Lily vs Vegas

[wooliefrand]

Who: Lily
When: ????
Where/What: WHO WANTS TO GO ON A FIELD TRIP

[AT SOME POINT, LILY'S PROBABLY GATHERING AT THE FOUNTAIN.

SURELY THEY AREN'T GOING ANYWHERE THEY SHOULDN'T BE.

ping me when yall have completed prep and are ready to go!!1]

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[wooliefrand]

[WHEN THEY ARE READY, and pray to the fountain, the scales of the Forever Snake, knowing exactly where they wish to go.

It feels like there are several Eyes on them all of sudden, and the earth seems to move under them at impossible speed, though they haven't taken a step themselves. It could be a bit disorienting, honestly, but as soon as it becomes uncomfortable, it stops. And they're on solid ground again.

Solid, grey, asphalt ground.

They're in the abandoned city from before. It's still misty, but thin enough to walk around and get their bearings without the aid of a Weed so long as they stay within the city's boundaries, where ever those may be. Like before, they're met with skyscrapers and abandoned storefronts, and long, dusty roads. They're not too far from where they last fought Bea--the broken glass and debris from the battle still litters the streets, tho any trace of her and the other poor souls she was fused with have long vanished.

For now, the area is free for you to explore. Have at.]

[spinebuddyandme]

[ Sways a little unsteadily when they finally come to a stop, but he regains his bearings quickly. Squints to activate Scarab's scanners so he can look for any other heat signatures in the area ]

Huh, looks like they didn't even clean up from last time.

[abandon_hope]

[ KEvin has been here the whole time!!

Anyway, he keeps close to the others, wandering closer to some of the debris. ]

It looks sort of like a modern city.

[audacity]

[ frowns at the destroyed skyscrapers and empty roads, the eerie silence. like every nightmare he's ever had about how the battle of manhattan could've gone, almost did.

rather than comment, he just closes his eyes and tries to sense any sources of water — nearby lakes, reservoirs, ponds, or even active plumbing or abandoned fountains ]

[endsjustified]

[well. first things first he’s gonna scan for the greenery and the ram statue that marked the park Bluebell found, since it can’t have been far from this battle site.

also, do any of the buildings appear lit like last time, when they were able to pinpoint the office Bea was using?]

[mykidisthebest]

[he starts with taking a sweep of the area to make sure there aren't any wolves or mist monsters nearby; never hurts to be too careful! if there are no immediate threats he'll check for, well, any other signs of life--lights on in buildings, noise, movement, or anything that looks like it may have been recently disturbed.]

[wooliefrand]

[The park is in walking distance! There's still a smattering of actual greenery around the statue depicting the battle with the Black Ram, though no wolfsbane remains. There's also that plaque on it, but with no Weeds, they can't make out the words.

As for lights, nope! The sole office light that lead them to the tower-like business skyscraper has gone dark. It's somehow even MORE dead than before. Fucked up. Maybe this was a dead end after all. Welp, that's the end of the adventure, goodbye, time to go home.



Though, Cepheus in particular may pick up on the movement of water below them. A constant flow too, manmade, nothing like the rivers and streams in the meadow and forest. Maybe they should check the sewers.]

[abandon_hope]

[ Kevin keeps meandering a little, not too far. .. and glances back towards Cepheus. He knows that look. ]

Did you find anything?

[audacity]

Yeah.

[ opens his eyes, then sweeps his eyes down the street. loud enough for everyone to hear, ]

Guys, there's water under our feet. A lot of it. There might be something worth seeing in the sewers.

[endsjustified]

How different does it feel from the water flow of, well, an actual sewer?

[mykidisthebest]

[immediately looks tired]

I forgot to bring my swimsuit. Can you sense if anything is in the water? I don't want to immediately get gobbled up by a mist shark.

[abandon_hope]

I can probably open a path down if you can tell me where to dig.

[spinebuddyandme]

Gross.

[endsjustified]

Hm...well, it was still worth a look.

[what does the sky look like. if it is like 'all mist no hope of a clear night' that'll at least rule out looking in the mist for that grave at all

also bEFORE THEY GO IN ANY SEWERS does it look like this city would have a city centre. city hall. city library. city information repository]

[wooliefrand]

[NONE SKY ONLY MIST. Which is telling tbh. Not matter where they go, they're unable to see the sky or stars, or more alarmingly, the moon.. Sucks for you wolves.

And nope none of that! The nearest building looks promising but an open book on a table immediately dissolves into dust if disturbed. It looks like Bea's office was the only 'functional' place in the city. At the time anyway.]

[endsjustified]

[smh no one conserved these centuries-old records huh]

[mykidisthebest]

[bold of you to assume they won't just wander the whole city; there's a whole dead city to explore]

Should we find a vantage point from up high to see what we can spot?

[spinebuddyandme]

Scarab and I could try flying straight up.

[mykidisthebest]

Just the pair I was thinking of.

[gives him a thumbs up]

Would you two be able to make a quick sketch of whatever you see from above? Any big locations, like a town hall or a library. Or a gambling den.

[endsjustified]

[AFTER SOME BRIEF CASTING AROUND IN/ABOVE THE CITY Lily does determine there is not much of value left up here, much to their chagrin.

it's time . . . to go inspect a manhole]

[audacity]

[ as they walk up to it ]

Is anyone gonna mind if I just stick my head in and look first?

[ we're scaling it back from proposals of jumping in!!!! ]

[abandon_hope]

Not a bad idea. I can probably help navigate while we're down, too.

[spinebuddyandme]

I guess that's fine. We can pull you back if anything happens.

[abandon_hope]

[ Right then. Kevin frowns at the edge of it, peering down. ]

Guess we just head down there.

[ he oes draw his sword. ]

[wooliefrand]

[there's a goatse joke somewhere there in this farm themed game but we are too classy for that maybe,


They will find........the lid removes rather easily. Well, for them at least. For an absolutely normal person, it's heavy as fuck, and will make a scraping noise when pulled off. One that rings through the city, and they may hear the sounds of growls in the distance.

Inside. . .is pitch black. They can't see the bottom.

There's a single ladder though. So they can climb down or simply take a leap of faith.]