the answers...

This what i did...Was a tool for that end...

Did it work...I don't know...

I saw Five Pebbles and Moon down there in the crater...

But i found out even that was not the answer...Yet not knowing i...

Looks away.

Sent them to become echoes in the time.

...Perhaps Ascending is not real...And this was just an excuse of someone to keep trying to prove their point.

All i found, was a bunch of people brainwashed, repeating the same things from the ones here.

[pastel vale]

UNT looks down
Alright.

[gaunt jetty]

Saint: ...I don't know what happened to my past...

But at least i still remember thes last things i did...Before getting stuck on it.

[pastel vale]

EW exits the city

I'll give you the benifit of the doubt. But where do we go from here?

[fluid mauve]

We kick V's ass is what we do now-

[gaunt jetty]

Sheire: ...He's the last missing piece of Trinity Triple Affirmative...From here...

We will be going to Valstaya, once we can.

[pastel vale]

The Assistant chirps
Do we know where EW went?

And why this place is significant to her?

[gaunt jetty]

Sheire: ...The Depths are still open...Therefore there is a entrance here.

She might gonna dip in that place.

[pastel vale]

The depths?
Wait- you mean the crater?

[gaunt jetty]

Saint: Looks at Sheire.

...She gonna get killed by the Void Worm like this..

[pastel vale]

We need to save her then!

[fluid mauve]

(She bouta pull a kurt-)

[gaunt jetty]

Sheire: Problem...I guess she will die even before getting close enough of them...

This place is tremendously acidic and has operational antimatter.

[pastel vale]

Unless she found something to protect herself...

What is this building?

[gaunt jetty]

Sheire: ...Maybe...It is possible to build stuff for protection, but i ain't a engineer.

And...We're close of a mine where they used to extract Void Fluid.

[pastel vale]

UNT heads inside

(brb)

[gaunt jetty]

Sheire: ...I will Warp myself to Kurtis and check his situation.

Saint: Looks at Sheire.

...Can i...Go with you? I...

Looks down.

Want to meet him...

Sheire: ...Then get ready...Something has happened around your homeland and i don't know what.

[pastel vale]

(back)

Hey guys- you might want to check this out!

[gaunt jetty]

Warden: Looks at Sheire.

...Go...I'll stay with them...

Looks at UNT.

Sheire: Warps away with Saint.

[pastel vale]

Inside the lobby there is a massive star on the floor with the text-

[gaunt jetty]

Warden: ...Huh..

[pastel vale]

"Viam per mare cucurri!"```

[fluid mauve]

"I ran across the sea".

[pastel vale]

(thats not what it translates to)

[fluid mauve]

(You gotta run it back and fourth to get a more accurate translaton)

[pastel vale]

(oh wait- thats not what it origionally said)

[gaunt jetty]

(When i did that it translated to i ran across the sea with football.)

[pastel vale]

"Bringing you across the sea!"```

HOM, can you understand this?

[fluid mauve]

"Bringing you across the sea."

[pastel vale]

I'm gonna make a guess and say that's the void sea,

Wait- Warden, can you teleport us to Winter?

[gaunt jetty]

Warden: ...It says it is experimental...And no, i can't.

[pastel vale]

UNT heads to the stairwell and heads down the staircase and stops at a random floor
This door is locked.

[gaunt jetty]

He punches the door out.

[pastel vale]

Whoa-

[gaunt jetty]

Warden: ...There was a door locked.

[pastel vale]

inside there appears to be a large office space

I'm going to look around.

the assistant crawls up next to Warden looking for warmth

[gaunt jetty]

Warden: He backs away.

...No guy...I still surrounded of rot..

[pastel vale]

the assistant looks sad and lays down on the floor, shivering for warmth

[gaunt jetty]

Warden: ...Hold on...I will do something...

He backs off further...Then Self-Detonates, burning all the Rot around him...But damaging himself.

[pastel vale]

UNT reappears

What happened??

[gaunt jetty]

Warden: He opens a cavity on his chest.

...Get in, Assistant...

Looks at UNT.

He is freezing...I just got rid of my rot.

[pastel vale]

the assistant hops in

Wow.
Hey Warden- can you please take care of him? I can't trust myself to.

[gaunt jetty]

Warden: He closes the cavity, turning on a heating function inside of it...The assistant can see his belly skin...Its red.

...Sure.

[pastel vale]

HOM- can you translate this?

gestures to a nearby desk

[fluid mauve]

Yea?

[gaunt jetty]

Warden: Turns on a tap game in a internal screen to keep the Assistant busy.

[pastel vale]

UNT gestures to a notepad on the desk

I can't read any of this. HOM?

[fluid mauve]

They have been exploring the void sea for quite awile...

"Code to the safe is 11324"

[pastel vale]

I don't see a safe.

Maybe check the lower levels? This is just some office.

[gaunt jetty]

Warden: Scans the area...But it malfunction.

...Ugh..

[fluid mauve]

I heard mention of someone named "six sunken suns"

So be on the lookout for an SSS

[pastel vale]

I know that name.

That's Eternal Wi- Ten Frozen Moon's lover. The person who made the weird cache.

[fluid mauve]

What about EW?

[pastel vale]

EW is Ten Frozen Moons.

heads down the stairwell and through a door

[gaunt jetty]

Warden: Checks internal data.

...Eternal Winter..

[pastel vale]

(Eternal Winter is EW. Ten Frozen Moon's brain is in there)

[gaunt jetty]

(Man's malfunctioning.)

[pastel vale]

Uhh guys?

In front of UNT is an open vault door and a room with several suits like the one EW was wearing then she poofed. One of them is missing.

[gaunt jetty]

Warden: ...I might need to force hibernate soon.

[pastel vale]

Good idea- me and HOM can try and catch up to EW.

[fluid mauve]

Buddy?
???: Understood...

[gaunt jetty]

Sheire warps back.

