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[personal profile] boxcar 2025-03-03 06:48 am (UTC)(link)
If you start feeling uncomfortable, say so Yves. We will try to avoid a repeat of it.

[ Alright. Looking at them. ]

I want to find the tomb of Glendower. To do that, we find the corpse road. Did the dream you see point to anything, Siffrin?

[ Meanwhile he'll check the EMF here a bit too. ]
punnier: game. (ready ✂ my home has no veins)

[personal profile] punnier 2025-03-03 07:00 am (UTC)(link)
[ Chainsaw is allowed to do whatever she wants, including pecking at their shoulder whether it's affectionate or not. That is baby. They do watch her soar off with their eye following closely and take a few steps in the direction she went in.

He only stills at the sound of his name, freezing but keeping his gaze still focused on where Chainsaw flew off to. ]


Not exactly. Dreams are a little.. hazy like that. I ended up on and following a path until I reached where.. we need to be.

[ Flickers on their flashlight, pointing in the darkened area - does that help a little? Can they see any path this way? ]
fried: (twenty-three)

[personal profile] fried 2025-03-03 07:09 am (UTC)(link)
The water is murky. It shouldn't be.

[ jiaoqiu calls to the rest of them, pausing to the water over. can he touch the fishies? like maybe... lead them somewhere so they're not swimming in confused circles. he frowns, and looks at the trees again. asking the trees, softer: ]

Did we take too long? What's wrong?
noirges: (ღ i've been waiting so long)

[personal profile] noirges 2025-03-03 07:14 am (UTC)(link)
[ being with his friends is nice. yves just rubs at his own arms briefly, and then also touches the side of his head again. he thinks back to that car. that memory. that night. that person. he sifts through it all to try to understand, and then looks back to marcoh to offer up a smile ]

I feel pretty good actually. So... thanks, I'll let you know if anything changes.

[ otherwise he'll just keep following along with his friends, trying to keep track of sensations. is there any pull in any particular direction? or is he existing in a state of vibes? when jiaoqiu speaks up he glances in that direction ]

Oh... strange. Things are changing already?
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[personal profile] boxcar 2025-03-03 07:30 am (UTC)(link)
Something is different. This may be our chance.

[ Turning on his flashlight too. ]

Let's go, but be careful. Stay right behind me.

[ In the absence of any protest, he'll start taking them down the path Chainsaw went. ]
punnier: <user name="zillychu" site="tumblr.com"> (fight ✂ my body made of stone.)

[personal profile] punnier 2025-03-03 07:36 am (UTC)(link)
...I heard the same thing in my dream.

[ Which is as much answer as they'll get from Siffrin in reference to "don't wake the third sleeper", before pushing after to follow the direction Chainsaw flew in. Keeping the flashlight ahead of them to help see through the bright mist that turns in shades.

Trailing a hand here and there against a tree, brushing fingers over the bark to check in, but sorry Marcoh their fast little feet might take them ahead of him. As if they're just used to taking the lead. ]
fried: (thirty-nine)

[personal profile] fried 2025-03-03 07:47 am (UTC)(link)
[ he shivers, a little, at the feeling of the cold water in his veins. but he's relieved that the fish sort themselves out, and he leaves them behind to go follow after marcoh, sticking close to siffrin and yves. he's keeping an eye on yves in particular, mostly out of a worry for his general state of being. but - he seems okay for now, so it's not a full-time job.

for now he's quiet, hands in his pockets, hunched into his hoodie. he can't get the sensations out of his head, unnerved. ]
noirges: (ღ i'll be waiting all that's left to do)

[personal profile] noirges 2025-03-03 07:57 am (UTC)(link)
[ yves sticks close to jiaoqiu when he notices jiaoqiu sticking close to him, and gently nudges him with his elbow with a smile. things are a little confusing, but surely they will be able to get through this together.

he follows after with only a reasonable amount of trepidation. he'll share: ]


I feel something guiding us this way. Keep going, Marcoh. We're right behind you.
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[personal profile] boxcar 2025-03-03 08:12 am (UTC)(link)
Careful. Don't go too ahead.

