DiscoDude: ---BEGIN SESSION---
DiscoDude: Session logging commenced
Lazarus: The Lost World, a Universe named after the circumstances of the creators of this Universe. Disconnected from the new change in management. It's purpose, originally, was to act as it's own playground for building world. Now, it has become a bastion for a universal connection and truce for many other Universes. Lost World, where all things are possible. Where the only limit, is the imagination of it's own inhabitants to shape their world, their story, and their future.
Lazarus: [Good enough as an explanation?]
DetectiveCaillou: (Yea.)
DetectiveCaillou: Currently, a lot of talk has been surrounding the recently discovered(?) planet of Pikalik. A temperate, yet wild planet of multiple dead civilizations just waiting to be picked apart; many aspiring young archeologists, explorers, treasure hunters, regular hunters, and even a cabal of tourists - all from all walks of life - have converged to do just that.
DetectiveCaillou: At Pikalik’s only planetside spaceport - one of the smallest in the sector, but no less daunting to those less galactically inclined - a shuttle arrives now to drop off the latest batch of hopefuls. Who is currently waiting for the landing procedure to end so they can disembark?
DetectiveCaillou: (Introduce yourselves~)
Minelle: is sitting by the nearest exit, a cup of tea in one hand, a thick leatherbound tome in her lap. Beside her seat sits a rather fancy violin-like instrument.
Lazarus: Lazarus stretched out their arms and loosened up. Making sure their coat was nice and clean before he began to walk out to at least somewhat more fresh air. He reached into his pockets and made sure he had everything. His wallet, and his phone.
Lira: Lira awaits in her seat, staring at a nearby window thoughtfully. The tall metalic-covered insect-like cyborg assembles a firearm from the pieces before her with her four hands, as if she was absently-mindedly solving a simple brain-teaser. Once she finishes with it, she slowly places it inside one of the inner pockets of her leather-like cloak, before intertwining her hands and twiddling her thumbs, waiting for the landing procedure to end.
DetectiveCaillou: The passenger area lights up. “Thank you for traveling with Miraia(™)! Be sure to wait until the passengers in front of you are clear, and retrieve your on-board luggage in an orderly fashion before moving to disembark. We hope to see the stars with you again~” The symbol indicating seatbelts dims, and everyone starts moving. Soon, the three of you disembark with the rest onto the shuttle across the open airfield. Even while still within the spaceport, the air from the surrounding jungles smell misty and faintly sweet.
DetectiveCaillou: “Hello,” says a bubbly beetle-like guide, “and welcome to Pikalik, the planet of exploration! I’ll be able to answer whatever questions you have until we disembark into the city.”
Minelle: takes a whiff and sighs. This would, at a glance, make a splendid vacation spot. But business first.
Minelle: is startled by the newcomer and doesn't quite stop herself from recoiling.
DetectiveCaillou: (Dinner time, BRB.)
Lazarus: Lazarus takes a deep breath in, and exhales, shivering as he then turned towards the beetle. "Oh, I got a question! Has the Wind Hero been around here? Hero of Ars or whatever?" He asks, stretching out more before levitating off the ground, a soft breeze pushing him upwards into the air as he began to float around with ease.
Lira: "The... The planet of exploration? You guys really going for that slogan? Eventually the planet will be fully explored one day, didn't anyone think of a more lasting slogan?" Lira speaks up, finally, after keeping quiet for a long, long time during the flight. And, of course, she couldn't help but deliver snark as her first lines in this new planet "You could have used 'The planet of terribly humid jungles', or 'The planet where wildlife may eat you alive'. You had so many options, you know?"
Minelle: "Er...I have some questions as well," Minelle says, giving Lira an odd look. "I'm curious if there's any gossip or folklore surrounding...noteworthy battles in the vicinity. Especially against beings best described as 'supernatural'..."
Lazarus: Lazarus turned towards Lira, about to say something nasty before he turned to Minelle. "You know, I kinda came here too for that. Rumors of some big fight, although, there are a whole bunch of planets of that. But, if there was a big battle here, I gotta assume those 'Heroes' came in and defused the situation, they sound...really badass and shit."
Minelle: "Hmmmyes...I did some research before I came here. It does seem combatants of such caliber could've felled such an adversary as I'm thinking of..."
Lazarus: Lazarus arches a brow, "...Can you use small words? I hear big words too much when my wife explains her job..." He says, lying on his back as if floating down a stream. "Apparently there are more than four heroes, apparently the others have powers that just aren't the typical. '4 Element' nonsense."