Sheire: ...They're coming.

[pastel vale]

What?

[fluid mauve]

Who?

[pastel vale]

UNT and HOM have already suited up by now

[gaunt jetty]

Sheire: ...They all survived against the rot calamity...They are coming to here now.

[pastel vale]

Who??

Who survived- and where is everybody else?

[gaunt jetty]

Sheire: ...Not like i can bring about 10000 people at once.

...Seems like they had 51 casualities...I guess Dragon Slayer teached them well.

[pastel vale]

grabs Sheire
Calm down and explain everything.

[gaunt jetty]

Sheire: ...That rot that spreaded around the district was a planned attack...

Dragon Slayer assumed the lead opening her path around it...

Slowly she got everyone to fight back.

[pastel vale]

(spooper- ||EW/Eternal Winter/ Ten Frozen Moons wrote that||)

[pastel vale]

Alright- so are they all okay?

(Sheire is basically a younger version of EW)

[fluid mauve]

Context Sheire, context!

[gaunt jetty]

Sheire: ...Looks like they never could have been better than now...

Giggling.

Damn...These three now gonna be some trouble to anyone in their way.

...Trinity Triple Affirmative is now reunited...

Rain, Kurtis, Harat...

They gonna kill a god.

[pastel vale]

Whoa.

What do we do with everybody else though?

[fluid mauve]

Why?

[pastel vale]

Theres another story arc going on here.

[gaunt jetty]

Sheire: Even better...A being that killed gods...But is only a imitation of one.

[pastel vale]

lets go of Shiere
What about all the other people??

(also arm magically healed during this)

[gaunt jetty]

Sheire: ...They are coming with them...To fight as well...

It is their horde protection.

[fluid mauve]

For what purpose?

[gaunt jetty]

Sheire: ...We can go in advance...Some may fight at the surface though.

[pastel vale]

Welllll we were going to head tothevoidsea-

It might be possible to establish a safe haven there- and figure out Ascention.

[fluid mauve]

Wait, "we"? I thought we were just leaving?

[gaunt jetty]

Sheire: ...Our problems would eventually lead us there one way or another...

This is not a option...We have to.

[pastel vale]

We can lead the way and get to the void sea early. Winter is already there.

[gaunt jetty]

Sheire: ...I know my way around it...I existed here during the end of this world...

I can navigate through quickier if she is going blind.

[pastel vale]

I don't think she is.

[gaunt jetty]

Sheire: ...Then lets move...Warden, stay here...Get a rest.

[pastel vale]

Can you teleport us to her?

[fluid mauve]

I'm not going anywhere near that DEATH pit...

[pastel vale]

We don't have a choice!

[gaunt jetty]

Sheire: ...It wouldn't be wise...There is dangerous creatures from the Valstayans there...

Imagine Dragons..

[pastel vale]

You mean the Rot? There isn't anything else at the crater- I scanned it myself after I destroyed it.

The enterance is tiny- a slugcat couldn't even fit through.

Sheire- you need to teleport us.

[gaunt jetty]

Sheire: ...It is not a regular place...

Things there don't work like your usual physics...

It is a erratic zone.

[pastel vale]

Just take us to Winter!

(EW is at the crater chillin)

[fluid mauve]

Look, you guys can go on your death march but I won't be there to confirm if you come back or not...

???:I can take you there...
Buddy...

???:They have to...
Buddy...

[pastel vale]

Buddy- take HOM somewhere safe. Sheire, can you put on one of these suits?

[gaunt jetty]

Sheire: ...No problem.

She starts setting the suit.

[fluid mauve]

???: I promise to return without damage...
...I trust you.

[pastel vale]

Teleport us when we are all ready,

UNT pulls over the helmet

Whoa.

[gaunt jetty]

Sheire: Sigh.

...Man...This won't end well...

She placeholds to Warp to EW...and then does.

[pastel vale]

Everybody is suddenly placed at the edge of the crater. EW can be seen hiding behind a rock slightly deeper in. A harmonic- somehwhat beutiful tone can be heard eminating from a tiny chink at the bottom of the crater.

[fluid mauve]

???:Please contact me when you need a return...

They disappear in a flash of static.

[gaunt jetty]

Sheire: ...Odd spot as always...

Smells.

Still without any distinct smell..

[pastel vale]

EW notices UNT and Sheire and seems to panic and signals for you to get down

EW: What the hell are you doing??? Do you even know how to use those??```

[gaunt jetty]

Sheire: ...Well...This spot will be busy soon...

They asked me to bring them here.

[pastel vale]

EW: STOP DOING EVERYTHING

EW: YOUR POWERS WILL WAKE IT

[gaunt jetty]

Sheire: ...You mean the Void Worm?

[pastel vale]

EW: NO

EW: THE VENATOR

EW: YOU NEED TO LEAVE

UNT: Just let us help you!

EW: SHUT UP

[gaunt jetty]

Sheire: Oh...The other terrors of the sea...Still, we will not leave...What do you even intend with this place?

[pastel vale]

EW: COMPLETE MY RESEARCH

EW: YOU DO NOT KNOW WHAT IS HERE

[gaunt jetty]

Sheire: ...True...Yet why are you wanting to deal with that alone?

[pastel vale]

EW: YOU HAVE NO REASON TO BE HERE

(yall are in trouble)

The ground seems to shake

EW: *curses in ancient*

EW: YOU WOKE IT UP

[gaunt jetty]

Sheire: ...Things from that place always use to wake up when they shouldn't be...

This place is not to be remembered or chased for...Unless if it is to kill what is is inside of it.

...Get ready you all.

[pastel vale]

What?

[gaunt jetty]

Sheire: ...They're part of many lost empires here.

Sheathes a mechanical foldable scythe.

[pastel vale]

( gtg but here is a teaser)

[gaunt jetty]

(Rotbar.)

