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//return to the jungle

Who: Yu Narukami (

covenantal) and the Investigation Team 2.0: Yosuke Hanamura (

cpt_ressentiment), Dipper Pines (

cryptologic), Minato Arisato (

moribundity), Hiccup Horrendous Haddock III (

allthreefourths), Ruby Rose (

undaunts), Yang Xiao Long (

flaredo), Link (

72hr), Hiro Hamada (

zerotohiro), Tadashi Hamada (

bropane), Kyoko Kirigiri (

fittedgloves)
When: OOC: 11/4 - 11/12 ; IC: 4/1 - 4/5
Where: The jungles of Tellus once again, this time heading specifically in a southeast direction.
What: Yu decides to put together a team in order to specifically seek out the planet's natives in an attempt to find some answers behind some of the mysteries of CERES. He and his friends find a great deal more than they bargained for.
Rating/Warning: PG-13 for now. There will be potentially graphic depictions of violence, up to and including death. These things will be warned for in their respective threads!

//return to the jungle

It's a big day. Hopefully you all remember, because you all agreed to this. No take backs, now. Just when you were starting to get used to modern amenities again, we're going back out into the jungle. And it may go even less smoothly than last time...

//SCENARIOS.EXE

PHASE I

[ day one ] Bright and early - very early - on April 1st, everyone will receive texts to their CereVices from one Yu Narukami that reads: Today’s the day, everyone. Let’s all plan to meet by Ardeo’s shrine as soon as possible. We’ll head over the wall from there and set out.

Regardless of when you arrive, Yu (and Yosuke) will be there, ready to greet you and hand out the supplies that Yu has been collecting for the past several days. Now is the time to mingle and get familiar with the other members of the expedition provided you don’t already know them. This is the last bit of calm you’ll get before a motley crew of fliers helps to lift you off the ground and take you over the wall: a dragon, a robot, and whatever these two are. Buckle up.

The jungle, once you arrive on the other side of the wall, is as humid and uncomfortable as ever, though you’ve all come a little more prepared this time. Your CereVices continue to fail to function (and, for some reason, they still play that song when you try to access the internet. Seriously, why did you even bother…?), and monsters of all kinds still lurk the trees amongst all the strange bugs and odd flowers from before. Better be on your guard; you might think you know what the jungle has in store for you, but you’d be wrong.

PHASE II

[ day two ] By the second day of travel, this band of explorers has made it a fair way into the jungle, especially with a number of fliers between them to speed things along a little. The air is starting to get a little uncomfortable to breathe, but that’s no big deal, right? You can press through that.

What’s not as easy to simply press through is the strange things you’re starting to see in the trees. Is that … is that your sister? Your brother? Your father, your mother? Are they injured, are they bleeding? Either way, you seem to be seeing your family, and they seem to be terribly hurt. This may be a familiar effect to certain characters. That’s not all; the trees are moving, too, and if characters aren’t careful, they’ll get dragged down along with them. Stay still amongst these patches of trees, and you’ll turn into one yourself. Better keep moving and not dwell too long on what isn’t really there.

If you need some encouragement to keep moving, perhaps the sudden and untimely arrival of this friendly fellow burst forth from the moving trees which had unfortunately camouflaged it will convince you to run.

PHASE III

[ day three ] Pressing on despite growing dangers, hallucinations, worsening conditions, and ever-more urgent fears of suffocation will be rewarded. Provided characters have figured out their way around the three day breathing limit (and you have figured it out by now, haven’t you?), they’ll finally see their first sign of the planet’s natives - the first glimpse of actual people that anyone has managed to catch. And it seems these people are willing to talk, especially once they catch sight of Hiccup and Toothless. They make it extremely clear they want everyone well away from their village, though. How, you ask? Well, that spike-lined pit you just fell into (hopefully you caught yourself on the edge!) might have made it clear. The pack of monsters they just sent your way might also be another hint. Survive all their traps and deterrents and make it clear that all you want to do is talk, and not approach the village proper, and they’ll become … well, less hostile, at least. Take the time to speak with them and decipher what little they learn of the language of Cerealia, and you might learn a few interesting things.