Minelle: smiles. "I'm chasing a myth. An enemy of immense - reality-breaking - destructive power. They appear in the legends of countless worlds, only to be suppressed by the appearance of worthy heroes." She says this as if she's well aware Lazarus probably knows this already.
Lazarus: He scratches his head, "...You mean you're from another Universe? Did that triangle dude with his two friends bring you here?" He asked, and gives her a strange look.
Minelle: "Er...no. It's rather a long and difficult story, but...I'm rather an explorer, you see. A...cataloguer, if you will."
DetectiveCaillou: “Hey,” yells a gruff looking human, “Can you just point me in the direction of what’s hot right now?”
“Ooh, that’s a lot of questions. Lesse...” the guide starts pointing around, “eenie-meenie-miney-moe... Okay, meta first; of course, we won’t be keeping that title forever, but even if it’s inevitable, it’ll probably take quite a while for another planet to be discovered that outdoes Pikalik in buried secrets and treasure!” She turns to the fox and mouse. “As for you two; there are countless legends associated with the several civilizations that once lived on this planet. I wouldn’t be surprised if the “reality-breaking” being you’re describing is one of them. I also wouldn’t be surprised if there was a classified mission on this planet, considering how recent the most modern of these dead civilizations were. You might want to look into the Children of Ire for that.” She turns toward the human. “Speaking of; we don’t have much new info on them or any of the other 9 confirmed peoples of this world right now, but we’re decoding texts as we speak, so some new leads should start showing up as soon as tomorrow! For now, I suggest doing a run on the Returning Coins; this lead is always recommended to newcomers to help them decide if they’re confident enough to make a career out of this.”
Minelle: "'Classified mission'? 'Children of Ire'?"
Lazarus: Lazaurs looks at the beetle, "Children of Ire? Does that mean there is a Hero of Ire too?" He pauses, "...You know there must be a ton of Heroes at this point." He goes silent.
DetectiveCaillou: “Well, there being a classified Hero mission here is only conjecture on my part; don’t take my word for it. And as far as we can tell, that’s just what they called themselves. Supposedly, they were the death of the next two civilizations behind them.”
Minelle: coughs.
Lazarus: Lazarus nods, and at this point, doesn't seem too keen to keep blabbering his mouth off.
Lira: "Hmph..." Lira begins, folding her arms "About these Returning Coins. What's that business about?"
Minelle: looks like she was about to talk, but Lira already said what she was going to.
Lazarus: He looks between the three, "Well if you guys pay for runs, I'll be in on the deal."
DetectiveCaillou: “It’s exactly what it sounds like; out in the Lush Jungle around this city, there’s a small crypt, and in that crypt is the coffin of a greedy miser,” she gives a tiny shrug to imply that “greedy” was assumed based on what she says next, “and a plethora of coins. Every coin that’s been taken from the coffin had disappeared during the night, or having left the atmosphere, the moment they were out of sight, and the amount of coins in the coffin is supposedly unchanged. The expedition itself isn’t that difficult, so going there and coming back to show us a snagged coin is a good, renewable way of assessing explorers. You even get this neat little pin for successfully completing this expedition, and with it, most of the organizers and other important people will take you more seriously here, and that’s true whether you have a Title or not.”
Lira: "What. The. Fuck..." Lira says, in surprise "That's some strong voodoo bullshit..."
Minelle: "...It sounds rather like a tourist trap to me," Minelle says, matter-of-factly.
Lira: "... I must concur with you, Minelle. It does sound like the perfect tourist trap."
Lazarus: Lazarus plants his feet down on the ground and looks at the guide, "Well, I'm up for it." He said, "I want to be taken more seriously." He then turns towards Lira and Minelle. "Well, it's gonna be dangerous." He shrugged, "Who would come here to just 'settle down'? This is basically new territory."
Lira: Lira shrugs "Well, watever, this can't be that hard..."
DetectiveCaillou: “Ha!” The human guffaws. “You folks don’t have to worry either way, when you’ve got an experienced explorer to help ya out. Name’s Jonesy Mitchels.”
Minelle: offers her hand. "Minellia Alexandria Thornton. Or Minelle, for short."
Lazarus: "How experienced are we talking about? Because where I came from, we had Dungeons in our Dreams." He said, both a lil sarcastic and serious that could be taken from either side.
Lira: "Experienced? You were asking directions on what is hot at the moment. That don't sound experienced." Lira says, not offering any of her hands, and, in fact, keeping them folded just as they were.
Lira: "That sounds presumptious, as a matter of fact."
Lazarus: Laz nods, "Yea, don't seem trustworthy at all, plus, besides." He focuses a ball of wind in his hand, "I don't think you got any powers like Magic."