[fervent rivet]

WHY DOES THIS CRACK ME UP

[fluid mauve]

At the end of every rp, bring in the dancing lobsters

[orchid halo]

LMAO

[fallen snow]

LMAO

[fluid mauve]

I wanna say hint

Its probably a hint

[gaunt jetty]

(Double trouble.)

[orchid halo]

egg

[fluid mauve]

C43s4r -> 4ff1n3

[pastel vale]

(i fall asleep and what happened??)

[fluid mauve]

Thats a hint

[jolly goblet]

Is this rp still going? just asking. Looks fun

[pastel vale]

it is- but we are reaching the end of it

there is a chance that we could start a new one but I doubt it

if a new one does start there may be different characters, story, and people

[jolly goblet]

ah, okay thanks for asking me

[pastel vale]

The bottom of the crater suddenly explodes and a massive creature emerges. It appears to be a guardian however this one is covered with rot. It emmits a roar.

[fluid mauve]

[pastel vale]

Holy Shi- What is that thing?!

[gaunt jetty]

Sheire: ...Looks like some big chunk of rot to cut down...

Settle yourselves in lower regions for fire...I take the guy at close range.

[pastel vale]

The Venator slashes down at a rock, dealing massive damage to it.
EW ducks and moves to the opposite side of the crater

[gaunt jetty]

Sheire: She swaps dimension, disappearing.

[fluid mauve]

The whistling returns...

[pastel vale]

Right on cue...

The Venator pauses for a moment before striking down right next to where Sheire is

EW fires a revolver at the Venator- drawing it's attention

UNT: Sheire- where are you?!

[gaunt jetty]

Sheire: Clones of her starts popping in outta nowhere...She becomes one of these.

[pastel vale]

The Venator pauses, then slashes horizontally through 2/3 of the clones

EW: GRAB YOUR FRIEND AND GET NEAR THE BOTTOM OF THE CRATER- I WILL DRAW ITS ATTENTION WITH THE HELP OF YOUR CLONES```

[fluid mauve]

"The hungarian dance no.5#"

[gaunt jetty]

Sheires: Got that.

Slides through the walls to get closer of UNT.

[pastel vale]

Whoa-

UNT barely dodges a hit from the Venator

[gaunt jetty]

Sheires: Some distract the Venator by slashing them...The actual Sheire grabs UNT.

Stay firing, dunno if they gonna hold them.

[pastel vale]

EW just does some cowbow stuff that looks cool

UNT and Sheire reach the bottom of the crater where there is a hole large enough for a person to fit through. It is glowing yellow and the bottom is not visible.

Do we go do-

UNT's arm is suddenly cut off by the Venator, causing UNT to fall in. The Venator immediately notices Sheire.

[gaunt jetty]

Sheire: Looking at Venator.

...Goddammit...

Sigh.

Keep going down there! I gonna hold it in place!

[pastel vale]

EW: REMOVE YOUR INVINCIBILITY

[gaunt jetty]

Sheire: Can't! Unless they dump something else!

[pastel vale]

EW: DO IT NOW TRUST ME

[fluid mauve]

The whistling switches to "Kinerszenen"

[gaunt jetty]

Sheire: Sighs...She throws a pebble at EW.

Do it quick-

[pastel vale]

EW shoots Sheire in the angle causing her to fall through the hole and avoid a laser from the Venator

Everything goes black as a gold light envelops you.

You awaken inside of a room. It is square and appears to be almost midevel with Black bricks held together by a golden material. There is a doorway that leads into a hallway with the same style.

Water has pooled on the ground and a stream of it leads out and into the hall

[gaunt jetty]

Sheire: ...Ahh hell...Here i dream yet again...

Follows the stream.

[pastel vale]

( i gtg- i have dinner)

In the hall lies UNT, the water dripping from his arm. The hall seems to strech on for an unknown distance

[pastel vale]

(ok im back)

[gaunt jetty]

Sheire: ...Ey you...

Tries to reach UNT.

The signals of broadcasts are still off...It is being turned into a data log.

[pastel vale]

UNT: Hey there. I think I'm okay for now but we need to find a way- out.```

UNT: Only broadcasts from our suits work- and don't try talking. Sound is weird.

[gaunt jetty]

Sheire: ...Hold on...

Looks around her cape...Then picks up a cellphone.

Holefully still works for that..

Someone is trying to join the Broadcast through a close distance connection.

[fluid mauve]

(@pastel vale ?)

[pastel vale]

(many apologies- i got pulled away to socialize with family)

A thud can be heard from the room back.

EW steps out
EW: Welcome to what our scientists dubbed "Rubicon." Only our drones made it this far- so I'd say we are doing good. We can only use our suits to communicate, sound is distorted.

EW: Contrary to public belief- we are not in a dreamstate or an alternate dimension. That fluid exerts a ton of G-Force.

EW: However- nobody can reach us here. Unless they have a broadcasting array set up at the top and stick a really log antenna through- it's just us.

[gaunt jetty]

D: ...So my former birthplace...

True...This zone can't be reach through common ways.

[pastel vale]

EW: So are you ready to ascend because there isn't any other way out of here.

UNT: No way- there has to be another way out!

[gaunt jetty]

D: ...Time and Space here is weird...It folds in and out between lost ages...

...And Ascending here...Is nothing more but lies of a long gone people...You will see soon what awaits you.

[pastel vale]

EW: This is why I wanted to go alone- I just want to join my friends and family.

EW heads down the hall and UNT follows, holding his wound tight.

At the end of the hall is a turn. Down there is another short hall that leads to a pit. The bricks quickly give way to lots and lots of rot that seems to coat everything.

EW heads to the edge of the hole

[gaunt jetty]

D: ...Come then...If you're up to die...Lets go...I can still get both of you out...Or show you the place...And show what it is, before the last chance of leaving.

D: Those who steps beyond the black pool will meet the demon of this world...

