Luxuria Underside Log

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LUXURIA DUNGEON LOG

A sense of unease permeates the air as the Executors go to meet up with Lana. While she's been nothing but friendly so far, the manic energy of the Luxuria layer and her demand for the power of an Executor in exchange for letting them pass through to the so-called 'VIP rides' makes things seem a little uncertain. Add to that the mysteries still surrounding much of Purgatory and the still unknown event that shook the whole world down to its foundations and things are starting to seem a little more grim. But it's too late for second thoughts now. Once the group meets with Lana and she cheerfully forms a contract with Rei, the Executors and their newest recruit descend down into the VIP section of the carnival – down a set of stairs that, by now, should be very familiar to all of you... Please note that due to the nature of Luxuria and its Underside, this entire log has a warning for adrenaline addiction, death, injuries and reckless self endangerment.

THE UNDERSIDE

♪♫ Now Is A Dull Party – Sakuzyo A blast of dry heat batters your face as the Executors descend into the Luxuria Underside. Rapid winds, seemingly whipped up solely by the excitement and energy of the layer push and pull at you as you descend the stairs, making for a hair-raising climb down. As you look down at the carnival that swims into view below you, that seems to be a bit of a theme. Curiously, from this far up, you can't see any Revenants freely wandering about and any who can sense them will find that what few Revenants remain have been corralled into cages and stables, almost like circus animals. It's... a little unsettling to see, honestly! Similarly unsettling is the noise and lights all about. While just about on the edge of tolerable, even to the Executors who might be more sensitive to the noise, there's a certain feverish excitement to things down here in the Underside that brings back unpleasant memories of the casino at Avaritia. And maybe they're not too dissimilar to each other – people are still gambling down here, after all. The only difference is that the huge crowd of Specters that occupy the Luxuria Underside aren't betting just money – they're betting their lives... Once they arrive in the Underside, Lana turns to the group and gives them a grin that shows just a little too much teeth. "Alright! I wanna see you guys strut your stuff. I mean, you've all got some crazy powers, right? Show me what you can do with 'em. Blow me away with some cool stunts on these rides and I just might let you further down." The same decreased inhibitions effect is at play down here as well, even more prominently than before. Surely that won't cause any sort of issue with all the dangerous rides at play, right? AREAS OF INTEREST ⚝ CARNIVAL ATTRACTIONS: As with the upper half of the Layer, there are a huge number of carnival attractions to be found, though they all have a slightly wonky bent. The food provided is largely in the form of 'challenge' foods with huge portions or extreme flavours – there's more than a handful of stalls serving spicy food so hot it makes you taste colours and hear blood. As well as food, though, there's some surprisingly normal rides and... some roadside attraction cages containing some of the Revenants that once wandered freely down here, now boxed up like animals. Say hi to Charles... ⚝ DEATH RIDES: What's a carnival without some rides? ⚝ CIRCUS TENT: Come one, come all... ⚝ . . . ?: See for yourself. HAZARDS ⚝ Rides: I Literally Can't Overstate How Dangerous These Rides Are. Thanks to their enhanced movement and durability, the Executors have a huge edge over your average Specter but all of them are still at serious risk of injury while taking part here. ⚝ Revenant Types Present: None.

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DEATH RIDES

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The Underside Carnival is full to the brim with all manner of, quite frankly, death defying rides. Many of them are similar to attractions up on the main layer but with some bone-chilling twist to them. Of particular note are the following:

Dioscuri, a somehow even more terrifying sibling to Castor and Pollux up in the main Layer. Rather than being affixed with seatbelts, passengers are kept in their seat by the momentum of the coaster alone as it throws itself down drops hundreds of meters tall and rockets through loops and inversions so extreme many passengers pass out before it reaches the end.

Asmodeus, a devil's wheel suspended high in the air and whirling at incredible speeds. Occasionally, jolts of painful electricity run through the disk to rattle any particularly tenacious riders. The disk stays suspended for five minutes at a time, during which riders must stay standing and steady or risk tumbling over the edge and to certain doom.

Supernova, a pendulum ride that swings back and forth at truly eye-watering speeds, swinging out further and further as the ride speeds up. Rather than being strapped in, riders must grip onto the handles and chairs and hope to survive. When the gondola reaches its maximum speed, it completes a full 360 rotation during which riders must hold on for dear... well, unlife.