Lazarus: He closes his hand, "Well, I think we should all trust this Beetle over here." He smiles, smirking.
Minelle: sighs. "I don't think we have much choice in the matter, honestly."
DetectiveCaillou: “tsk- Well- I only just got here, of course,” he says, shaking Minnel’s hand up and down while staring at the other two, “and there’s more to treasure hunting than just fighting.” He turns back to Minelle with a forced smile. “Feel free to ask any questions about adventuring. I’m happy to help out aspiring novices, especially a lovely young miss like you~” He finally lets go, looking proud of himself.
“... Oh!” The beetle beams. “I just remembered who you might be; you wouldn’t happen to be the same Minelle as the one of Department of Metetemporal Cartography, would you? I’ve read about several of your exploits!” Jonesy winces when he hears the title drop.
Minelle: "That's...well, we're rather not public knowledge," I should think," Minelle says, giving the man a suspicious look.
DetectiveCaillou: “Oh-! Whoops, sorry!” The beetle leans in. “You’re a little more public in my universe. Thanks again for the save~”
“Anyways,” says Jonesy, “it’s not like I’m completely unprepared; behold!” He unfurls a rather simple looking map.
DetectiveCaillou:
Lazarus: Lazarus takes out his phone and snaps a quick picture for later.
Minelle: commits it to memory. "So where are we on this?"
Lira: "Someone has talent... With crayons." Lira snarks "Well. You probably are at least useful enough, I guess you can stick with us."
DetectiveCaillou: Jonesy nearly yanks the map away in response to Lazarus, but recovers enough to cut off the beetle for the right to explain what’s what:
Lazarus: Lazarus was about to point before seeing the map be yanked, in which he just glared at the man.
DetectiveCaillou: “Well,” he says, bringing the map back out carefully, “we’re currently in this world’s only starport, which is somewhere in the grey dot in the center. All around us is the Lush Jungle (0). I hear it’s very nice, and shouldn’t pose much of a challenge to all but the most incompetent and/or unlucky, but the rewards have grown slim; much of it is explored already.”
Minelle: gives Lira a meaningful smirk.
Minelle: "So where do we go to find these, ah, Returning Coins?"
Lazarus: Folds his arms and looks at the group, pulling out his phone, tapping the screen before putting it back away.
Minelle: cocks her head at Lazarus.
Lazarus: Looks at Minelle, silently mouthing the word, "What?"
DetectiveCaillou: “I’m sure there’s a pamphlet somewhere.” (“I have them here!” The beetle waves some around.) “But first people like you and me would probably want to get situated in the Ancient Capital (1). It’s supposedly the ideal base of operations for anyone and everyone wanting to explore.” He pauses, looking around as the shuttle leaves the starport and starts moving through the Capital proper, before turning back to you meaningfully. “But this place also doubles as its own treasure trove, to those less inclined towards planetary travel. There’s many chambers, catacombs, and vaults beneath the ancient city, even as people are putting the space above ground to use again. I wouldn’t be surprised if there are some folks sitting on info about a few of them, but they also might have traps, themselves. This’ll be good for people with decent Rapport and Burglary skills respectively, I’m sure.”
Minelle: _whispers to the others: "I do feel as though we're rather being sold on this place."_
DetectiveCaillou: He shrugs. “But eh, I don’t necessarily need to tell you any more than that. The whole nature of this coin business means that we aren’t at odds this time; there’s no need.” He gives a smirk. “But only one person or group can claim glory for anything ‘sides that, so don’t expect me to be this helpful all’a the time.”
Lira: "But of course..." Lira eyes him "Certainly you don't mean to eliminate competition before it begins, right? I assume you certainly have some code of honor... If there's such thing as honor amongst grave-robbers."
Minelle: "Right, then. Of course we must therefore declare ourselves a group." She turns to the other two: "I presume you two won't object?"
Lazarus: Looks at Minelle, and whispers back, "Hey, as long as we get paid, it'll be fine." He shrugs once again, having a small notification sound ping, looking at the screen, he sends a couple more taps before pocketing it away again. "No objections from me."
Lira: Lira lets out a suspenseful pause, before letting out a sigh.
Lira: (Drumroll)
Lira: "No, no objections."
DetectiveCaillou:
Minelle: turns back to the guide. "We are a group, then!"
DetectiveCaillou: “Mm,” says Jonesy, snatching a brochure as the transport comes to a stop on a street full of refurbished hostels. “Again, lemme show you how it’s done this time, just this once.” He winks. Getting a good look at him, anyone who knows what Australia is would recognize that a; he’s dressed very much like the caricature of one, and b; he doesn’t actually appear to share its heritage, in race or mannerisms. The beetle guides you off the transport, directing you to retrieving your luggage, and after one last cheerful goodbye, rides the transport back in the direction of the starport.