She walks closer to EW.

[pastel vale]

EW: I'm going.
UNT: There has to be a way out of here!

EW hops down into the abyss

UNT stays

[gaunt jetty]

D: ...You're wanting to leave?

Looks at UNT.

D: ...The only way out...Is continue...And then not continue...

Those who are already here can only afind the exist through hell and forth...You will have to cross the horror with me.

[pastel vale]

UNT: I don't want to ascend.

Rot tentacles suddenly emerge and close off all paths out and block any teleportation.

[gaunt jetty]

D: ...We don't have much choice here...Its not up to us, but the local entities.

[pastel vale]

UNT: Do you mean-

UNT: *curses*

UNT: I think I know how to pursuade them.

UNT goes up to one of the rot cysts

[gaunt jetty]

D: ...No-

She tries to slash it.

[pastel vale]

UNT kicks Sheire back and shoves his arm deep into the cyst.

UNT: Beings have code- right? I know you think this is stu00101010100011100011

UNT: 01001001 00100000 01110111 01101001 01101100 01101100 00100000 01110100 01100001 01101011 01100101 00100000 01100011 01101111 01101110 01110100 01110010 01101111 01101100 00100000 01101111 01100110 00100000 01110100 01101000 01100101 00100000 01110010 01101111 01110100

[gaunt jetty]

She stumbles back with the kick.

D: What are you doing?!

She tries to go close again with a slash.

[pastel vale]

UNT kicks her back again

UNT: GO NO01010111

UNT jerks and then is pulled into the rot cyst

[gaunt jetty]

Sheire: ...So you were just up to do that one way or another...

Sigh, then looks away, saddened.

...Why dude...You didn't have to do this and abandon us..

She rushes away, chasing where EW goed.

[pastel vale]

The chasm is blocked off by rot tentacles- but then the rot changes color.

All of the rot shrivles slightly before suddenly turning white and bringing all of it's tentacles back.

However, this is not the only place. All over metropolis and on the North Winter Island, the rot turns white and leaves.

[gaunt jetty]

Sheire: ...Now they're part of the Void Horde...Among with its horrors...Jeez...

Kurtis...Where the hell are you?

[pastel vale]

EW suddenly comes flying out of the pit and lands text to Sheire.

EW: What happened?!

[gaunt jetty]

Sheire: Looks at EW, saddened.

...He's gone.

[pastel vale]

EW looks at the cysts and notices the color.
EW: GOD [ancient swear] I TOLD HIM NOT TO DO IT!

EW: THAT IDIOT!

[gaunt jetty]

Sheire: ...He just kept kicking me off...

I guess his guilt took him over?

[pastel vale]

EW shakes her head
EW: For some reason he only told me but- he made some scans and did some math and discovered that the rot was spreading like roots all over the world. It was going to reach the bottom of the void sea and infect everything. He then figured out how to translate his binary code into biological code. Essentially- he now controls the rot. And yeah- he probably did it out of grief.

EW: AND YOU KNOW WHAT??

EW: I TOLD HIM NOT TO. I TOLD HIM IT WAS STUPID BUT HE DID IT ANYWAYS.

[gaunt jetty]

Sheire: ...Wait a second...What about the Venator with that?

[pastel vale]

EW: I don't know- but what I do know is that the sea just rejected me.

[gaunt jetty]

Sheire: ...I see...The Void Worm probably didn't deem you as ready for that...And back you are...

Better like this...

Lots of shots can be heard in a distance.

[pastel vale]

EW: I didn't see a worm- I didn't see my family or friends, just the stupid void!

EW: We need to get out of here.

[gaunt jetty]

Sheire: ...It be like that for who it doesn't want to meet...

Her ears perk up.

...And i think they're here...We should move.

[pastel vale]

EW: I'll follow your lead.

The rot seems to dissapear, opening up several new corridors.

[gaunt jetty]

Sheire: She rushes out ot this spot, looking above, where the gun shots can be heard in a higher intensity.

...More shots...They're really here...Gosh...

Warden is walking closer to this spot.

[pastel vale]

EW turns

EW: I need to stop questioning things.```

[gaunt jetty]

Warden: ...I got some early help from the Assistant and Ruffles...Using some temporary protection, it is still hazardous here.

Sheire: ...What are they shooting?

Warden: ...The rot...Though it seems to be behaving in a weird way...Some are getting them out of vital parts manually though, they gonna need it soon.

[pastel vale]

EW: That is UNT. He sort of- meshed himself with it. Became it.

[gaunt jetty]

Warden: ...He what?

Sheire: ...Do you think he will still retain some of his sanity or?..

[pastel vale]

EW: Chances are- he'll be over the edge within a year or so. A month at least.

[gaunt jetty]

Warden: ...So in essence we still need to get rid of it.

[pastel vale]

EW: Not really. It'll go back to it's normal state sooner or later but as long as UNT has control it'll stay out of our way for now.

[gaunt jetty]

Warden: ...That can be good...

Sheire: ...I should notify them to cease fire.

She warps away.

Warden: ...We...Should inform that to the Assistant...I...Also have not very good news.

[pastel vale]

EW: *sighs* what is it?

[gaunt jetty]

Warden: ...I intercepted a broadcast from someone...Not sure who.

He just plays it.

Nepejxe wyjrgbrdi
???:Aluuj...?
???:F...
???:F iafep F zlddlg no.
???:Pnyi, NEI, LX, rehjel, fq iafd ylrbald hjn
???:Pejx iari F'z djyyh.
???:F zrgl r zfdirpl
???:Ejx zh wldi qyfleg
???:Ial jeuh bjzoreh F arg
???:Fd vjel.
Wyjrgbrdi leglg...

...It is encrypted in a cipher method though...It says...

