It’s been a few days in the jungle now and hopefully you haven’t managed to die just yet – after all, the fun’s just begun.
On the seventh day of trekking the wilderness, each character who has Air in their heart will suddenly find themselves pausing in the middle of the day. Suddenly they’re able to feel the patterns of the wind in the air. A chill passes through them as a breeze will kick up.
Then without warning, they’re lifted right off the ground and cast up into the sky. At least they don’t have time to be scared as they suddenly lose consciousness after floating for a few seconds.
Don’t worry. It’ll get better. When they wake up, they hear the following message in a wispy way, carried along by the breeze itself –
 It is not the correct time to be sleeping. You must awaken.
There is something that needs to be done.
You need to be the one to do it.
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PHASE I [ day one ] Anyone here with a fear of heights? Yes? Well, that’s too bad. When air characters awaken, they’ll find themselves cast right into the mountains of Tellus. It’s rocky, the path is minimal at best and non-existent at worse, and there are screeches of something dangerous and angry calling in the distance.
Caeli demonstrates his poor sense of direction once again as characters wake up and find themselves on a mountainous ledge. There is no apparent path -– except for across a dangerous ravine that dips down to the base of the mountain. There is no end in sight when one looks down, instead only pure black depths.
The cloud waits on the other side, floating patiently. Caeli gives one instruction: “Jump.”
But try not to fall in, that would be a sad start to the trip. Thankfully, the distance across isn't really too far, and Caeli might give those who can't quite make the jump a little boost -- but you still have to be brave enough to make the jump or be left behind.
PHASE II [ day one ] Well, one way or another, you seemed to have made it. From there, it’s just one long hike where you’re stuck following a cloud that simply doesn’t feel like responding to your calls for attention. The hours drag on and the sun sets across the horizon as you are left climbing this mountain, no end in sight.
But as you climb higher and higher, the temperature drops. The hour grows later and slowly but surely, white flecks begin to fall from the sky. Cold? Hopefully you were dressed appropriately seeing as now the thick layers of snow are building and building and building – making it harder to climb as the movement now requires trudging through three to four feet of snow.
Did you want to take a break? Have fun catching hypothermia if you do!
There's definitely not much in the way of shelter, but you can try to make something out of the scant trees remaining, or create a fire. Either way, you definitely don't want to be left behind, so don't lose sight of everyone else.
PHASE III [ day two ] Whether you felt like standing guard or were fast asleep, a piercing screech will act in the place of an alarm clock.
All too soon, a flight of winged creatures will descend upon the mountain travelers, looking none too friendly. Caeli descends to offer helpfully, “Griffins. They were once mine.” To which, the beasts merely emit another piercing screech before baring their claws and moving to attack the party. They are fearsome creatures and will not fall until they are killed, consistently trying to get back on their feet even when injured.
If no one manages to lose an eye and the griffins are subdued, characters will find upon their fallen bodies that they have areas where tufts of fur are missing, leaving a clean injection spot. There are small machine implants at the back of their necks, beeping ominously. Each is branded with a different number identification. Caeli is nowhere to be found.
PHASE IV [ day three ] The summit of the mountain is typically considered the most beautiful place. For those who are seeking solace, the peak of this adventure is safely above the clouds and the sun is slowly rising in the distance. Acting as a moment of peace, it is truly beautiful.
For those who do not rest so easy, there is more to be found near the top of the mountain. One run-down shack can be found, plated with steel and amenities found inside such as blankets and coats to fight off the snow.
More worryingly, there is an operating table in the middle of the room. A white cloth drapes over it, stained with red and operating instruments resting on the edges, the gleaming metal darkened with old blood. The same tufts of feathers and fur that could be found on the griffons are scattered on the floor, claw marks digging deep into the metal of the walls.
Be careful not to touch anything. If a character comes into contact with some of the blood that stains the table or the instruments, they will immediately begin to feel hints of aggression. There will be an intense need to pick fights with those around them and the feeling will not disappear until they are knocked out (or killed, but who would want that?).
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No, she's not mad at him; Inaba thinks they have good intentions, really - but her stress levels are high as it is and she's on the verge of breaking.