Minelle: "So, er. Mr. Jonesy. I'll confess I'm rather lost...where exactly are we going first?"
Lazarus: Lazarus grabs two of his luggage bags and carries him with him towards transport, walking calmly with the two bags following from behind. He goes back towards the group and waited around a bit more.
DetectiveCaillou: He waves the pamphlet around. “Well, after we decide on where we’re each staying, we would be doing the coin thingy, of course! This will be a rare opportunity for you to work alongside Jonesy Mitchels as allies.” He beams. “I’m sure you’ve been dying to see an experienced adventurer* at work. Let me know when you’re all settled~!”
Lazarus: "Well, right now, I'm dying for some food." Lazarus groaned out. "Space Shuttle food sucks as much as Airplane food. Who knew?"
Lira: Lira looks around, trying to see some advertised hotel, inn or somesuch.
Minelle: "...We're staying wherever they have the best desserts."
Lazarus: "I got a ton of cash." He said, waving a hand around.
Lazarus: He quickly corrects himself, "Ton in the sense for living, not buying expensive shit."
Lira: "Hm? You two hungry? What time is it?" Lira says, before looking at a clock that that appears from her wrist. "Oh." she says, before letting the clock retract back into her wrist "Well. I guess it is time."
She then proceeds to produce a cylinder filled with a milky-brown liquid from her cloak, then presses the nozzle of the cylinder against a hole at the base of her neck. At which point the milky-brown liquid drains with a hissing noise.
She then puts the empty cylinder back in one of her internal pockets.
"Anyways. You should consider safe housing, rather than fancy housing."
DetectiveCaillou: (Want to resolve these RP searches manually, or time skip straight to the more dice-intensive expedition?)
Minelle: "I have my own expense accounts. Though I'll be happy to foot the bill for your food, accommodations, and supplies. It's only fair if I'm going to be team leader."
Lira: "You're the team leader?" Lira says, with a chuckle "Who elected you? But oh well, I guess you can be that if you so desire."
Lazarus: Lazarus was about to say something about the Team Leader, but he sags back down in his seat. "Well since you'll be paying, I'll be happy for you to be paying." He lets out a smirk.
Lira: Lira, meanwhile, has Resources +4
Lazarus: Is not gonna be good for finding the good shit, unless if it's a scenic view, Athletics +4
Minelle: (I've got Investigate +4; will that work for searching?)
DetectiveCaillou: (So do you split up? Stick together? Look for a particular kind of place? Time skip away from all this RP?)
Lazarus: [I'm fine with a time skip or not. But if we do continue, I'll stick with Minelle.]
Minelle: (I'm thinking we all get accommodations at the same place. Which of course Minelle will judge based on the desserts they have at the hotel restaurant.)
Minelle: (If the GM's okay with it we can just presume we achieve this and move on to the exploration part)
Lira: "So. Never split the party. Are we understood?" Lira says, as the group begins searching.
Minelle: "I mean. We are a group, after all," Minelle says with a smile.
Lazarus: "Yea yea, I've watched enough Horror flicks to know what happens when the group is split up. Or at least enough of 'Scooby-Doo'."
Lira: (I am not opposed for the time-skip)
Lira: (But I'd like to know the place we settled in)
Minelle: (DC?)
DetectiveCaillou: (Sorry; big update that got out of hand. I’ll be done soon.)
DetectiveCaillou: There are several nice-looking places. There’s a fairly cheap-looking place that Jonesy had already made a beeline towards, passing a bespectacled bird in a billowing trench coat stuffed to the brim with paper and tools. An aggressive-looking cat... fish... hybrid(?) sits next to the entrance, looking like he’d growl at anyone who got close.
There’s a slightly better place, with a cutesy design and a menu out front, with a bratty looking monkey girl in childish clothes trying to stand still while she talked to the older human, an old man with a large beard and even larger fur coat. A biker-looking human passes by as he leaves, holding several plates of apple pie as he goes.
The last place is fancy as all get out, with the whole building seeming to have been torn down in favor of building something more modern and classy from scratch. A rabbit girl wearing a turtleneck and a small backpack enters in the company of a smooth-looking cat, moving between the several groups of what appears to be worker ants in business attire.
DetectiveCaillou: (Make your decision of place, then say whether to interact or time skip.)
Lazarus: Lazarus watches as a biker rides off and silently whispers to himself, "Motorcycles..."
