holyspirits | W5 PLAYER CYOA - Daigo, Eupha, Saber, Wisadel

[ the two of you end up landing on... a ship! or rather, you get thrown out of a vapourwave code portal and go sprawling across the docking bay in a sprawling heap.

this isn't Hell... huh. well, you're here! you might recognize it, maybe, in a distant way, but it's again one of those little itches that you can't scratch. you can hear people chattering on the other side of the crates, at least, so you're not completely alone.

but you do know you have to get back to your friends, or at least, you do need to get to Hell. so... what do you want to do first? ]

...oh, great, we lost the nerd squad.

[-is the first thing she grumbles, as she picks herself up off the ground. ow. this sucks after getting exploded on by a stupid computer.]

How do we get out of here now?

[she sure as fuck doesn't know how to open vaporwave portals!]

We investigate, I suppose.

[ what else can they do.

but they will just go over to where the sound is coming from, using the crate for cover. time to eavesdrop! ]

[ time to eavesdrop!

there are two voices that are coming from the other side of the crates. one that is softer and measured, and another that is more scouse-y. ]

"Are you sure we're to be out here looking? It's pretty empty, right?"

"It only seems that way. Be on alert."

[ are you just listening, or are you looking at the source of the voices, too? ]

[she'll try to sneak a peek after she scoots over to join saber, yeah-- cautiously, trying to avoid being seen in turn while she checks for what they may be dealing with.

looking for something, huh... for now, she stays quiet to see if they mention what or why.]

[ this is like scooby doo cartoons where you just see people peeking around a door frame in a line

but yes. this is such a short tag but they will peeky ]

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well, you see two dudes! the taller one is in armor and has a huge fucking axe, while the shorter one is seemingly unarmed. you don't recognize them, but it is kind of... itchy, again, like you feel like you should know them. which is wild because you're in a whole-ass different universe! ]

"But don't you think there'd be more signs, like? They're not exactly quiet --"

"Shh. I hear movement."

[ and the pink haired guy looks up directly at the two of you, even though you're hidden behind crates. ]

"You'll want to come out and face us. If you're borisin, you'll be shown no mercy."

[huh. yeah, the itchy feeling definitely makes her tail twitch... has she seen this pink twink before? no, right??

--and then they get called out. shit. well, these guys both have ears and tails, they must just hear really well? maybe smell really well?

so. whatever, cover blown, nothing to do but handle it. wiš'adel steps out from behind the crates, casual.]

I mean, I've got no idea what those are, so I'm going with "we're not"! We're just trying to get the hell out of here.

[the weird itch of talking to these guys almost makes her want to just fight about it to make it stop, but. they do need info. behaving, for now.]

We do not even know what that is.

[ this might not be a correct or believable thing to say for this universe but also.

it is true.

saber ignores the itch like he has done every time it's come up, because they do not believe in distractions (debatable). ]

[ it seems like perhaps this pink twink believes you, because he leans a little closer, taking a deep breath - and then leans back. ]

Stand down, Basilio. [ he murmurs, and the taller guy - Basilio, apparently - relaxes. ]

You shouldn't be in this area, it's dangerous. But I do believe you. You don't smell like borisin. [ he gestures at saber and wis'adel. ] Come along. We'll lead you out.

[ at least they seem friendly? kind of? if not tense and a little rushed. ]

... Are you Xianzhou natives?

Don't worry, we can handle ourselves. We'll back you up if shit gets dangerous.

[she has a machine gun, after all, she feels pretty confident they can handle whatever might happen?]

Never heard of a Xianzhou either! We just showed up here?

Mm, we are... [ they pause and look around. ] Wait, is this Xianzhou? We were looking for hell.

[ DID THEY FUCK UP. saber has no idea what hell looks like so they were just like, well okay! this is probably right if maybe not the correct landing spot! ]

Well, thank you, that's appreciated -- you were... looking for hell?

[ the pink guy looks alarmed at this but like!! okay!! basilio also blinks. ]

How do you mean you just showed up here?

[ he'll start leading the two of you off towards a big gate... there's a weird contraption in the middle of the platform that he seems to be walking towards. ]

Exactly what it sounds like! We got thrown out of a portal and landed here.

[she's just following right along. nothing weird here! nevermind the fact they were looking for hell!]

[ they really have no ic reason to be concerned here considering where they just came from. i'm shaking.

saber will also follow along, holding onto their beloved snoopy...... ]

We were actually with two companions, but we seem to have gotten separated from them. If you see a Hackerwoman and a dinosaur, they are with us.