This month sucks. ]
⊲ phase i.
[ Inaba Himeko is clearly not dressed for this for this cold weather at all in the slightest; instead, she's garbed in the maid outfit that some may have seen her in before, if they've either visited the maid cafe or saw her earlier in the jungle wearing it. Being a city girl, she's never been on the mountains, and climbing one isn't exactly her picture of having a Good Time as she hugs her shoulders, shivering with some slight bitterness written in her expression. ]
G-Geez, first a jungle and now a mountain? [ She can feel her teeth chattering at this point. At least the jungle was a bit warmer. But when Caeli finally goes and says something at the ravine, Inaba just freezes up in place, almost rooted to the spot as she looks down.
.... Very funny, Caeli. You expect Inaba to actually jump? ] Am I supposed to say "how high"?
[ No? No... Guess not. ]
⊲ phase iii-a
Shit– [ The curse barely passes between her teeth as the screeching noise rouses her from sleep. Although she hadn't been sleeping much, if at all, during the last few days, she knows better than to keep going on this road to destruction. It's not happening. Especially now that she's pretty much figured out what the deal here is.
Or at least, the gist of it, anyway. Jumping right up to her feet, she slaps herself awake. It's not something she usually does herself, but it should at least keep her from collapsing later. ]
What the hell is... [ Words trail off as the drowsiness in her eyes seem to wash away with the sight of, well, griffins, and instead, her eyes widen with concern and surprise. ] This has got to be another goddamn joke.
[ It's not, she realizes all too quickly when Caeli speaks up. It hints Inaba on a little something that she had guessed a while back, and just when she's about to open her mouth to ask and be certain, another screech is heard, forcing the young teen to bring her hands towards, her ears, attempting to duck when they sweep down, but instead, she just ends up falling flat face down on the floor. ]
⊲ phase iii-b
[ When that is all said and done with, Inaba's curiosity seems to get the best of her. They're... not going to just wake up when she approaches one of them, right? She's wary as always as she slowly does, before hearing the beeping sound and noticing-- ]
I knew it. [ There's only a ragged sigh that passes her lips as she can only cross her arms over her chest, taking a closer look at the device by crouching down a little. ] I'm sorry that they did this to you guys.
⊲ wildcard
[ You know the drill; if you have any other ideas feel free to hit me up, I'm open! ]
Phase I
But why do you want us to jump? It looks so high up, it looks scary!
[No seriously, what's wrong with you, Caeli??]
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But, she can use this to her advantage, can't she... ]
See? There's someone else that agrees that this is a stupid idea. [ Though she's probably not going to get an answer. Sigh. ]
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Not to mention that you'll get really badly hurt! I fell a lot of cliffs before and they were scary every time I did!
Why do you want us to jump anyway? What's down there?
[And especially without his friends to help him out? He and Patamon were going to be in so much danger no matter where they'll go now!]
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But when they get no answer, Inaba decides to look for herself. ]
Woah. It really is a long way down. [ While she's curious as to what's down there, she's not going to sacrifice her life for it, thank you very much. ]
Hey, it looks like the cloud over there doesn't want to say anything. That's already suspicious.
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I wonder what's down there anyway. If he's not going to say anything, that just means it seem like he wants us to fall!
And especially when there were so many monsters in the jungle, I don't want to get chased by one again, they were scary!
[Although, as he was looking at the cloud, it was clear that the boy was starting to get impatient about the whole thing.] And it's really rude not to say anything back too!
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But hopefully that won't happen.
[ ... hopefully. ]
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I wonder if anyone has fallen down there...
[He mumbled to himself before he accidentally slipped! Now what?]
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Heeeeey!
[ ... ]
Looks like there's no answer.
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Although, while Inaba said someone was down there...]
...You don't think they might have...you know....died down there right? They could have tried to jump and...got really badly hurt...?
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Well, maybe. We wouldn't know until we went down there ourselves.
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[Mumble mumble] After Tadashi-san died, I just don't want anyone else to get hurt anymore. I just don't want anyone else to cry.