Lira: "So... What's the decision, Minelle? Please tell me you're not gonna taste-test each of them before you make a decision..."
Lira: ( <@!Minelle> ?)
Minelle: frowns. She's torn between the one with the apple pie and the fancy-looking establishment. She turns to Lazarus and asks: "You're the one checking his cellphone on and off. Can you see if there's anything on the local Yelp-equivalent?"
DetectiveCaillou: (Does he check?)
Minelle: ( <@Lazarus> ?)
Lira: (we're a functional bunch, heh.)
Lazarus: [Sorry, I just got some food]
Lira: (he probably went to get a snack- oh he's here)
Lazarus: Lazarus stops daydreaming and looking at Minelle. "Huh? Oh, yeah." He unlocks his phone and hands it to Minelle. "Just look it up on the maps app."
Minelle: takes the phone and swipes around a bit.
Lazarus: [And yup, got some boneless chicken tenders, potato wedges, a glass coke, and condiments]
Minelle: (sounds good :3)
Lazarus: Lazarus lays back, "If you see text messages, just ignore them. But do tell me if I get messages."
DetectiveCaillou: (Nice.) Apparently, the food at the cheap place is surprisingly good; a lot of love put into it, and the interior is pretty decent, at least compared to the outside. The pretty pink place doesn’t have as good rooms, but has the best desserts. The fancy place has really good dishes, albeit in small portions, and obviously has the best rooms out of all three. Minelle does notice a text notification from one ‘Cecil’ that just reads “heyy~”
Lazarus: [XD]
Minelle: "I think this is for you," Minelle says, handing back the phone. "Well. I know what I said before, but with other people's comfort to consider..." She looks at the fanciest establishment. "Well, there's nothing stopping me from stopping over at the other place for desserts," she chuckles. "Any objections?"
Lira: "Did you check if they have cyborg refils?"
Lazarus: Lazarus casually takes the phone back, looks at the messages, and quickly taps a message back before looking at Minelle and Lira. "I'm fine, as long as I get all the essentials."
DetectiveCaillou: There’s a public station for those down the street, <@!Lira>.
Lira: NVM then
Lazarus: "Essentials also means PRIVACY so, a room to myself, and you two ladies get a room to yourselves. Sound fair?" He says, relaxing a bit.
Minelle: "Well of course."
Lira: "Sure." Lira says, nodding.
Lazarus: He gives the OK hand sign and nods, "Then I say we let Minelle decide, I don't have any objections."
Minelle: "The fancy one it is!"
DetectiveCaillou: (So, skip ahead to after getting settled in at the (I assume based on what you said) fancy hotel, or stop to talk to some of the characters I described?)
Lazarus: [I think getting settled in would be fine for now, everybody agree?]
Minelle: (Yeah, let's get ourselves established first)
DetectiveCaillou: (Want to RP out getting established in your rooms, or skip that?)
Lira: (I think it would be fun to talk to npcs...)
Minelle: (i don't mind skipping to the exploration)
DetectiveCaillou: (And yes; all of these people I’m describing are potential future rivals in your expeditions. XD)
Minelle: (we've spent two and a half hours on the setup so far ^_^; )
DetectiveCaillou: (Fair, fair. Next time, maybe.)
Lazarus: [Plus besides, we can talk to all the NPCs later]
Lira: (Well. I am of the opinion that we can't do introductions all over again, but if it can work out later, then sure.)
DetectiveCaillou: (Exactly.)
DetectiveCaillou: (Were you going to say something, <@Lazarus>?)
DetectiveCaillou: After you’re done getting set up in your (yes; super-duper fancy) rooms, and leave without your luggage dragging you down anymore, Jonesy had already left his own building and is waving both you and a taxi over.
Lazarus: [Oh, nah, I'm fine haha]
Lira: "Alright. Let's go over to him and get this business going." Lira says, walking over in the direction of Jonesy
Lazarus: "Yup, no point in keeping him waiting."
DetectiveCaillou: “Glad you lot could make it.” Jonesy seems almost relieved as he ushers you three into the cab.
Minelle: "Indeed. Let us begin."
Lira: "We're... Almost just next door. We are not THAT novice." Lira says, getting into the cab.
Lazarus: Lazarus is tapping away at his phone, and pauses. "Wait, do none of us have a phone? Except for myself?"
Lira: "I have one built-in. So, nobody can steal mine."
DetectiveCaillou: “Nah, hah! Who needs them when you’re out of range most of the time, like I am?” As soon as the door closes, sealing the four adventurers in with the driver, Jonesy continues; “north city gate, please!” The driver grunts and the drive begins. “Now, while we wait, did you want to go over some of the other zones with me?” You... get the impression that he doesn’t get to talk to other people often.
