Player Plot: The Mysidian Tower!

[jadethenecromancer]

Who: Everyone who signed up for the plot!
What: Jade is taking a team to explore the Mysidian Tower before it'd swallowed by the Calamity.
When: February 8th-12th
Where: The Mysidian Tower on the Continent of Ruin.
Warning: Everything that can be expected of surprise monster encounters. Beyond that, whatever people bring with them.

The Enterprise brings everyone involved to the tower on the afternoon of February 8th. Thankfully the early floors have already been cleared by previous explorers, making the initial entry easy and relatively safe. Once the Heroes start reaching the upper floors, however... Who knows?

All threads will be linked here for easy access:
OOC info post
Ground Floor - Campsite
Friendly Monster
Floors 30-39
Floors 40-49
Floors 50-59
Floors 60-69
Floors 70-79
Floors 80-89
Floors 90-99
Floors 100-101 will be open at a later date.

Comments

Re: [Closed Doors?]

[jadethenecromancer]

[The middle entries in the journal are progress reports. There are a lot of technical terms thrown around that may make it difficult to read.

The piece of paper Kidd found appears to be a memo, written in the same handwriting as the journal, though with less care:]

the main project staff has requested more crystals for testing. remind crystal research staff to work on following:

sapphire (total defense. high priority)
emerald (partial defense, backup?)
ruby (attract. could serve as distraction?)
diamond (recover. high priority!)
silver (triple speed. low priority, only for testing)
gold (half speed. top priority!!)

[Closed Doors?]

[shinrasfinest]

[Moon base? Having kept his ears open he's not terrible jarred by Jaeha's entrance, but the question that follows makes him frown. He's heard hardly anything about specific events that were foretold in the Sage's vision -indeed he's almost completely convinced himself there is little point to know- and for that reason he's skimming text while listening to the other two Heroes nearby.

When Kidd gestures him over to read the memo, he takes a moment to carefully close the journal and slip it into and inside pocket before coming over. Reading the passage aloud and -provided Kidd isn't too adverse to others leaning in- leading with a finger so he doesn't fall into skimming where he's been doing that a moment ago.]

Wait- do you suppose...[Sephiroth's eyes flick from the page, to Kidd and then briefly to Jaeha.]

These are different types of crystal. Has to be.

Re: [Closed Doors?]

[not_most_days]

Aye, and far more than we've seen as yet. I suspect this is referring to the native crystals of this world. Not to the ones that we have on our own persons.

[She frowns. At least she hopes that's what it means. She'd much rather not be leading the Heroes into a path paved with human experimentation.]

[Closed Doors?]

[shinrasfinest]

It would make sense, yes.

[Or would it? Sephiroth is hardly the expert when it comes to crystal metaphysics even if he does have a few good ideas who he might ask. What of their apparent 'link' to the Calamity?]

Have you ever come across any of these before?

Re: [Closed Doors?]

[not_most_days]

I can't say I have. My apologies. It seems there's yet another mystery for us to dig into. And I'm sure Palitutu and our enemies are already well ahead of us on this matter.

[Kidd makes no effort to hide the disappointment on her face.]

Still, it's promising that our predecessors were able to find some way to manipulate the Calamity, and that answers a few questions I had about that vision the Sage showed us. A shame that whichever previous cycle this came from was unable to pass on the information better than this.

[Closed Doors?]

[shinrasfinest]

Undoubtedly.

[As she doesn't hide her disappointment, there is no need for him to hide the sarcasm either. Wasn't it always the way, here? They were never in front, always lagging behind, always being played in one way or another where they couldn't see the strings.]

I wonder what else would be required in the process. [Sephiroth takes a long look down the line of books on just that shelf.]

Looks like I've the work cut out for me.

Re: [Closed Doors?]

[not_most_days]

[Kidd smirks and offers Sephiroth a sidelong glance.]

Sorry I can't offer more help. Still, at least we know now that you can leave a future cycle your notes on all this. All we have to do is find a good bookshelf to hide it in.

Re: [Closed Doors?]

[ninjainviolet]

[ Sheena, who's been hanging back and watching--not to mention writing down what she can--approaches the desk.

Her Ninja and Time Mage skills might not be too handy for this job, but that doesn't mean she's not going to try to help any way she can. But first, she has a question to ask. ]

Ummm... Just how old is this tower, anyway?

[Closed Doors?]

[shinrasfinest]

[Despite all of it, and the fact he that might have to spend a great deal more time -somehow- here in the future picking apart all of the Ancient writing, Kidd's comment draws a dry chuckle from Sephiroth. Looking on the bright side isn't one of his strengths but sarcasm he's not so unfamiliar with.

There is even a ghost of a grin on one side of his face shot across at Kidd before Sheena's question rings out down the hallway from the desk he'd found the journal a few moments ago. As if in acknowledgment of her presence, Sephiroth straightens up and steps around Kidd to look in Sheena's direction.]

I get the impression that's a question we might spend the exact same amount of time trying to decipher.

Re: [Closed Doors?]

[not_most_days]

And perhaps not a question we should worry overmuch about for the sake of our own sanity and survival. More important is deciphering the clues that were left for us. No sense in letting the faith they've put in us go to waste.