PHASE I [ day one ] Now, hopefully you’re not the type who takes their sweet time waking up. You’ve once again been dumped into a random part of the jungle but there’s really no opportunity for you to relax. You’ll quickly find that you’ve been lumped into two groups: the Unlucky and the Extremely Unlucky.
For the Unlucky, you’re going to feel your equilibrium just about ready to go as soon as you open your eyes. You’ve barely been caught on the edge of a cliff, resting on the slope and the slightest movement could send you careening over the edge. Get it together, grab the edge before you end up with the others—
The Extremely Unlucky have been dumped unceremoniously right into a pit of quicksand. The more they struggle, the more they sink, and they can feel the thrum of energy in their veins of what appears to be the very ground itself welcoming them into its embrace. What’s that? You’re not ready to go yet? Well better hope that the Unlucky get it together in time to save you.
PHASE II [ day one ] Occidi still remains nowhere to be found, but those of the earth affiliation will find themselves imbued with a natural sense of direction and where to go. It’s as if the very ground beneath their feet has been marked with an unseen path and they automatically know to follow it in a certain direction. But where are they going? Who knows.
Those brave enough to follow will find themselves led to a hole in the wall – literally a giant carved out tunnel into the face of a cliff side. Just be careful, it’s rather dark inside. Anyone who wanders in will find themselves going up, down, apparently in spirals and it’s hard to say whether you’re below or above sea level anymore. Yet it’s hard to mind since the walls of the place are lined with beautiful, reflective crystals that gently emit their own light. It’s a natural wonder—
Up until you touch one of them anyway. Coming into contact with one of the crystals will lead to its intense amplification of the vibration. It shakes. It shakes and shakes and shakes violently and – what’s that sound? The sound of the tunnel collapsing behind you? Ah. Better run then.
Try to avoid any of the holes or unstable ground or cliffs. Who knew spelunking could be so dangerous?
PHASE III [ day two ] Occidi is finally seen again out in the forest and it’s made clear that the invisible path that the travelers were drawn to was meant to lead to her. She nods once in acknowledgment of your progress and then turns and continues to walk. She will not answer questions if called out to. It will not take long for it to sink in that the entire forest is quiet, there is nothing stirring in this part.
At least, until characters look too long as the trees. Then, it all begins to slowly come alive. The leaves shake gently as the trees wake up out of their slumber, their roots stretching gently out of the ground as they rouse, and the groan of their trunks as they move slowly in response to Occidi’s presence.
They do not answer questions, but they speak freely. They whisper, “All will return to Occidi” and “The Bridge has come back to us”. They inquire, “But where are your families?” and “What are you?” Yet they continue to muse to themselves, mumbling at passersby without answering their responding questions.
Walk quickly. Those who dawdle for too long, looking to make conversation with the trees or otherwise, will begin to suffer from hallucinations of seeing their families within the forest, gravely injured. The hallucinations stumble and grab onto each character, begging them, “Don’t leave me.”
And you really don't want to stay in that forest when night falls, or you probably won't ever come back out -- but there will be one more moving, whispering tree amongst the forest.
There are hints that there are people living here, but it is impossible to find them amongst the moving, writhing branches and ushering trees; you may catch a glimpse of wide eyes from a greenish face beneath leafy hair if you look, but they'll disappear quickly soon afterwards, protected by the trees. It seems they've heard about a little happening in the jungle and they're not all too willing to chat now.
PHASE IV [ day three ] Finally, finally Occidi will come to a stop deep in the forested areas. Here, there are buildings made out of tree branches, perfectly built so as to not harm the trees or their surroundings. It's clearly a central village area, though there are still no people to be found, and the village itself is a bit of a mess; with scraps of metal scattered around the clearing, and burn marks on the trees.
Occidi won't answer any questions as to that, merely saying “Mine once lived here. But look at what was done to the others…. Not even the help of others could salvage what happened here.” Her normally level and tempered voice carries a string of anger.
Without another word, she disappears, leaving all here in the area. There are heaps of sheet metal scattered amongst the debris. After enough digging, one will be found bearing the emblem of CERES.
On the other hand, poking around the village itself might yield something interesting; deeper into the jungle, in an old, building made next to a giant tree, there appears to be a shrine of some sort. There is nothing odd about that, of course. But the shrine is covered in what was once old blood, and there are crude knives stacked on the shelves around it.
But there's nobody here to answer any questions about that.
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Is this a movie or something?!
[HE'S NOT MADE FOR THIS.
He's just going to grip at Sousei's arm and he's going to speed the heck up while his eyes scan around them for a convenient hole they can jam themselves into so that boulder can speed by.
(Wishful thinking. But this situation is too movie/game-like for him.)]
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He doesn't understand the future at all.
But either way, running is the best they can do, though Sousei is also looking for a crevice they can ram themselves into, especially as the boulder starts to gain speed and catch up.
Ah--]
To the left--on my count.
[No time like the present to use his Captain Voice, even though he doubts Hinata will need it. They run for a few moments more, and--]
Now!
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Hinata hurls himself sideways at Sousei's signal, to just shove himself on into the crevice. Good thing I've been working out, or otherwise he might not be slim enough to fit.
IN THEY GO PLEASE HE DOESN'T WANT TO BE A HINATA PANCAKE TODAY.]
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Sousei edges himself out of their impromptu hiding place, frowning slightly.
Well then.
Words are a little hard to find, so he's just...going to brush himself off.]
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Hinata's thinking something like that as he steps out, peering warily up the passage, where the boulder came from.]
...It's probably just the one, right?
[It'd be really dumb if that happened twice in a row, okay.]
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One can only hope. It would be ridiculous to have to deal with something like that again.
[A beat.]
It was ridiculous to have to deal with it once.
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[SIGH. They're too straight man for this.]
Why do so many things want to kill us?
[Like... in a general sense. Here and in Haven why was like everything all YOU DIE NOW PLS... PLS??]
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Because we are displaced. We do not belong here, and that is obvious about all of us. It is only in a creature's instincts to go after the easy prey, correct?
And in this case, we disturbed the cave, which had likely otherwise been untouched.
[It was a joke, lighten up, Sousei.]
Our own unfamiliarity is our undoing in many of these situations.
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Ah, they've come full circle.]
Time to find someone more familiar with caves like this?
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Either way, Sousei's going to inspect the path before them, now blocked by a boulder, before turning his attention back towards the way they came.
Hmmmmmm.]
If there is anyone like that amongst us, I will be impressed, quite frankly. [That would be too lucky.] I think it is clear that we are missing quite a few of our original number here.
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Yeah.
... I haven't been able to find Komaeda at all.
[They haven't been separated like this in a long time. The co-dependency is real. Mild co-dependency. Probably.]
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Calm down. [Sousei has also lost his life partner, it's okay.] They are likely in a different part of Tellus as a whole. I highly doubt he is alone, however.
He should be fine.
[Probably.
#comfort!!!]
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...
[But he's probably not going to become calm. You can't tell him what to do, dad!! No, just kidding.]
I really hope he will.