Lazarus: "Not unless you have the Universal Plan." He shrugs.
DetectiveCaillou: “Huh?”
Lazarus: "You know...Able to send texts, calls, all that good stuff...Anywhere, from any planet?"
Minelle: "...I keep a basic communicator on hand?"
DetectiveCaillou: “Oh! Thought you were asking that about what I had to offer. Very well, then.”
Lazarus: He nods, and looks over at Minelle, "What does it take?" He says, looking at her, "Just in case we ever do somehow get split up, we can make contact."
DetectiveCaillou: “Ah, okay, you can talk about that, then...” Jonesy looks a bit dejected. (Time skip to the start of the expedition?)
Lira: "I think he wanted to know where you two came from..." Lira says, looking out of the window.
DetectiveCaillou: (He was asking to let him exposit more on the other areas of the map, but okay. XD)
Lazarus: "Oh, that's uh...Bit of a long story." He says, shrugging. "Asking about where I came from." He says, then looks over at Jonesy, "Geez, why are you being so glum, this isn't your first time doing this." Laz said, looking at him.
Lira: (Lira wasn't paying attention, so, I'll have her still have said that 😛 )
DetectiveCaillou: “I- Whatever. I am an experienced adventurer, remember that! I was asking if you wanted me to give more of my knowledge on this map.” He waves the parchment around. “And... I find myself for want of someone to talk to, since my camera crew is still a flight behind me, and this tourist trap of an expedition isn’t worth the film I’d be using on it.”
Minelle: "In all honesty, I already traded contacts with the two of you," Minelle says, a little smug.
Lira: "Oh, sure. I mean, if you know stuff around, we don't mind hearing. It is not like that's preferable to the silence in the Cab while we drive there... At least I hope it is better than silence."
Lazarus: He shrugs, "Oh, you're that kind of guy." He shrugged, and looked at Minelle, "Wait, what?" He said, looking at his phone for Minelle's contact.
DetectiveCaillou: It’s there. (So, no time skip?)
Lazarus: [Maybe? Lazarus doesn't have much to say to Jonesy.]
DetectiveCaillou: (I’m thinking it’s late enough that either we’d have to stop in the middle of the expedition, or delay its start until next time while we get zone explanations out of the way now.)
Lira: (Well, okay. we'll just get zone explanations later)
Lazarus: [Zones probably don't need to be explained in depth right now, probably only in depth when we are about to hit a different zone for an expedition.]
DetectiveCaillou: (<@!Minelle>?)
Lira: ( Ryusui was pro-skip most of the time )
DetectiveCaillou: (Alright.)
DetectiveCaillou: After some lengthy explanations from Jonesy, that you will probably bother to remember later, the cab stops at the north gate of the city. Many less-experienced explorers stand nearby, not quite mustering the courage to head out into the jungle.
Lira: Lira takes out a billhook machete from her cloak, before turning to the group "So? What are we waiting for?"
Lazarus: Lazarus summons blades of wind to hover around his body, "Not sure, let's just do this."
Minelle: "Not me, that's for certain." She tromps forth.
Lira: Lira lets someone else take the lead, but, otherwise, just follows as part of the group.
Lazarus: Lazarus takes the lead for cutting through the jungle, "I'll clear a path, just yell if there are some jungle things out here."
DetectiveCaillou: “Ah, here we go.” Jonesy has his face buried in the brochure. “The most surefire route is if we go straight northeast towards the bird-shaped rock over yonder, then south along the ancient road to the tomb, but we can make a more direct path if we go directly east through the jungle.” (Two exchanges to not get lost; really easy, vs. One exchange of the same that’s slightly harder.)
Lira: (Which skill is expected to be used?)
Lira: (or, skills?)
Lazarus: [I can use Athletics to get a vantage point, flying and all that jazz]
DetectiveCaillou: (Hm... Maybe either Investigate or... Notice? A dedicated Navigation Skill would have been nice.)
DetectiveCaillou: (And Lazarus’s suggestion is good, too, although we need to talk later about needing to make “can fly, period” a dedicated stunt, now that I think about it.)
DetectiveCaillou: (And yes, you can choose to roll separately, or help each other. Bird rock route is 2 exchanges vs. -1, direct route is 1 exchange vs. +1.)
Lira: ( <@!Minelle> , your investigate is at +4, <@Lazarus> has atlethics at +4. I have notice at +2. decide which of you roll)
Minelle: (can i use Investigate to take the direct route?)
