Limbo Underside Log

[cancrymods]

LIMBO DUNGEON LOG

It's easy to lose track of time in Purgatory, but believe it or not, just over a month has passed since the initial wave of awakenings took place. There's been more since then, of course, with new Executors popping up left and right but other than that, things are mostly quiet. Until one day, you all wake up to find the fountain looks kind of... busted. Not broken precisely but something has impacted the bottom of the fountain from below, hard enough to jar it slightly out of place... and those of you who joined in the first jaunt down into Limbo's Underside can probably guess what was responsible. This seems to spook Rei. She spends most of the morning afterwards mulling this over before eventually speaking up to the group; "We can't put this off any longer... tomorrow, I think we need to go down there and fight." You have a day to prepare and ready yourselves... And then you descend into Limbo's Underside.

THE UNDERSIDE

Just as before, when Rei returns the sword to its place atop the fountain, the mechanism chugs to life and groans its way to the side, revealing the staircase underneath. Despite the battering it took, things seem to be working just fine. The steep staircase vanishes down into the darkness and as you follow it, it feels for a moment as though you're wandering blindly into the unknown... and then quite suddenly, before you're more than a few steps down the staircase, Limbo's Underside pops into view. While Limbo itself is mostly functional if a bit odd, the Underside is... a lot. The geography of the place is twisted and doubles back on itself in places and seems to warp in your vision as you observe it. From your bird's eye view as you descend the stairs, you can see that the general shape of the place mirrors that of the town above, with many of the same general landmarks. For example; The movie theater is offering a "late night fright fest" on all of its screens. If you're dumb brave enough to go and watch such a thing, you'll find that the description is accurate at least – all of the screens just show the attending Executors subjected to situations that play into their worst fears and anxieties. The coffee bar serves the same drink, no matter your order – a pitch black sludge that makes you feel violently ill when consumed. The pastries are fine, though. The hotel is even more maze-like than it was previously. Your hotel key won't work here. The windows won't break. The doors won't open. Wasn't the exit around this corner? What about the next? How many floors have you climbed again? How long have you been in here, anyway? The conbini is now a perfectly normal and functional convenience store. Somehow this is even more upsetting than having it become more weird. ... Among other oddities. You thought Limbo was already weird? That was baby shit. At least that horrible feeling of dizzy disorientation from last time doesn't seem to take hold again, but the ground is very much still moving around a bit. Mind your step! It goes without saying, of course, that the place is swimming with Revenants, too. No sight of the big punchy lad who had at you the first time around, but he's sure to be around. All you can do now is explore, investigate and do your duty as Executors. Good luck.

Comments

[discutio]

[It did hurt somewhat, but Phoenix's hypothesis had been right; whoever he'd been in life, it was someone with quite the pain tolerance. Calmly, he adjusted his visor again with his free hand. He made a silent note to let Lion know about his own magic at some point before it became relevant, if this was the case.]

I'm sorry. To see a memory like that at all, much less in a place like this...I can only imagine how you must be feeling right now.

[crypddyd]

[There was more, of course. The aftermath, him being dragged back to that place for 'revenge'- the tall boy he had saved because DAMN IT HE HAD TO SAVE SOMEONE-

-but he can't bring himself to talk about it any further. If he did he would surely snap Phoenix's hand like a bundle of twigs. No matter his pain tolerance Lion could not bear the thought of hurting one of his teammates like that.]

It... would be easier, I think. If I could remember who they were. If I could... grieve in any way that mattered.

[discutio]

[Phoenix laid his other hand over Lion's, thoughtful as he chose his words carefully.]

...I think that even remembering such a thing is, I might say, ultimately a good sign despite its gravity. You might yet recover more of it before long.

[crypddyd]

Recover...

[The idea seems impossible- but he can't say if that's because the pain is so fresh or something else he can't understand yet. But he nods along, not wanting to spit Phoenix's kindness back at him]

Perhaps.