[ Slow down Siff, don't wanna lose any of you. His child leashes... He gives Chainsaw a glance but if she has anything to say, surely Siffrin would be able to tell.

Finally they arrive wetly to the hole. Marcoh starts unwinding some rope.
]

Do either of you want to go down first and see? I can hold onto the rope.

[ It would probably. Be wiser than making the other guys hold the rope. Can Yves fucking float, how does his ghostiness work. ]
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[personal profile] punnier 2025-03-03 08:20 am (UTC)(link)
[ Siffrin huffs a little at that, but hey they don't argue. Slowing down just enough as asked even if they seem like they want to push ahead. Only relaxing a bit when Chainsaw rejoins them. Greeting her with a little nudge of his finger beneath her beak.

We wetly arrive to the wet hole on this wetly excursion. As soon as that request is offered, Siffrin raises a hand. Hi. ]


I can go. If it looks dangerous enough, I can scurry right back up the rope with a tug.

[ Surely they're fast enough to. But also sparing Jiaoqiu and Yves a glance to see if they have any issues with it..? Honestly, they don't want to risk Yves, and Jiaoqiu already had an encounter with shadows.. better to let Siffrin risk themselves. ]
fried: (twelve)

[personal profile] fried 2025-03-03 08:24 am (UTC)(link)
[ they arrive wetly to the hole is a sentence

yves gets a small smile in return, as they're walking. but once they stop, he hunches further into his hoodie. this place, and the hole in general, reminds him of reaching into the bathroom to touch something cold and alive on the wall. he is not a fan.

the question gets him to glance over at marcoh, and then at sif. ]


... Alright. If you want to go first, that's fine, but don't risk it. The first sign of danger, you need to come back up. Send Chainsaw if you need us immediately.

Turn on a light. And if there are shadows, try water. [ and if they don't have a water bottle, jiaoqiu will give them one. ]
noirges: (ღ i was made for loving you)

[personal profile] noirges 2025-03-03 08:32 am (UTC)(link)
[ stares down at pit? the only reason that yves isn't volunteering to go immediately is because he has no way of communication in case he finds anything. ghosts don't get phones. but if siffrin is going as well... ]

I'm going to head down, too. At least to try. Focus on getting yourselves down, and then I'll find you. I'll be careful, promise.

[ ghosts don't need to just walk through places or clamber around awkwardly like humans! he will attempt to teleport to the destination of the pit, just so that he can be there already when siffrin descends

everyone: let's not risk yves
meanwhile, yves:
]
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[personal profile] boxcar 2025-03-03 09:30 am (UTC)(link)
Yves --

[ Nope, he's fucking gone. Marcoh just sighs. Not him and his three water bottles who want to just do things on their own and keep trying to fuck off. This is going to be a long expedition.

You and me at the surface of this hole until 20:59, Jiaoqiu. Marcoh is just going to stay here making sure he's got both hands on the rope and heels dug into the grass and dirt, a proper anchor and ready to pull up at a moment's notice if necessary.
]

How are the woods? Still strange?

[ Do they speak to you, furry. ]
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[personal profile] punnier 2025-03-03 09:59 am (UTC)(link)
[ Well, alright! Yves just does that!! A little exasperated, but mostly concerned, Siffrin gives them both a quick nod before taking hold of the rope and beginning their descend downwards. Moving as quickly and as carefully down as possible.

The dark and wet is.. not good. It doesn't feel good. Feels wrong. The almost suffocating way that the passage seems to enclose on them little by little. Their grip tightens just as that burst of noise happens. It's loud, drowning out everything, and so so disorientating.

Peering around for anything, catching sight of the the hand and foot holds - those would make it easier to descend the rest of the way down if not for the way it seems to want to stop him from going any further.

