foolishmortals | ENDGAME GROUP 1: Hellscapes (Log 1)

ENDGAME GROUP 1: Hellscapes (Log 1)

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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What's that?

Don't tell Hades about this.

We can only imagine what he'll do to us if he knew.

Cross my heart, hope to die, poke a needle in my eye. I promise I won't tell!

[Slow turn to the rest of the boat passengers.]

Riiight?

I promise, too. Any of you have a pinky?

... We don't like being touched.

[Sorry about that.]

No worries.

[ She holds her pinky out and mimes it. ]

There you go. Pinky promise.

[... A few of the spirits awkwardly reaches up and mimics her movement.]

Uh-- yeah, okay! I promise, too. But I'm not doin' the needle thing.

[plus he's. not entirely sure who Hades is, anyways. so.]

I'm not going to get anyone in trouble with Hades.

[Yeah, not telling anybody]

Thank you all

[The boat starts moving a little faster, as if directing them somewhere.

After awhile, the boat seems to approach a small black box, similar to the one they were kept in.]

Here it is.

So... here it is, then. The other box.

[ She looks it over. ]

It probably works like the first one, right?

I guess it does, but what are we even going to do inside? We got a plan and I never heard about it?

[He hopes they have a plan]

Have we ever had a plan?

[ That's a no. ]

So we're going to improvise. [...] I guess that's fine. What's the worst that could happen?

[His mind is already showing him worst-case scenarios, buuuuut if nothing's done then they're never going to get out of the Underworld, so he has to swallow his concerns and keep trucking on -- and hope everything will be over soon]

[It would help if one of them had hell magic, but no. There are no gods.]

What we could do is tie some string around the box and carry it around until we find the right magic spell to open it.

Sounds like a plan. Let's see, a string...

[He looks around, as if expecting to find one. Huh. That's a banjo]

I know this is a bad suggestion, but your banjo has some sturdy strings, right?

[Demyx knows better than anyone a person's instrument is to be cherished, but these are desperate times]

[It's better than stuffing it into Wander's hat and possibly sending it to the void.]

Well...if we got no other choice...

[Farewell, C-string. You will serve a noble purpose, he tells his beloved instrument as he loosens it.]

[As Wander's doing that, he might notice something odd about the box.]

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[Wander bounces on his toes until the boat docks. His banjo is strapped on his back again as he salutes the water.]

Thank you so much, ghosts. I don't know how I can ever repay you.

[But before he takes another step--] You know how to open it? I don't want those poor souls to suffer anymore...

I... don't know about opening it, but we can probably go inside somehow, right? That could be a start.

But then we'd need a way out. The Black Cube's not gonna open up a door just like that.

[And after thinking a bit:]

And even if we don't have a way to open it now, we need to send someone in to tell those folks that we're gonna get them outta there real quick. Just to make sure they're not scared. If y'all are fine with it, I volunteer.

[He's had other people charge in before him and got killed for it. No more. He's taking the initiative here.]

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...well if you're sure about it...

[Demyx is not going to object to someone else being the first person to maybe put themselves in danger]

But I don't think they'll be scared. If it was like ours then it's not so bad inside.

[Wander has little impulse control and Demyx is not helping.]

Well, yeah, but what are they gonna think when they see a bright light and all of a sudden they're out here with a bunch of folks they never saw before starin' at them? It wasn't so bad for us since we knew who was comin' to our rescue.

[... You know what, WALL-E was quietly on board with everything you were doing despite being utterly terrified until you said that just now.]

Diiie?

[The fuck Wander what kind of saying is that.]

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