ENDGAME GROUP 1: Hellscapes (Log 1)

[yourghosthost]

Now then.

[The initial groups have begun to disperse, and Ghostave and a group of stalwart young heroes remain seated right where they are.]

One of the things we’re looking for is supposedly in The Underworld. I intend to use this opportunity to speak to Hades as well, about his intentions.

...As well as find this “other box” that he seems to have so casually mentioned. Do we have any questions before we venture forth?

(ooc: if you’re in group 1, this is one of your logs!)

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[greatwidesomewhere]

[This probably requires some diplomacy, right? And Belle is...one of the more diplomatically capable people out of this group. So she's going to go in search of Hades.]

[stenchus_rodentus]

[Here he comes, Belle's twu wuv. Ratigan, following Freddie's advice decides that what bigger heist there is than stealing from a Greek god.]

You think having an eternity would give you a better sense of interior design...

[grimgrinningghosts]

[It's fine. The ship is investigating together. The first thing you'll notice coming in here is Hades' huge library, though mostly Belle will be noticing that one.

Interestingly, there's a large pile of ethics books pulled aside, though the rest of the contents here seem to be scrolls and dated-looking texts.]

[greatwidesomewhere]

Oh! Goodness. That's...

[so many books. She's not even paying attention to the architecture at this point.

OKAY FOCUS BELLE. She goes over to that pile of books and starts examining the titles.]

It seems he was reading up on ethics...?

[stenchus_rodentus]

I couldn't think of a better oxymoron.

[Starts scaling the shelves to look through them thar scrolls.]

One of these has to be worth something...

[greatwidesomewhere]

We...we aren't here to steal.

[stenchus_rodentus]

We can do a little of both.

[greatwidesomewhere]

Let's just focus on investigating for now.

[stenchus_rodentus]

I suppose.

[grimgrinningghosts]

["Morality in the Underworld, OR: It WOULD Be Hell To Find A Library But All It Has Is Ethics Books"

"The Philosophical Cricket: Like Chidi, But Less Cute"

...yeah, those ethics books are pretty worthless.]

[greatwidesomewhere]

[...Huh.]

Perhaps he's got a different idea of morality. Living down here for so long, I suppose it's not a surprise. There's got to be something else in here...

[She just keeps flipping through the stack, hoping to find something a little more illuminating.]

[stenchus_rodentus]

...the insect has his own book?

[Where the hell is HIS book?

Not that he's totally looking. Oh yes, staying on topic.]

[greatwidesomewhere]

It seems that way. He must have done something noteworthy to have a book in Hades' library.

Anything interesting among those scrolls?

[stenchus_rodentus]

I have yet to find anything that interests me.

[Ratigan is currently rifling through them, mostly appraising them for their value, occasionally looking at the title.]

[grimgrinningghosts]

["The Good Book".

...That's literally what it's titled. It's, interestingly, the last thing here.]

[greatwidesomewhere]

[Well, she wasn't expecting to find a Bible down here, but she flips it open.

...It isn't a Bible, is it.]

[stenchus_rodentus]

...of all the things for a Greek god to own...

[Uuuugh why is everybody so Lame.]

[grimgrinningghosts]

[It's, interestingly enough, not a bible. Rather, it seems to detail the creation of a mystical crystal and pen.

Namely, how they were forged as artifacts by demon-like creatures from a place called "The Other Side".]

[stenchus_rodentus]

[...weeeell things got interesting.]

The Other Side? Well, this just got fascinating.

[Ratigan is just gonna be reading over Belle's shoulder.]

[grimgrinningghosts]

[It mostly goes into detail on the power of those two artifacts, and how they were placed there by the "Friends" in the hopes of finding someone to carry out their evil deeds.]

[greatwidesomewhere]

The "friends."

[Belle frowns, shivering slightly.]

I don't like the sound of that at all. But weren't those things supposedly in the possession of Monsieur Walt..?

[stenchus_rodentus]

Looks like Rod's daddy was a bit of the Faustian type.

[Hardly surprised.]

Oh yes those tools seem to be quite the catch.

[Chuckles.]

[greatwidesomewhere]

[wrinkling her nose don't be gross ratigan]

Perhaps he was trying to keep them out of the wrong hands?

[stenchus_rodentus]

[He's a rat it's what he do.]

We'll see, but then again our hosts haven't been very forthcoming have they?

[greatwidesomewhere]

...Well, I don't trust Monsieur Narrator as far as I can throw him, at least.