Taking the third day to gather information and simply rest might be for the best. You’ve all been pushing hard, and who’s to say what else awaits out there? Yu calls for a night of rest, and no one will go anywhere else on day three.

PHASE IV

[ day four ] Hopefully you took that time to recover. Because on day four, you’ll find yourself saddled with a whole new world of trouble. A new friend will show up to spoil your plans whatever they may be, and he’s even less friendly than the last guy.

With two major monster attacks and a dozen minor ones, plus traps, bugs, hallucinations, and the very real threat of suffocation to contend with, with members of the group injured and supplies and healing spells dwindling, Yu will make another decision as leader of the group: we’re going home. The risk of staying out here has just become too great.

PHASE V

[ day five ] Did you think it would be that easy?

The trek home is hard, even with fliers scattered between the group to speed everyone back the way you all came as quickly as possible. All the injuries still mean everyone has to touch ground in order to rest occasionally. And no matter how vigilant you are, no matter how careful, the best laid plans can still go awry…

[ Or they can be ripped entirely asunder. ]

When the battered, broken group finally reaches the walls late on the 5th day of April, their number will be two less than what they started with, and they will risk losing three more unless they get medical help immediately.

Such are the dangers of testing the jungles of Tellus.

BONUS

[ day ??? ] Everyone’s least favorite bugs are still hanging around the jungle. Well, it’s not like they’d go away after just a few days of you all being gone, would they? Get bit, and you’ll find yourself hugging the nearest unlucky sap. Or maybe you’re just suffering some uncomfortable, sudden swelling. Yikes.

It’s funny, though. Is it just you, or is it just a little bit easier to breathe now that this totally random person with no particular elemental affiliation has been hugging you for a while? Huh. Must just be your imagination.

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[ PHASE I ]

[ Too anxious and excited to sleep well the night before, Dipper nonetheless arrives by the shrine bright and early and ready to go, if a bit groggy. He's brought his own pack of essentials that probably overlaps a lot with what Yu is handing out, but after the way his last trip into the jungle had gone, it couldn't hurt to be a little over-prepared.

Yes, he would make sure things went differently this time. He was going back into the jungle not only to learn more of this planet's secrets, because there undoubtedly about a million things to learn and discover and he wanted all of it. But more than that, he had something to prove. Mabel going missing during their last jungle excursion had preoccupied every dark corner of his mind since it had happened. He had to face this place. He had to prove that this jungle couldn't knock him down again.

He knows about half the group here, and figures it would be prudent to know the other half since he'll be traveling with them and in several senses, relying on them to survive over the coming days. However, social grace isn't his forte, so the best he can do is sort of sidle up by people awkwardly, hands in his vest pockets and peering up at them underneath the brim of his pine tree hat. ]

Heeeeeeey. Uh. So. The jungle, am I right?

[ Then later, having no flying buddy of his own, Dipper has to have SOMEONE help him over this wall. Who will it be?? ]

[ PHASE III ]

[ After speaking with the natives, Dipper spends a good while taking copious notes in a notebook he'd brought with him. What they said was certainly intriguing, but it wasn't enough. He needs more answers. What weren't they telling them? Surely they had more to say, language barrier or no.

They've been told not to enter the villages, but...a little peek around the perimeter couldn't hurt, right? So he waits until everyone is asleep (or so he thinks) and then creeps out of his sleeping bag. Someone had better stop this idiot. ]

[ BONUS / WILDCARD ]

[ Okay, really? Really? The hugging bug again? As if the last time wasn't enough, Dipper is now compelled to hug whoever he catches sight of. Great. Because he's such a hugging type.

