Sewer Quest

[forcegalactic]

Characters: The Heroes of Light who signed up for this player plot
Where: Sewer system underneath Aqures Ixen
When: The morning of October 15th to evening.
Summary: The Barkeep is concerned what may lurk in the sewers. He and the other Heroes of Light will investigate and travel as deep as possible in search of monsters and hidden rooms.
OOC notes: This event is being modded by me, but for the most part, dungeon puzzles and random monster encounters are run by players. OOC discussion can be found here and monster information here.

The only entrance large enough for a human to fit through lies in the 11th District. A trickle of sewage flows out of the gateway, and when one enters, there is a brick walkway on either side of the tunnel. From time to time, a bridge connects both sides of the tunnel, allowing someone to cross the stream without fear of stepping into garbage. The walls are lined with dim lights, and raw sewage bursts in from pipes in the walls every five minutes.

Comments

[comeoutswinging]

"It's... wow... that's just...."

ALlenby takes a deep breath.


"Well... no harm in giving it a try." she shrugs. Taking a deep breath, and making full abuse of Bullet Time to react to and navigate the floating boards like some weird real-life variant on Frogger.

[forcegalactic]

It's all about the timing, and with the help from her Jobs, Allenby easily crosses the stream by timing her jumps. At some points, the river flows in the opposite direction, carrying similar piles of debris with it.

When she reaches the other end, she'll find more passages, all leading somewhere away from where she entered.

[damn_juicebox]

Rukia followed shortly thereafter. She didn't have her ninja job equipped, but she was naturally light and nimble. She'd been reluctant to cross, but she didn't want Allenby to travel on her own in this place.

Taking a moment to mark the walls again, Rukia eyed the passages with mild interest. "Shall we start with the one on the far right?" she suggested.

[sacredancestor]

[Without word, D followed both Rukia and Allenby. Despite not having his Dragoon Job equipped, D had no problem thanks to his years of training. When they came to a head, D trained his gaze on the different passages.]

The right is fine.

[comeoutswinging]

The Monk replies with a shrug. She had no opinion in either direction, so long as given direction was progress and not some unfortunate loop-around back the way they came.

"So... was it just me or was it odd that there's two different currents flowing here?" she asks, taking one last look at the video-game antics going on.

[damn_juicebox]

"Everything about this is odd to me," Rukia admitted, continuing to walk forward while occasionally checking her PKE meter. "Perhaps the currents move in a circular manner, continuously carrying the same boards."

It couldn't hurt to test it out. She crouched down and marked one swiftly with her sharpie. If it floated past them again, she'd have her answer.

[sacredancestor]

Could be coming from a machine...

[D watched the marked board as it floated past. He followed otherwise in silence taking in every detail and keeping his aura up so he could hopefully feel if an enemy followed them.]

[forcegalactic]

Rukia was able to make a dark mark, though the board slipped away fast enough that the ink left a long, swift line across the entire surface. This particular board floating downstream, eventually turning a corner.

If it ever appeared again, it would be easy to spot.

[comeoutswinging]

"I'm sure it's probably not that important but... it's still weird." she comments and sighs, heading the trio down their selected path.

"At least the halls aren't packed with..." She waits, thinking wisely about her words and waht could be potentially setting up for failure... "Soft fluffy adorable harmless creatures." or mechanical zombies...

[damn_juicebox]

Rukia blinked at Allenby. "What? I would love it if that happened!" Was that even an option? If so, no one told her.

Maybe the smell was just making her irritable. They'd been walking down here for a long time, and she wasn't even sure what hour it was anymore.

Glancing at D, she nodded. "It could be. If so, it must be far off. I don't hear any machinery just yet."