Unknown broadcast
???: Hello...?
???: I...
???: I think I messed up.
Kurt, UNT, EW, anyone, if this reaches you
???: Know that I'm sorry.
???: I made a mistake
???: Now my best friend
???: The only company I had
???: Is gone.
Broadcast ended...

[pastel vale]

EW: I recognize it. That's HOM.

EW: If you can get me out of here I can go after him.

(plot for next rp ? )

[gaunt jetty]

(Could use the characters just after Kurtis left the planet, plot changes and they are doing other stuff rather than focusing on Void Sea.)

[pastel vale]

(I'd love to see if we could get more people in)

[gaunt jetty]

(Phong for @jolly goblet.)

[pastel vale]

(definine time jump of about a year)

[fervent rivet]

(Maybe next I’ll introduce another Iterator. I have two I haven’t designed yet, but one is a close friend to my ancient OC and the other collects dna so he can grow embryos of endangered species.)

(Or a scug)

[gaunt jetty]

(Ancients still around, Ascension is not a thing yet, there is wars happening around, Five Pebbles/Fucks to the Moon are still not present, Sliver of Straw is still alive.)

(Inconditonal immortality is brand fresh tho.)

[pastel vale]

(uuuhhh idk about that)

[fervent rivet]

True, or she can be met as an echo)

Children aren’t allowed to ascend according to the Guardians lmao)

[pastel vale]

(I would say we just go find what happened to HOM but it took us a year to get around to actually doing it)

[gaunt jetty]

(Nuh uh, straight to hell.)

[fervent rivet]

Funnily enough, Twigs never wanted to ascend. This is a shitpost that isn’t funny for her//

[pastel vale]

(I vote this)

[jolly goblet]

(Wha)

[gaunt jetty]

(Just in case you wanna join or something.)

[jolly goblet]

(Yeah I want to. But is midnight for me)

[gaunt jetty]

(Ah yes, timezones.)

[jolly goblet]

(yeah so I can’t join it yet)

[gaunt jetty]

@pastel vale A-round here.

[pastel vale]

ah

so uh

do we just build like a roster or something?

[gaunt jetty]

Guess that shaw perished as usual.

[fluid mauve]

(I'm getting lessons from my guardian, don't expect much of an reply from me for awhile)

[fluid mauve]

(2 hours)

[jolly goblet]

https://tenor.com/view/nowhere-desert-highway-gif-13971394

[pastel vale]

most activity is on weekends

[gaunt jetty]

Weakends.

[gaunt jetty]

Living on a prey yeah.

[fervent rivet]

“Lincoln on a bear”

[gaunt jetty]

Don't want a bee.

[orchid halo]

donut a bee

[pastel vale]

this is for my current OC in the roleplay, just a reference on their lore and stuff. Going to add more as the rp goes on.

[fervent rivet]

(PF: I’m not sure this program will work!
SHIT: You trust me, Frame?
PF: Yes.
SHIT: …RULE NUMBER ONE NEVER TRUST ANYBODY.)

[fluid mauve]

Bring it on back boyyyys

[pastel vale]

ok so

yeah

so uh

i guess we sort of set the scene?

I'm thinking we time jump like a year-year and a half and we go to the tower where they are rebuilding or something idk

and Charybdis (EW/Ten Frozen Moons) just appears riding a slugcat caravan

i got a big mac for this

[fluid mauve]

[pastel vale]

(the dungeon has been made)

[fluid mauve]

(Can we start now?)

[gaunt jetty]

Warden: ...Well...I'm not sure which is the plans of Rain yet...She brought some small army here for settlement...

I am rather unsure whether they actually go in, or are starting to spread the people around to repair the environment...

If not i can spare my time by escorting you around.

[pastel vale]

EW: I don't need escorting around, what I need is out of here.

EW: I'll be out of your hair then.

[gaunt jetty]

Warden: ...I was just offering help in your way...It is one of my duties...

He seems to sit to let you hop on him.

Come.

[pastel vale]

EW hops in

[gaunt jetty]

Warden: He starts climbing the walls of the crater to leave it.

...What do you think the UNT Slugcat will think about...His departure?

[fluid mauve]

The whistling returns, it sounds like there's only one this time, whistling hall of the mountain king

[pastel vale]

EW: I'm not sure- I've never encountered slugcats before.

[gaunt jetty]

Warden: ...He might need a new paternal figure to take care of him...

Looks around.

...These musics again..

[pastel vale]

EW: I thought that was you?

[gaunt jetty]

Warden: ...Not really...He said to i just take care of him on his place for some time...

Not to substitute his position as such.

He climbed up all the crater...There is a lot of Slugcats around...Some seem to be...Cleaning up the surroundings of it.

[pastel vale]

(time j u m p ?)

[gaunt jetty]

(Time jug.)

[fluid mauve]

(Yall just gonna forget about HOM?)

[pastel vale]

(thats literally the point of season two lol
Charybdis found a lead on where some locals saw Buddy go into a very secure and high protected and indestructible vault)

[fluid mauve]

(Oh)

[gaunt jetty]

(Could be like, Kurtis is aware of HOM missing and also went into a investigation of it, but splitted up from EW.)

[pastel vale]

(i think that would work)

https://tenor.com/view/warp-space-art-aesthetic-gif-17280321

(jumpinggggggggggg)

[gaunt jetty]

(Tenor gifs working here?)

[pastel vale]

yep

i only got them banned from scugshat

[fluid mauve]

Bluj

[gaunt jetty]

A year and some months after this...The slugcats are periodically restoring the environment...Most of the damage is still noticeable, but at least most of the blocked routes are clean, and good parts of the structures are sufficiently habitable.

The Scavengers seem to be kinda blending in as well, though still being difficult to coexist with them.

Between these days...Cherybdis is somewhere at the center districts, riding a caravan with slugcats in the Crossfields.

[pastel vale]

(its actually Cherybdis now)

(changed the name for ease and it sounds better in my opinion)

[gaunt jetty]

(I forgo.)