DetectiveCaillou: (You can make the attempt, certainly.)
Lazarus: [Well, I could just roll Athletics every turn to make sure I stay in flight.]
Lira: (Direct route is harder. btw, if that wasn't clear)
Minelle: (well aware)
Minelle: makes for the direct route.
Minelle: !f 4
DiscoDude: <@Minelle> rolled 4dF+4 for 5 [4dF = [ ][-][+][+]]
Lira: Okay, plan:
Nevermind
Minelle: "This way!"
Minelle: immediately disappears into the jungle.
Lira: Lira shakes her head and just follows Minelle
Lazarus: Lazarus chases after Minelle. "Hello? Stick together? Not running off?"
Minelle: "I told you to follow!"
DetectiveCaillou: Minelle, you are easily able to triangulate the exact direction of the tomb based on the the directions given by the pamphlet and basic trigonometry, and have the sense to keep the group from straying from that line. Eventually, though you almost lose some of your party, you emerge nearly on top of the tomb. (Name a Boost for yourself if you please for SWSing that Overcome roll.)
Minelle: (-Just Call Me Miss Indiana Jones- XD)
DetectiveCaillou:
DetectiveCaillou: Jonesy stumbles out to the front. “Ah, that was fast! But no surprise; I am an experienced adventurer, after all.”
Minelle: gives him a "Nice Try" smile, and marches onward towards the tomb.
Lira: "So. Do you want to enter the tomb first, Mr. experienced adventurer?" Lira says, before letting out a chuckle and following Minelle.
DetectiveCaillou: “B-But of course,” he stammers. He moves to rush ahead of the two and bounds up the front steps. He’s about to step into the darkened corridor when-
DetectiveCaillou: (@everyone roll Notice!)
Minelle: !f 2
DiscoDude: <@Minelle> rolled 4dF+2 for 3 [4dF = [+][+][-][ ]]
Lazarus: !f 2
DiscoDude: <@Lazarus> rolled 4dF+2 for 1 [4dF = [ ][ ][ ][-]]
DetectiveCaillou: (Vs +1, BTW. <@!Lira>?)
Lira: !f 2
DiscoDude: <@Lira> rolled 4dF+2 for 6 [4dF = [+][+][+][+]]
Lira: I nail it
Lazarus: [holy shit]
Lazarus: [So I tied]
DetectiveCaillou: (Lira has highest roll!) Lira notices that many of the tiles are raised by half a millimeter; plus, Jonesy’s about step on one of these obvious pressure plates! (Name a boost.)
Lira: -No Trap Hidden From Artificial Eyes-
Lira: "Jonesy. Stop. Unless you want to suffer a possibly fatal fate, that is." Lira speaks up almost immediately. "In fact, don't put your foot down. Step. Back."
DetectiveCaillou: “Hm- Ah!” He can’t stop himself in midair, but reacts quick enough that he’s only on the pressure plate for a split second, and he’s out of dodge by the time the arrows start flying everywhere. He stares at the storm of arrows as it continues to play out, and only mutters a small “thanks...”
DetectiveCaillou: There’s a k’chunk, and a light appears at the end of the tunnel, fixed to the end of a large-looking lever, though this is all still behind the still-flying arrows.
Lira: "I my be a fool, but I guess there's honor amongst graverobbers after all. Just make sure to remember this down the line."
Minelle: "You're lucky. You nearly made a pincushion of yourself." Minelle steps forward, surveying the situation.
DetectiveCaillou: (This’ll be an Athletics roll vs. +1, unless you’ve got an alternate solution. 😉 )
Lazarus: !f 4
DiscoDude: <@Lazarus> rolled 4dF+4 for 5 [4dF = [ ][ ][ ][+]]
Minelle: looks to see if she can find a weak point in the trap mechanism she can shoot at.
Lazarus: [I'M RUNNING IN]
Minelle: (can i like, roll investigate to search for a weak spot?)
Minelle: (ha ha ha ha)
DetectiveCaillou: (SWS, again. Describe it, and include your Boost.)
Lira: (Everyone is like "Hmm... Yes... Traps..." and Lazarus is like "LEEEROOOOY...")
DetectiveCaillou:
Lira: (He was very likely to succeed, tho)
Lazarus: -I DON'T HAVE TIME FOR THIS-
DetectiveCaillou:
Minelle: stares in horror as Lazarus leaps through the trap.
Minelle: "W-wait! I can disable it-"
Minelle: (this doesn't help the rest of us; can I roll Investigate to find a weak point, and then shoot it? XD)
DetectiveCaillou: (I did describe the light at the other end being on the end of a big lever.)
