thebastion | day 117 :: Core Event

Who: Everyone who wants to participate
Open: Open
When: Day 117
Where: Prosper Bluff --> Jawson's Bog
What: The PCs go hunting for a core, and get caught up in a dangerous situation
Format: log, action, etc.
Warnings: Some threads will contain triggering material. Those threads will be labeled as such in the headers.

[Some time has passed, and more people have arrived. It seems as though things have been turning around since the last hunt for a core. So when Nathaniel comes to tell everyone that another core has been located, and that they'll need to go get it, his somber attitude might seem a bit strange.]

Alright everyone, I'm getting an energy spike in the general area of Prosper Bluff, so I'm pretty sure a core is there. Unfortunately, I can't get an exact location on it, just a general area, so you're going to have to go down there and root it out yourself. It should be somewhere on the bluff, which will make for an easy recovery, since most monsters stay away from that area.

However, there is a chance that the core might be a bit further East, in Jawson's Bog. If it is, just leave it there. It is not worth risking your lives to go in there to get it.

[Everyone is free to talk to Nathaniel before leaving, if they want, or they can just be on their way. Either way, the NPCs will be waiting for them to return.]

Threadtracking:

Preparation thread
Prosper Bluff
Jawson's Bog
Jawson't Bog part 2
special group goes here

Flat | Top-Level Comments Only

[ Duke's here, tonics in a pack and sword out but in a fairly casual grip. The knight still prefers to focus on making sure that anyone who needs healing gets healed, but doesn't see any problems with poking about a little bit ahead. ]

[Colin's hanging a little ways back, his own rapier still in its sheath. He can draw quick enough if he need it, and he'd rather have his hands free to work if he needs it. Needless to say, he's busily scanning away as they walk, hoping to find SOMETHING that screams "Energy Readings", though he doesn't imagine for a minute it'll be that easy. He doesn't even know what the energy signature of these cores looks like. Yet.]

[Colin and Duke will be able to find shards, which are basically tiny chips of a core, though no full core can be found on this part of the bluffs.

If Duke and Colin take the time to collect them all, they'll get 20 shards each.]

[You better believe Colin's grabbing up the shards that they find. He knows JUST what they're worth, and as an engineer, he knows the full value of scrounging... Still, this is going to be frustrating...]

Hey... Duke, was it?

[He's calling out just to be sure he's heard.]

These shards aren't anywhere near the right size! It might be a trail, but you get the feeling we're barking up the wrong tree?

[ The knight turns to look at him when that name is called, picking up a few shards. ]

Or its a trail of the wrong sort. Generally unhelpful either way. Want to turn back?

[The pair could turn back.

Or they could examine that totally inconspicuous fallen-over tree that happens to be rotted out in the middle, which the shards happened to lead up to.]

[Colin drops the shards into one of his pockets, and shakes his head.]

Turn back? Far from it.

[Colin shoots Duke a grin and raises his hand in a stalling gesture, nodding his head to the log.]

I was actually thinking of setting up a forward operations station.

We haven't found ANYTHING out here... which means what we want is probably further than we've come thus far.

Of course, we've come this far, we should probably at least set up a base of operations for the moment...

I can help you clear a spot. That rotted log might be moveable, if we want a wall of sorts.

I would definitely appreciate that. But give it a good thump, first...

Sister'd kill me if I got bit by a snake.

[He grins wryly.]

[ Ah. Siblings. There's a thin smile back at that. ]

The brush look thick enough to you to serve as another wall of sorts?

[ The knight is going to poke the log a few times with the point of the sword, before stomping at it. If it rocks, that's all the better. ]

[Colin gives the brush an appraising look, before smiling sheepishly and looking at the log for a moment]

I'm afraid I'm not much of a judge of the wilderness, actually... It could work, maybe?

And I'll warn you, I brought food, but I'm not much of a cook either...

Find a stick and jab it at the foliage. If it gives for more than a hand's depth in in say... a head's size, not terribly good. I'd rather not leave any space for a squirt or something...

[ And going to inspect the other side of the log now - the knight doesn't want to step over there and expose an unprotected back to something. ]

I can do basic stuff. Nothing like Rin or Tris can cook.

You guys look kind of lost.

[these words come from one blue hedgehog, who jumps down and lands amidst the pair. Where did he come from? Well, when you're as fast as he is, it's easy to make an entrance without being seen]

I've been running around this place all day, and I haven't found anything. Figured palling around with you guys could force me to slow down.

Not lost, just trying to figure out what to do next. We haven't found a thing out here, other than some shards, some logs, and a couple of people on a wild goose chase...

So I was thinking of making a camp here to extend our exploration range. And have a place to start setting up lunch.

[Colin grins, grabbing up a stick as Duke recommended and probing the brush as he indicated.]

... Seems to have a bit of give, but I think it'll do...

[ Sonic is lucky he talked rather than just walking up. The knight's free hand curls up inside an area that would be more or less protected by the sword that gets lifted in automatic response - odd, unless anyone remembered that Duke had magic.

There's a little bit of an irritated exhale and the knight sets to moving that log. ]

So, nothing going to try to follow you back then?

[ Since the shrubbery seems thick enough, that's going to be one wall. ]

[While the trio has their talk and inspects things, kicking the log will eventually yeild another cache of about 20 shards. But the important part is that eventually the log will start rolling, and it will roll all the way down the bluff, eventually crashing into a tree.

If the trio follow the log, they'll find the way to the bog.]

[Colin cringes as the log goes rolling down the hill. It's not quiet, and it's not subtle. On the plus side, any wildlife around is probably totally freaked out by the ruccus it causes...]

Well, that should give us some room...

[He looks off after the log for a moment, wincing as it crashes into the tree]

Really hope something wasn't living in there...

Hey, neat!

[Sonic went to pick up the shards, before looking back at Duke]

Yeah well, I kind of left skidmarks all across the landscape, so if we need to follow that back, we can... Hold on a second.

[Sonic dashed down to the tree where the log crashed, and then back again in literally seconds]

... there's a bog nearby, for the record.

day 117 :: Core Event

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