(Crossfiels is not a district but has Iterator towers and other structures.)

[pastel vale]

Charybdis disembarks and heads asks around, trying to figure out where the mayor is

[gaunt jetty]

?: A red slugcat with a scar on one of its eyes seem to reply to you.

...Oh? This place does is not exactly a district...It has no major, but there is six Conselors that can receive you here...

I'm not sure which names they have, as i'm not from here, but they're around these towers.

So far you can see 8 Iterator towers.

[pastel vale]

I'm looking for whoever owns the big tower, the one that was destroyed about a year ago.

(Charybdis also has a hood and her ancient mask on so)

[gaunt jetty]

?: ...Well...It seems to be a restricted area due to the exploration not being done yet...

Seems like there is one vault they couldn't get access to until nowadays and since then only specific people can get in.

[pastel vale]

Can you point me to there?

[gaunt jetty]

?: ...Umm...I was going to somewhere to be honest...But i can get someone to lead you...Hold on...

They walk away for a moment.

Errr Ruffles can you get here?

??: Some light-blue slugcat with pink gills and a hops close of this slugcat, somewhat frantically.

[pastel vale]

Can you point me to where the tower that collapsed a year ago is?

[gaunt jetty]

Ruffles: Nods continually and starts pointing to somewhere, starting to spin and jump in air, going away quite fast.

?: ...You better hurry up she's a bit...Excentric.

[pastel vale]

Charybdis and the Assistant follow her

[fluid mauve]

The whistling follows...

[pastel vale]

Charybdis, already used to it, just nods her head slightly.

[gaunt jetty]

It takes a while, considering the Void Fluid seem to be gradually appearing at the surface...But you get there...She stops nearby the entrance, hopping on the same position...The zone is quite damaged and with a few slugcats guarding the front entrance.

Ruffles: Closed! Can't enter.

[pastel vale]

Hm. Well thank you for getting me this far.

Charybdis walks away and eventaully sneaks into the zone

[fervent rivet]

(Who can I add here by rp context)

[gaunt jetty]

Doesn't be too hard to get in, considering there is some broken walls with holes...Though you could only manage to get in around one in a tall spot, falling down and making some noise.

[pastel vale]

(idk)

Charybdis brushes herself off and moves doiwn into the zone.

[gaunt jetty]

(Some slug gatekeeping.)

...Seems like this tower goes down...Maybe it has collapsed a bit in the ground...The rooms below are quite dark.

A flash of light appears for a moment in the stairs going down, someone is there.

[pastel vale]

Charybdis stealthily moves downwards and follows the person

[gaunt jetty]

...It seems to be looking forward and back very often with the flashlight.

[pastel vale]

Charybdis avoids the lighty and attempts to see who it is

[fluid mauve]

The sounds of cans falling, paint spilling on the floor...

[gaunt jetty]

...This being seem to be wearing a black armor, but looks like a slugcat...It seems to look behind again when it hears the cans falling...It speaks...Sounds like...Kurtis? You didn't speak with him a lot, but you can recognize the low toned voice.

Kurtis: Umm...Hello?

[pastel vale]

Charybdis steps into his light
Well hello there. You're not who I was looking for.

[gaunt jetty]

Kurtis: ...Oh?...Heya...What are you doing here?

[pastel vale]

I was hoping for Rain but I guess you'll do. What are you doing here?

[gaunt jetty]

Kurtis: ...I assume you're going behind the vault down here...It wouldn't be a surprise.

...Rain is pretty busy around our home district, trying to set in the tower back in place.

...Good i was in the back, i'm...Not sure how Saint would have reacted with this can falling.

[pastel vale]

Hm.

Well I got a tip for you- I think I know where HOM is.

[gaunt jetty]

Kurtis: Sigh.

...I not like the prospect of it considering what i heard of Warden a long time ago...

But i'm hearing.

[pastel vale]

There is a mountain that the locals call Shiva- they saw a furry slugcat with static all around them head inside of it.

SHIVA is actually a pre-ascention weapons manufacturer. If it could kill, they made it.

They stashed all of their works inside of bunkers all over the world that nobody knew the location of. I have an idea on how to access one but it requires two people, not to mention the fact that the inside is probably booby-trapped all to hell.

Unless you can find somebody thats smart and an expert at combat then I'm looking at you for my best source here.

(@fervent rivet , do you have like a scav oc?)

[fervent rivet]

Yes i have mouse, a sympathetic one//

[pastel vale]

(You might be able to insert them in)

(actually wait @fluid mauve what if the enterence to navy pearl is there?)

[fluid mauve]

()

[gaunt jetty]

...A green slugcat with a glowing orange and dark blue eye is approaching behind...Probably Saint.

Saint: ...Umm...Dad? The way is clear...Oh?

Kurtis: He looks at Saint for a moment.

...Ah, good...Well, we can help you with that...We was going there anyway.

[pastel vale]

You were? Huh- what a coincidence.

Shall we get a move on then?

[gaunt jetty]

Kurtis: Nods in agreement.

...You was not supposed to be here, but i don't mind...

If you know the area i can't just dismiss that.

Saint: Smiling to you.

...We better be careful on these conditions..

[pastel vale]

Charybdis nods

The Assistant comes running down and hugs Kurtis

[gaunt jetty]

Kurtis: Widens eyes a bit, then hugs him back.

Oh hi!...How you've been doing?

Saint: He seems a bit sad when he looks at the Assistant, as if remembering of his loss...Then extends his long tongue, somewhat patting his head with it? Odd.

[pastel vale]

The Assistant chirps, seemingly pleased with the interaction and generally happy
I've been taking care of him since UNT died- wasn't anywhere else for him to go.

[gaunt jetty]

Kurtis: ...Heh, he seems good...Alright, lets go.

This time Kurtis walks in the front, letting go of the Assistant...Saint seems to stay on his back.

