Day 276 [Action, Open]

[cyan_maid]

Who: Jane Crocker and YOU!
Open: Open
When: Day 276, in the morning
Where: Around the Monument
What: How exactly does this Skyway thing work? Jane wants to know!
Format: Action
Warnings: None

[Donut trees, entire buildings, chocolate jerky cows...it was entirely ridiculous, and yet all of it Jane had seen with her own eyes. Their existence and the powers of the shards had bothered her more with every new thing she came across, and now she wanted to test it out for herself...but to do that, she'd need her own shards.

From the Skyway.

Though she'd come from there, just like everyone had, it was safe to say that she was hesitant to return for any amount of time. She knew there were supposedly monsters, and that the amulet she'd been given would help make paths for her to walk on, but that wasn't much to go on. If Jane was going back into that place, she wanted to be prepared, and where better to find folks who frequented the Skyway than the Monument that turned their shards into things? So that's where she is, approaching all who pass by to ask,]

Excuse me, but what do folks usually bring along with them to the Skyway if they want to look for shards?

Comments

[findsrisks]

Ah?

[Nanaki happens to be by the monument because she was actually going to use some of her shards to get a new pair of running shoes, so this is actually a good time to explain it.]

It depends on what you're good at. It's dangerous out there, there's monsters all over, so if you can fight you want to take a weapon. But if you can't fight then you'll want whatever it is that can help you avoid monsters entirely.

For me, I can't really fight, but I can run. So I always make sure I have a good pair of shoes, as well as a bag of distractions to use if I need them.

[cyan_maid]

Oh - hello again! [Jane remembers Nanaki! A smile for you, Nanaki.] I figured a weapon was a must-have in that place. I do recall hearing there are monsters out there. But distractions do sound like a good idea! What kind of distractions are good to bring?

[findsrisks]

Well, food usually distracts them, but recently I've been using these.

[She pulls out a small stinkbomb.]

They cost shards, though, so I try to use them only when I'm about to get trapped in by monsters. The smell keeps them away.

[cyan_maid]

Stinkbombs! How clever! Can you make smokebombs, too?

[findsrisks]

Sure! The Bastion can make just about anything, if you have the shards for it. I knew how to make them back home, though, so I try just to get the ingredients, so I don't spend more shards than I have to.

[cyan_maid]

That's a good idea. Do they use anything that you wouldn't have to spend shards on? Like, anything you can pick up somewhere?

[findsrisks]

Yep! Fortunately most of the stuff for it is pretty easy to find, though as we explore more of the Skyway it's becoming harder and harder to get some things. I think eventually I'll have to start buying them, since it's not like there's any big factories making stuff anymore.

[cyan_maid]

Really? But wouldn't exploring more of the Skyway allow for a more diverse amount of resources?

[findsrisks]

Well yeah, but we can only travel so far out by the...bridge, I guess? After a certain distance, we have to walk, and there's only so far we can travel in a day. So while there's stuff out there, it's a matter of being able to get to it.

[cyan_maid]

I see...and carry it back, too, no doubt.

[findsrisks]

Yeah, that's not easy either, especially when you're trying to move fast.

[cyan_maid]

Or dogged by enemies, I'll bet.

[findsrisks]

That's more of a problem with the cores, truthfully. For things like supplies, most of the monsters tend not to care. Except the birds for some reason, they always hound us.

[cyan_maid]

But they...don't want us to reach the cores? What could they possibly do with them?