Or team up with him to take down a monster! He'll be the brains, you be the muscle. Or he can try to be the muscle, but it will go hilariously bad. Choose your own Dipventure. ]

[ dipper can climb it. here's a grappling hook, here's some rope--

okay, just kidding. from behind dipper, the sound of heavy footsteps as hiccup, mounted on toothless, approaches him. the dragon offers the boy something like a bubbled noise from the back of his throat, nostrils twitching while he sniffs curiously. the last time they met, the flight had been... interesting, to say the least. ]

Morning, Dipper.

[ not a greeting from toothless, of course, but rather the viking on his back. his hands are settled on the saddle, peg-leg slotted into the mechanism to control the prosthetic tail. basically? all set to go. ]

I'm not sure if I should ask if you're up for round two.

[ of riding with BIG (medium-sized) NIGHT FURY!!! that is. ]

[ Oh man, oh man. Keep it together, Dipper.

But there's no denying the way his face lights up at the prospect of riding Toothless over the wall. Flying on mythical creatures is probably on the list of things he would always agree to do. Even the sketchy ones. Suuuuure, his first flight with Toothless was...not ideal, but this would be different, right? He wouldn't be hanging upside down for it.

Probably. ]

Hiccup! Hey! [ Dude, he's not even going to bother trying to come off cool and aloof. This is exciting. ] As long as I'm not dangling over the ground this time? I am absolutely up for round two.

[ ah, the energy. kind of infectious, really... and unexpected for this early in the morning, but not unpleasant. hiccup directs toothless closer to dipper now that they've got his approval, mostly so they can get acquainted again. so, small boy, meet medium-sized dragon's eager sniffs.

to both that and dipper's comment, hiccup simply-- chuckles. well, that's that. ]

Yeah, we're aiming to get you in the actual saddle this time. [ aiming, so it will probably happen! probably. ] Considering we're starting from the ground and not the sky, that shouldn't be too difficult.

[ Being sniffed a dragon sure beats some of the other creatures he's tried to socialize with, but it's still a little nerve-wracking. Like he's being interviewed for a job. Except this one if he doesn't pass, there's a chance he might be barbecued. MAYBE NOT A BIG ONE. But dragons, right??

He tentatively holds out his hand palm-up for Toothless's sniffing pleasure. Sure smells like preteen boy! ]

Thaaaat sounds like a much better order. Ground first, then sky. Then ground again, hopefully.

[Well. This idiot might not stop the other idiot, but he has enough sense to at least monitor where Dipper's going. Sleep? Haha who needs sleep? Certainly not Hiro Hamada who's currently perched on Baymax's shoulder hidden in shadows. He watches Dipper start to slip away from the camp before he calls out just loud enough for the other boy to hear.]

You were going to ask me to come with you to wherever you're sneaking off, weren't you?

[ Aw, crap is Dipper's initial reaction - you know, after he recovers from jumping about a foot in the air at the sudden sound of Hiro's voice breaking the silence. So much for his not-very-well-laid plans.

But then it registers what Hiro's said and Dipper glances at the other boy conspiratorially. ]

I am now. [ Dipper tilts his head in the direction of the village, then lowers his voice further. ] Up for a little recon?

[He doesn't even feel bad about making Dipper jump. Actually he's snickering under his breath as he crawls down Baymax's back and dismounts to land next to him.]

Always. I know they don't want us near the village but...kinda makes you wonder why right? If we stick to the edges we can probably get a better idea.

[ Dipper's just relieved it wasn't Yu or one of the others that caught him. He's well aware that this course of action miiiiight not be super popular with the whole group. Hence the sneaking. ]

That's what I was thinking. What don't they want us to see? There's got to be some reason they don't want us coming in there.

[ No one will know. It'll be fine! Probably. ]

[It'll definitely be fine.]

And if we stick to the outer perimeters it's technically not breaking their rules and entering the village. [A pause.] And if that fails we can fly on Baymax for an aerial view and see what they're hiding. Good plan?

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