Siffrin gingerly nudges Chainsaw a little, debating sending her down to meet with Yves so he isn't alone while he fixes this. At the very least try to. Do be careful though sweet little raven. But first, a deep breath in.. and out. Resting one hand against part of the wall they can reach out to the forest, work with them. Instead of this black restless energy, something light and helpful. Think of moss, vines. Chase away those loud stifling sounds for something more quieter, calmer.

Work with them and not against. Especially to make things easier for the rest of their friends to follow. ]
fried: DNT (ninety-five)

[personal profile] fried 2025-03-03 07:00 pm (UTC)(link)
[ at almost the same time as marcoh: ]

Yves --

[ and then he sighs. okay. well. he'll stay up here with marcoh for now, resting a hand on his arm to kind of just... stay steady. he can't help with the rope because he is a noodle, but he'll keep an eye out with the rest of the woods. i miss writing about his ears, i made a mistake. anyway, he stares out into the gloom, and listens very hard for the trees. ]

One moment. [ he murmurs to marcoh, and he'll just like... open his senses a bit, hold out a little rope to the trees, so to speak. are they saying anything? warning for anything? he'll give over to the forest if he needs to for a little extra insight. ]
noirges: (ღ i've been waiting so long)

[personal profile] noirges 2025-03-03 07:37 pm (UTC)(link)
[ there he go!

yves startles and the first thing he does before going to explore is looking up to see if he can see any type of visual on siffrin, and then calls out above: ]
Siff! I'm down here! Can you hear me?!

[ like maybe they can do some sort of horrible game of telephone in the pit to let them all know they can try to drop one by one and yves can try to catch them? he's probably solid enough that they won't splat on impact? maybe? he doesn't know how big this pit is.

but after he does that, he'll go to investigate the skeletons. based on their shape and size, can he tell what they were? humans? adults? hopefully no small skeletons but :(? is he standing on the skeletons because they line the floor or is there some room so that he doesn't kick someone's skill around on accident? ]
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[personal profile] boxcar 2025-03-03 09:27 pm (UTC)(link)
[ Hm... he feels the gentle urging of his surroundings and adjusts his hold on the rope. ]

Jiaoqiu. I think you should start heading down also. When at the bottom, pull twice. I'll be down as fast as I can.
punnier: <user name="zillychu" site="tumblr.com"> (leap ✂ you make it)

[personal profile] punnier 2025-03-03 10:09 pm (UTC)(link)
[ Slow is concerning, a brief wonder if maybe it's because of themselves but they chase that thought off. So long as Chainsaw makes it all the way down with ease, and while they could take the way back up to help guide - their attempts do still at that indistinguishable yelling from below.

Okay, well, maybe not. Just keep their focus on trying to make the descend for their friends as safe as possible to join them. It's fine, they'll be fine. Climb down, move the rest of the way and hopefully regroup with Yves and Chainsaw both. See that they're fine. And then see what to do from there.

So with one tug of the rope, he'll make use to slide the rest of the way down carefully towards the bottom of the pit yippee with careful brushes against the moss and vines. Gentle, gentle. Carefully now. ]
fried: DNT (ninety-eight)

[personal profile] fried 2025-03-03 10:28 pm (UTC)(link)
Make way for the Raven King?

[ he mumbles, confused, but - the buzzing starts, and he frowns heavily at marcoh. ]

What? No. I'm not leaving you up here to handle this alone. Can you not tie it to something else? We can go down together.
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[personal profile] noirges 2025-03-03 10:38 pm (UTC)(link)
There, there, Chainsaw, it's you and me down here.

[ yves speaks calmly to the bird as he carefully moves around, trying not to step on any of the skeletons. he doesn't travel too far, because he's waiting for the others to arrive, but he does go to inspect the skeletons. if he places his hand upon them, is he able to find any injuries on any of the bones? ones that have broken? or did they all simply stop one day and... wither? ]

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