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SUPERBIA DUNGEON LOG
Third time's the charm for the Executors, it seems. Their confrontation with Miss President ended peacefully and with the Superbia loop ended, the school was finally able to enjoy its hard earned festival. But it's not quite a straightforward happy ending – the way back up to the previous layers is still sealed and regardless, if the Executors want to progress, they'll have to make their way through the Underside. Finding the entrance isn't too hard. After all, it's where all of this began. At the spot in the gymnasium the previous Student Council President was corrupted, a familiar stairway stretches down, down, down into the darkness. It's been a long time coming, but it's finally time for you to graduate Superbia.
THE UNDERSIDE
♪♫ Maze Fortress – Sakuzyo ... or so you expect, anyway. Entering the Superbia Underside is just as disorienting as always, but for totally opposite reasons to the other Undersides. While the other Undersides have been vaguely recognizable distortions of their Layers, this one is so similar to Superbia that for a second it's almost unclear whether or not you really are in the Underside or not. It almost feels like a repeat of heading down to Superbia for the first time as you descend the stairs but as you get closer, your intimate familiarity with the Layer allows you to pick out the subtle changes. It's more run down than the school itself and you can see Revenants flitting around to and fro in all directions. A few locations seem to have been switched around and warped but for the most part, Superbia stands as you've always known it, frozen in perfect stasis, just the way a certain someone would have wanted it. AREAS OF INTEREST ⚝ SUPERBIA LOCATIONS: As mentioned above, many of the locations from the Pride Layer are in place as you know them here, carved into place by the repeating loops. They're run down and overrun by Revenants but assume that any locations not mentioned below seem to be the same below as they are above. ⚝ STUDENT COUNCIL ROOM: Given how things started, it seems like the logical place to go. The Student Council Room isn't a big place, so it shouldn't take long to examine, right? Or so you might think. The instant the door opens, dazzling light pours out, blinding you for a second. It takes your eyes a moment to adjust but when you do, you'll see the reason for that is that the walls of the room have been replaced with thick, almost perfectly transparent glass with the summer sun pouring in aggressively from the outside. As you follow the curve of the glass up, you realize this isn't just a room – it's a giant glass birdcage. And... I don't have to tell you it's occupied by a bird, do I? ⚝ CLUB BUILDING: Once a monument to the delightful inanity of high school life, the club building has been completely taken over by Revenants. To call it an infestation would be an understatement – the instant you open the door, you find yourself utterly swarmed by them and in the confusion, you'll be chased away from the exit! All you can do is keep climbing and fighting your way up to the third floor, and from there the roof, which is made a litttle hard by the fact that the Revenants seem happy to weaponize the equipment of the club rooms against you. Watch out for that falling piano!! Make your way to the top roof and you'll find a particularly grouchy Revenant on top who doesn't seem eager to let you go! ⚝ GYMNASIUM: See for yourself. HAZARDS ⚝ Structural Damage: Similarly to the Avaritia layer, many of the buildings around the city have fallen into disrepair due to the presence of the Revenants here. While some of the bigger structures are fine, Revenants may burst through walls to get to you and letting them go on a rampage in an enclosed space could bring the whole building down on top of you! ⚝ Revenant Types Present: Charles, Metrodorus

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[ He nods. ]

Yes.

[ If that's what he needs to do, then that's what'll happen!

Though..."a situation"...and their "situation" left him chewed and bloody... ]

Let's hurry.

[Wolfsbane picks up into as much of a run as she can in that dress, slicing through Revenants when they pass.]

It can't be that far if this follows the layout of the school!

[ He'd never have made it through this exploration on his own. The coach is glad for the Executor's presence, even as he can feel himself getting a little lightheaded. He has been bleeding for a while now, and it also hurts...

But Executors with a "situation" come first. They might need his helper as much as he needs that healer, or more! ]

There's a back staircase this way. We'll get there faster!

Don't tell me what to --

[She stops, spotting a Revenant down the hall, and launches a fireball at it before switching course down to the back way he's indicated.]

About how long?

Around this corner!

[ As promised, there's stairs. An out-of-the-way location, ideal for all sorts of dramatic anime school life encounters, a secret spot for delinquents to hang out, etc.

The coach doesn't think of it in any of these terms, but it's an anime high school, right? Gotta have one of these. (AND roof access.)

He fumbles the door open for her around his injuries and holds it. In case there's Revenants down here too, she should be the vanguard. ]

[Two consecutive leaps and she's down the stairs, somehow landing in those heels, and flinging the next door open.]

It can't be long now! You can still follow, can't you?

I can!

[ He promises, from his position still hurrying down the stairs, holding his hands higher to be sure they're above his heart. Whether circulation works the same in Purgatory, he can't be certain - but it likely won't hurt.

He's not quite as agile on the stairs as she was, but he does take them more than one at a time. Last dash....Please, let them make it in time to help if help is needed! ]

Good, because --

[The clatter and shouting in the gym gets Wolfsbane to pick up the pace suddenly. Continue?]

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