Other similarly horrible rides include bumper cars that smash into each other with truly dangerous force, claustrophobic water rides with just one too many loops and a bit too much water, and drop towers that rocket up and down far too fast to be safe.

Lana's made it clear that she wants to see the Executors take on at least some of these rides so... uh, good luck!

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[emberserker]

[Wolfsbane resisted at first. She grumbled about Lana trying to make fools of them, they couldn't really be agreeing to this, it's gone beyond a death trap to simply walking into a minefield and throwing rocks where you think a bomb might be.

But it would seem that Luxuria's been wearing at her far more than she's been letting on. Something changes in her expression, and she heads onto Supernova without even a care for the lack of restraints.]

You want to try and re-kill me? Go ahead.

[mementomoritz]

[Medic is on the Dioscuri coaster tracks.]

[I need to be absolutely clear with you: she is not riding the coaster. She isn't inside the cars at all. I mean that she is on the tracks.]

[She hopped the guardrails, shimmied her way up to a point about halfway through the track, and is now just flat-out fucking standing there, her back to a sheer drop, on the track of the roller coaster.]

[There is a car coming.]

[She smiles serenely, remains standing in place- and, just at the last second before she would have been hit, jumps up over the front of the coaster car to land in the middle of one of the seats.]

Oh good, I got the timing right!

[If you were trying to ride this fucking nightmare like a normal person and just had an entire teenager land in your lap, I'm sorry in advance.]

[daughterofthemark]

[Veil has clinging to the side wall of her seat with her eyes clenched tightly shut (and screaming in absolute terror), so when Medic doesn't quite completely miss her, that's her first indication that another Executor is there at all. She opens one eye slightly, hoping not to see anything more than a few feet away from her.]

Dame Medic?!?!

[mementomoritz]

Oh, hi Veil! [Medic carefully shimmies in next to Veil, taking a seat while trying her best not to knock anyone else out of the car. She just seems genuinely happy to be here.]

Isn't this fun?

[schardynfreude]

[Chiron's having a good time on all these rides, frankly. Lana wants them to show off, and he is perfectly okay with this.

On Asmodeus, he might be cheating a little bit. He's got one of his weapons, in this case it looks like Phoenix's sword cane, shoved down into the middle, and he's holding onto that. While the rest of his body wheels out wildly. Standing is for suckers, apparently. His grip is pretty good, but he is not immune to the shocks that go through the patrons, and five minutes is still a long time to hang. It seems...his grip...might be slipping...!

At which point he goes flying out over the edge like a shooting star-!!!

And then warps back to the so-called devil's wheel, shoving a new weapon in and doing it all over again.

He does something similar on Dioscuri, but he intends to go leaping from the cars and warping to the next hill back into his seat, or across the way into someone else car.

he's having fun for an old man with old bones apparently]

[emberserker]

[One might expect Wolfsbane to snap that he isn't taking this seriously or something, but no. No, she's trying to climb to the top of Dioscuri with a gleam in her eye.]

I don't suppose you can dodge some additional hazards, can you?

[is she. is she going to shoot fireballs at him --]

[schardynfreude]

Oh ho? Try not to melt the track into oblivion with all of your missed shots, my dear~

[Bring It On, basically.] Be careful not to fall~! I would hate to have to come get you before an unceremonious splat.

[emberserker]

Oh, I'll show you oblivion!

[Just for that, she launches herself the rest of the way up and perches on the sign. She summons her halberd and begins to fire at him, one fireball at a time first.]

[schardynfreude]

[Oh, just one at a time? He rolls up his sleeves and peers up at her, then takes a look across the track to see where the next train is. He seems like he's taking his sweet time. Surely he's not going to just take it--oh no, there he goes, nyoom. Rather than wasting effort with warping, he does a surprisingly graceful backflip. Landing sends him sliding a little down a banking dip before his feet come to a stop.]

My, the wind certainly does catch all the way up here! I hope that doesn't interfere with your aim~

[emberserker]

Showing off already. Well, if that's going to make our dear, gracious host happy, who am I to argue?

[She spins her halberd and swings it from the sign. This time, she's up to three fireballs at once, like he's seen her do in battles. Something twists in her expression.]

After all, I'll crush you before I let you take me for granted!