[pastel vale]

Charybdis follows

[gaunt jetty]

There is quite a lof of dead creatures around...Most of them seem to be spiders and lizards.

[fervent rivet]

A scavenger can be seen scavenging for materials nearby. However, they’re unlikely to interact.

[fluid mauve]

Some of them are twitching, vomiting up this liquid static.

[pastel vale]

Holy- what happened here??

[gaunt jetty]

Kurtis: Looks around.

...Static?...

Saint: ...Odd...Warden has mentioned to me of someone who dropped static like this...

These ones though are vomiting it...Not exactly tears..

[pastel vale]

I saw a creature that could manipulate static.

But the last sighting of them was- well, my lead.

[pastel vale]

Waves at the scav
Hey you there!

[fervent rivet]

The scavenger turns around, blinking with blue eyes in confusion.

[pastel vale]

You got any clue what happened here?

[gaunt jetty]

Kurtis: Looks at them, waving.

...Oh...Hello?

[fervent rivet]

This scavenger seems unable to communicate, although she seems to want to. It slowly comes over and waves it’s arm to mimic the waving.

[pastel vale]

Charybdis comes over to the scav
Do you know what happened here?

[gaunt jetty]

Saint: ...Wait...Ummm, Sunny has...Been teaching me some way to communicate with them...

Seems like she lived around these tribes for a while...Lets see...

He seems to ask to them in gestures, 'Situation', 'Here'.

[fervent rivet]

Thankfully, she understood that. Unfortunately, the scavenger shakes their head, pointing at the metal she was trying to salvage.

[pastel vale]

Is it stuck?

[fervent rivet]

The scavenger nods, attempting to pull the metal out.

[gaunt jetty]

Saint: Keeps the gesturing communication, 'Your', 'Tribe', 'Here?'

...Seems like she's trying to get that thing she's pointing at..

Kurtis: ...Oh, in that case...

He looks at whatever is that, teleporting it off of the spot it was stuck.

[pastel vale]

Charybdis huffs
I could have just grabbed it.

[fervent rivet]

She shook her head, not knowing where the tribe was. Seems she took the wrong pipes.

[pastel vale]

Maybe she could help us?

if she knows how to even help

[gaunt jetty]

Saint: ...Not sure but...

Gestures, 'Could', 'Follow', 'Us?', 'Need', 'Help', 'We', 'Can', 'Help', 'Back'.

Kurtis: ...I don't mind...She seems pretty calm.

[fervent rivet]

Thankfully, the empathetic scavenger stops grabbing at the metal and looks at you before making a ‘yes’ gesture.

[gaunt jetty]

Saint: He bows a bit thanking her.

...She will help.

Kurtis: ...Nice...I could give her something once we get at the vault to set ourselves.

He offers her some food (Cooked deer meat) as a welcoming.

[fervent rivet]

(Btw, this is what Mouse looks like)

[pastel vale]

Alrighty then.

(oooo)

[fervent rivet]

The scavenger happily takes the food.

[pastel vale]

Do you think she might have whatever these other creatures have?

[fervent rivet]

Wdym by that?//

Mark?/:

No, she does not have mark of COMMS//

[pastel vale]

(this)

[gaunt jetty]

Saint: Seems to be okay...I guess it is only affecting the ones i killed...Weird.

[fervent rivet]

No, she does not. She just got here//

[pastel vale]

Hm.
Let's go check further up the mountain- see if there are more near the bunker.

The Assistant starts to head towards one of the creatures but Charybdis steers him away

[fervent rivet]

The brown scavenger watches them with a tilted head, carefully holding her supplies.

[gaunt jetty]

Kurtis: ...Better you all not touch these things...

I got the feeling this might be Buddy...

Or something else that took place of it...It was a while since we didn't see them, who knows...

He walks forward.

Saint: Gestures, 'No', 'Touch', points to static, 'Odd', 'Thing', then follows Kurtis.

[pastel vale]

Charybdis follows

[fervent rivet]

Immediately, it seems as if the scav gets the notion to leave the static alone, following the group.

[gaunt jetty]

After crossing a small void pool isolating a room...You all get into a big hall with a preserved entrance...Oddly enough, it seems to be echoing in this place a bit when you all step around the floors of it.

[fluid mauve]

A the end of the hall you see a door surrounded by static, it looks like the door to Navy Pearl

[fervent rivet]

The scav’s eyes are widened. She seems apprehensive.

[pastel vale]

This is- something else.

[fluid mauve]

You hear someone playing Piano behind that door

[pastel vale]

(I gtg for now, I may be open late tomorrow)

[fluid mauve]

(FUCK)

[pastel vale]

(ik)

[gaunt jetty]

Kurtis: Looks around.

...That would be a fun house for a full opera, not gonna lie...

Its probably not a coincidence i think i hear that piano..

[fervent rivet]

(Nice)

[pastel vale]

(I know I have bad timing
Blame my parents)

[fervent rivet]

Darn//

[gaunt jetty]

(Bot does not acknowledge wawa.)

[gaunt jetty]

(Amen.)

[pastel vale]

Does that piano mean anything? I was kind of expecting a bigas door that we'd have to bust through.

[gaunt jetty]

(A.)

Saint: Maybe some memory...Something to mourn of...And we do have one entrance...You can't see it?

Points to the big mass of static.

It is waiting...Not necessarily for us...Rather, it sounds like...Settled for quite a while..

[pastel vale]

Well, you first.

That static looks like it's a portal straight to hell and I don't want to be the one to find out

[gaunt jetty]

(Owo Inspector not here.)

[pastel vale]

(static is kinda scary ngl)

[gaunt jetty]

(Glitches at your menu screen.)

(Sound of it can be a bit startling.)

[pastel vale]

(ayYWWEEAAAA)

[gaunt jetty]

(Saint hearing hell be like: Bro my job went behind me again?)

