Gula Intro Log...?

[cancrymods]

GULA

After recovering from the tedium of the time loop and the gruelling fight, the Executors gather their resolve and continue their descent through Purgatory, at last passing through Superbia into the next layer. Feeling peckish? That's an unfortunate side effect of being in Gula, the Gluttony layer of Purgatory. Down here in the third layer of Purgatory, the word on everyone's lips is Gluttony – and that means that nothing here is ever quite enough for you. All during your time in this layer, you'll find that you just can't be sated, no matter how much you eat, drink, sleep – or whatever other itches you need to scratch. However much you take in, you'll find yourself still wanting just that bit... more. Which is going to be pretty hard to do, seeing as how there doesn't actually seem to be anything left in Gula. The shell of a city stands here, all huge blocky buildings and towering skyscrapers but it's clearly been abandoned and worse still, ravaged by time. Plants and trees are growing up through cracks in the pavement, pushing abandoned cars, streetlamps and other fixtures of the city out the way. All the buildings you care to examine are empty, stripped bare of everything not nailed down (or even things that actually were nailed down, going by the condition of some of them) and most notably of all, there are no Specters here at all, no matter how much you look. And if all that weren't ominous enough, your senses as an Executor allow you to pick up something that you might not have noticed otherwise. It's more spiritual than physical and not quite so easy to expalin, but things feel... thin here, as if things were picked clean so thoroughly that part of the world itself was stripped away with it. Something is terribly wrong here. Explore?

Comments

[cancrymods]

[ There do not appear to be any stairs – the way up hasn't disappeared, thankfully, but if there's a path down it's not anywhere in sight.

From a few streets over though, you suddenly hear movement. The rest of the city is so dead silent that it rings out and clear, but it's hard to tell exactly what's going on outside of general chaos. ]

[mementomoritz]

[Medic focuses and extends her senses. What does she feel...?]

[discutio]

[DAREDEVIL IS ON THE CASE]

[what are we hearing and does he need to kill it]

[cancrymods]

[ Going by the sounds Phoenix is picking up and the vibes Medic is getting in response to her search...

It sounds like a battle of some sort. ]

[discutio]

[Well, that's sure enough to get him to go through a thirty-second transformation sequence visible only to the audience at home.]

[Which is to say, the sword's out and he's ready to throw down.]

This way. I'm not sure what's happening, but it doesn't sound promising; be prepared for anything.

[crypddyd]

[Lion is right on his heels, spitting out his snack as he goes]

If it is that witch I will have her head before she has a chance to use that acursed power...

1/2

[cancrymods]

[ Well, given that they hear a joyful "YA-HOOOOOOH!" as they make their way over it's... probably not Mystery Girl.

As the Executors cross over onto the next road, they're met with the sight of a battle taking place. Quite shockingly, one participant is a Revenant of some kind – how it made its way up from the Underside is impossible to say – but perhaps more surprising is the one fighting it. ]

[cancrymods]

[ The other fighter appears to be a girl – probably closer to Ariel and Mercy's ages than Mona's – who's holding her own against the Revenant shockingly well. In fact, given all her cheering and whooping, it seems like she's having a whale of a time!

She pummels the Revenant with a flurry of jabs and punches and it reels back in surprise, giving one last screech before scattering into dust. The girl rocks back on her heels then pouts to herself and sets her hands on her hips. ]

Aww, I hit it too hard and it broke again...

[discutio]

...What the hell is going on.

[why is it a) always girls and 2) almost always weird shit]

[swordofajerk]

[Look Sword asked why is it always girls and no one had an answer for him.]

...some girl fighting and destroying a Revenant.

[mementomoritz]

Oh! [Medic gives a cheerful wave, apparently totally unbothered by this girl's idea of fun.] Hello, who are you?

[crypddyd]

From your reaction to her voice I am... guessing this is not our target?

[He's still eyeing her, full of sus]

[discutio]

Doesn't sound like her, no. Bit too cheerful.

[crypddyd]

...pity.

[discutio]

[lion he genuinely does get it but he wonders if you can perhaps consider putting a lid on that and letting it simmer a bit]

[you're boiling at about an 8 and we need you at maybe a 3]

[crypddyd]

[no]

[daughterofthemark]

[Well, Veil's been pretty competent lately, and the cosmic balance needs to be evened out. So she's going to run off toward the mystery lady.]

Hello!

[cancrymods]

[ In all the chaos of the fight, the girl evidently hadn't heard the Executor's arrive – so Veil's approach is evidently a surprise. She initially puts up her dukes again, as if she's expecting another fight – but when she sees Veil is just.... you know, Veil, she cautiously lowers them again. ]

Oyo? What's this? You're not from the Undercity...

[mementomoritz]

Oh, is that where everyone is? We were wondering about that! [Technically everyone here is six feet under, just usually not so literally.]

[daughterofthemark]

We've just arrived from elsewhere. Are you perhaps the Authority?

[SUBTLETY IS FOR OTHER PEOPLE]

[cancrymods]

Ohohhhh! [ A little noise of understanding, as soon as Veil says 'elsewhere'. ] So you guys definitely aren't from the Undercity!

You're Executors, aren't you?

[swordofajerk]

[FACEPALM]

[etincelledefierte]

[. . .

veil, sweetie, can we not]

[etincelledefierte]

Don't worry, it's not the same girl we fought before. She's still not what I'd call normal, but I don't think she's going to immediately try and murder a bunch of us?

I sure hope not, anyway.

[discutio]

If only we could be so lucky.