Lazarus: [Isn't there a lev-]
Lazarus: [Yea, Lazarus is just gonna kathunk it]
Minelle: (oh XD)
DetectiveCaillou: The arrows shut off, just like that.
Lazarus: [Without even a second thought, that is his Trouble Do First, Think Later! ]
Minelle: "...Well, now. Come on, then."
Minelle: (i think that's grounds for a free FATE Point, GM? XD)
Minelle: saunters through the ex-trap like nothing particularly remarkable just happened.
Lazarus: Lazarus looks at his crew. "I see giant lever at the end of the light, I pull the lever. I am a simple fox man."
DetectiveCaillou: (Maybe? I’m being pretty generous already. 😉 )
Lira: "It worked." Lira says, taking care to not step on the previously noticed plates. "Come, Jonesy."
Lazarus: [For now, I'll let it slide, DC is right, the beginning should be real easy haha]
DetectiveCaillou: “Right, right... I could have handled that, due to my experience.”
Minelle: "Oh yes, your experience," Minelle says, as if he believes full well his "experience" largely consists of hanging around more talented people and claiming the credit to every wide-eyed would-be adventurer he meets.
Lazarus: "Yea, whatever you say, Mr. Bear Grylls."
Lira: "Now. This is not the time for talk, boasting or arguing. We are within a place of possible lethality. We shall remain sharp and focused, understood?" Lira says, looking around for the next step.
Lazarus: "Yeah, yea, just keep this TV Show Celebrity away from the real danger. Don't want angry TV Producers yelling at me."
Minelle: chuckles. "Between you and me," she whispers to the other two, "I would sooner trust Alton Brown in this place than Jonesy here."
DetectiveCaillou: Jonesy looks hurt by that statements, but travel is resumed, and the group descends further into the tomb. Eventually, they reach a large set of double doors. “This must be where the greediest Miser of the Quetzin civilization was entombed. Ready?”
Minelle: "Of course."
DetectiveCaillou: (Hey, Alton Brown is awesome. XD)
Minelle: (of course)
Minelle: (really Alton Brown would probably have the treasure already)
Minelle: begins examining the doors.
Minelle: (can I roll?)
DetectiveCaillou: (Eh, he’s a good cook, teacher, and entertainer, but treasure hunter?)
DetectiveCaillou: (No need.)
Lazarus: He stops and looks at the doors, but before he does anything else, he turns back, and looks at Jonsey, "Are you trying to rip off Indiana Jones? You're basically a bootleg version of him, a terrible one, too." [Can I roll Provoke?]
DetectiveCaillou: (???)
Minelle: (we're not there yet Laz; he's behind these double doors)
Minelle: ignores Lazarus and steps forward to push the doors open.
Lazarus: [Provoke is the skill about getting someone’s dander up and eliciting negative emotional response from them—fear, anger, shame, etc. It’s the “being a jerk” skill.]
Lazarus: [Oh, whoops]
DetectiveCaillou: (Who helps him open the doors?)
Lazarus: [I can, roll Athletics?]
DetectiveCaillou: (No need to roll.)
Lira: Lira places a hand on Jonsey's shoulder "Shouldn't we check if this door is real?"
Lazarus: [Also, my intention with Provoke is just to shame Jonesy really.]
Minelle: (Minelle is going straight for the doors)
DetectiveCaillou: The doors swing open with a rumble between your combined efforts, which continues after they’re done moving... which in turn grows into a ROAR. Your eyes don’t need adjusting; the dragon is much, much smaller than you would think a dragon to be - barely big enough to stretch across the coffin it sits atop - but it can certainly breath fire, if only a little bit.
DetectiveCaillou: Jonesy can only sputter and glance at the pamphlet before dropping it in shock. “W-what is that?!”
DetectiveCaillou: (Good place to stop?)
Minelle: (dunno; who else is up for a boss fight?)
Lazarus: Lazarus looks back at Minelle and Lira, before glaring at Jonesy, "A Dragon, geez, maybe you should probably get out of your current contract, and make some other show at this point." [This is my last line.]
DetectiveCaillou: (It’s 10pm over here.)
Lazarus: [Lira probably has it super rough, too.]
Lazarus: [for Timezones]
Lira: "That, my friend, is a tourist trap if I ever knew one.." Lira says, pulling out her weapons for combat
(and, yeah, 00:00 over here, just leaving my finishing lines)
Minelle: looks at the dragon in mild annoyance. "Well, now. Someone's going to get taught a lesson here."
Minelle: (and i'm good!)
DetectiveCaillou: (And so...)
DetectiveCaillou: !end