[fervent rivet]

The scavenger that is following the group points a spear at the static. It’s freaky enough for her to raise one.

[gaunt jetty]

(Ah here it is.)

[fervent rivet]

(Let’s be thankful it’s not a whole lot of freaked out scavs. One scav throws a grenade and we’re all dead.)

[gaunt jetty]

(Chain effect.)

[pastel vale]

Charybdis places her hand on her revolver

(oh btw reference for her(
(Planning to add more for it as time goes on(

[gaunt jetty]

Kurtis & Saint: Laughing a bit.

Saint: ...This sounds just like yesterday..

Kurtis: Out of nowhere, he pops a white spear on the scavenger hands.

...I'll check first...If it is what it is...Perhaps this might need my assistance...

He walks closer to the static, as if to touch it.

[pastel vale]

the air around Charybdis seems to pop and vibrate slightly

[gaunt jetty]

(Just if something feels off man is attuned just as Saint.)

[pastel vale]

(Charybdis has a lot of abilities)

(@fluid mauve whats your status?)

[fluid mauve]

(Busy)

[pastel vale]

(ag)

[fervent rivet]

The scav backs down, blinking still.

[pastel vale]

the Assistant comes up to the scav and blinks at them

The Assistant signs 'Us' 'We 'Hi' and some gibberish

[fervent rivet]

It seems the scavenger doesn’t understand your gestures too clearly. She’s confused.

[pastel vale]

the assistant tilts his head for a second before fiddling with his hands and laying down

[fluid mauve]

(Im free till 8)

(My time)

(Rn is 6)

[pastel vale]

(ok uhhh that's about 9 my time.)

(I'll be free from around 12:55am Skrimshaw time to somewhere around 2:00 Skrimshaw time)

[gaunt jetty]

(If trench is at 7 is a full stack, 8 am here.)

[pastel vale]

(after that I have homework after that I'll be free)

(it's 7am here)

[fluid mauve]

As you aproach the door, the hallways gets longer, and wider. The exit is now missing.
You can only move ahead.

[pastel vale]

(I'll sort of be on all day but I'll be on and off)

[fervent rivet]

(I’ve got school, but sometimes I’ll pop in.)

[pastel vale]

The Assistant gets next to Charybdis, seemingly spooked by some unseen force
Yeah- I feel the same.

[gaunt jetty]

Kurtis: Looks around.

...So you're here...I guess...

Walks forward.

...Hello?

[fervent rivet]

The scav on the other hand is mortified, but she’s somehow keeping calm, following Kurtis and the others.

[fluid mauve]

Something growls ahead of you, you cannot see it...

The more you listen, the more it sounds like crying, wailing, screaming...

[pastel vale]

Charybdis pulls out her revolver, small sparks of electricity seem to come from it.

[gaunt jetty]

Saint: Gradually gets closer of Kurtis.

...I'm not much surprised it is what i was thinking on...

Kurtis: Looks to Saint, saddened.

...Oh...That's...Well...

Takes a pause.

...If it does happen to be this way...You know what to do.

[pastel vale]

Can somebody tell me what that is?

[fervent rivet]

The brown scav is seen still holding up the spear, very alert atm.

[pastel vale]

The Assistant steps back, absolutely terrified

[fluid mauve]

The crying takes form of a scav... their features mangled like they had been through war...
WAR...

[pastel vale]

Charybdis points her revolver at it

[fluid mauve]

Their screams are not that of anger, but of anguish, pain, sadness.

More scavs follow suit, each with their own brand of zombie like features.

[fervent rivet]

The scavenger now seems very reluctant to throw her spear, though she’s absolutely mortified.

[pastel vale]

Uh-
What?

[fluid mauve]

A lizard follows, their wonds ate noted to be bullet wounds...

More lizards...

[pastel vale]

(are they hostile?)

[fluid mauve]

(Youll find out)

[gaunt jetty]

Kurtis: Returns to walk forward...Suddenly speaking in another language...His golden eyes are glowing, and a dark otherwordly aura surges around him.

Fallaces animas mundi huius caduci prosequantur nautae.

[fluid mauve]

No responses, just cries...

One of them moves forward...

[pastel vale]

Fracti es.

[gaunt jetty]

Kurtis: Looks at the lizard...It seems to approach them, not really worried of the unknown...More like ready to receive it.

[pastel vale]

Kurtis be careful-

[fluid mauve]

The lizard lets out a pathetic hiss...

[pastel vale]

the air around Charybdis seems to almost be filled with some crackling force as she focuses

[gaunt jetty]

Kurtis: He tilts his head...Then decides to smile, trying to pet its nose.

[fluid mauve]

One of the mangled Scavs speaks

"Dimitte me solum..."

[fluid mauve]

It snaps before cowering away.

[pastel vale]

Quid hic factum est?

[gaunt jetty]

Kurtis: ...I guesss we found our guy..

[fluid mauve]

It starts to breathe faster, almost as if becoming agitated. It begins to twitch...

[pastel vale]

That's not HOM though.

Unde venistis?

The fact that they can speak Ancient is something init of itself.

[fervent rivet]

The non-infected scav seems confused, but she’s still pointing a spear towards the mangled tribe.

[fluid mauve]

The broke scav starts to twitch violently, crying, screaming, wailing...

[gaunt jetty]

Kurtis: ...Nos relinquere non habes.

Saint: Gestures to the Scavenger, 'Hold', 'Still'.

[fluid mauve]

They run at them.```

[pastel vale]

The air sounds with a massive CRACK and the scav goes flying into the wall.

Charybdis's revolver is smoking.

[fluid mauve]

Its now just a stain on the wall...

[gaunt jetty]

Kurtis: Looks back at Charybdis.

...Why?

[fluid mauve]

The other scavs start to minic the behavior, approaching slowly before sprint at them, like hordes of the undead...

[pastel vale]

He sprinted at us, I reacted accordingly.