Okay... I suppose I'll keep an eye out for portals. And... dinosaurs?

[ he just looks confused at this, but sure, people are weird sometimes, who is he to stop your delusions. in any case, he brings you both to a gate puzzle. it looks sort of like this. ]

Basilio, will you handle this?

[ and bas nods a bit - as he passes by, he claps saber on the shoulder good-naturedly, because he's just a friendly guy. it's sort of familiar. like you've known him a while, but... of course you haven't. the only person you've ever really cared about was your ment-ner. you put it out of your mind. the pink fox continues: ]

Perhaps they'll be on the other side of this gate.

[ and bas goes to start trying the puzzle, only - he can't seem to get it to work? would you like to try to help him? or try some other form of getting past this gate? ]

[does she look like a puzzles girl to you, basilio. sorry about your struggles but while she IS pretty tactically smart and could do this one? why would she.

why would she do that when a gate should be climbable. she watches bas struggle to get the puzzle to work before she shrugs and decides to try scaling the wall instead.]

[ saber is distracted enough about that familiar feeling that it takes a moment for them to realize wis is just climbing this wall. okay.

well they will go and look at what bas is doing because they are nosy and also just in case gate climbing is illegal. ]

[ well, wis'adel gets a fun little blast of a reminder because immediately, jiaoqiu says in a scolding tone: ]

What exactly do you think you're doing?

[ for a second that feels almost like something you've heard before. in this moment, you forget that you're barbarilla, and you remember that you're wis'adel, and it's really disorienting for just a hot second before the au memories snap back into place. roll a d20 for me to see if you fall off the wall because of this!

as for saber! bas gives them a grateful little smile, and moves aside just a bit. ]

I'm never any good at these, yeah? You've got to time them correctly. You wanna give it a shot?

[ the idea is that you have to hit the correct timing three times in a row so the arrows line up together properly. does saber want to try? ]

I'm--

["not wasting time here," she intends to say, but then for that moment she just-- forgets. remembers, she realizes. it feels wrong to not be down there with him, it's familiar to hear that scolding, she's-- what is she even doing here again?

falling off this fucking WALL is what she's doing actually because that's a 3. she's SO distracted by briefly remembering this fuckass pink fox.]

[ meanwhile saber is just going to give this puzzle a try yippee!!!!!!!!!!! ]

[ well, first, they get to watch wis'adel fall from the wall. it's pretty high up, which means she's going to at least bruise pretty heavily, if not break or fracture something from falling. however, jiaoqiu startles when he sees this and takes off over to make sure she didn't break her skull. ]

w̶̥̅i̸̡̚s̸̺̿'̴̨̉a̷͉͊d̶̟̔è̴̪l̴̑ͅ -- are you alright?

[ bas looks slightly concerned at this, but he seems to trust jiaoqiu in making sure she doesn't break too many bones or rules, so he stays with saber, tail swishing behind him.

roll 3 d20s in a row for me? ]

H-huh...?

[what'd he say-? that's not her name, she isn't...

she hisses out a curse as she tries getting up, but you know what, i think a 3 definitely means she broke something and i'm deciding it's a leggy. her arm on that side sure hurts, too.]

[ 11, 15, 8

granted right after they do this, they are going to just turn their attention to their injured companion. ]

W-what? How did you–do we have the medical kit?

[ I DON'T THINK THEY TOOK ANY BECAUSE NEITHER OF THEM NEEDED ONE ]

[ crunch!

jiaoqiu is already digging into his pockets for loose herbs. ]

No, no. You sit down.

[ basilio, seeing that it's probably more serious than he thought, takes a step forward to see if he can help. however, the wheel of fortune has started to click. the first settles right in place. the second also settles in place! that's two of these arrows pointing the right direction. however, the crunch of wis'adel's broken leg must have distracted them enough to throw them off, because that last arrow clicks into the wrong spot, and there's a blaring alarm that sets off. basilio startles so bad that he instinctively kicks the machine, which makes it wail even louder.

and that's what gets the attention of those borisin jiaoqiu was talking about earlier.

in the distance, they can hear a howl. and then another, and another. and as all of them come together in unison, the gate starts to thud. thud. thud. and crack. uh oh. ]

Aw, shite. [ bas hisses, pulling out his axe. ] Jiaoqiu, we gotta get them out of here.

... THE YAOQING!

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