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.

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MIDDUNGEON EVENT (OPTIONAL)

[cancrymods]

While three of your number are getting into trouble with that big lad up there, the rest of you are also getting into some degree of trouble, of the "minor annoyance" variety. The Revenants aren't particularly smart when they've degraded this far, but they do seem to catch on infuriatingly fast that the Executors are much stronger than them when it comes to a one to one fight. So if they want to even the playing field a bit... they'll have to start playing dirty.

Maybe you happen to be patrolling the Underside when you suddenly hear a call for help – perhaps it's an unfamiliar voice or even more concerningly, one of your fellow Executors. Is it a little garbled? Sure, perhaps, but if they're in trouble – and it certainly sounds like it – you don't have time to be worrying about that! So off you go, eager to help out your friend in need... and stumble across a whole herd of Revenants, with one of them squawking away unsettling imitations of the voice you've been hearing. Uh oh. Better defend yourself quick – or failing that, run like hell!

Other Revenants are a bit more tricky. They've noticed that the Executors have weapons that they do not, and their weapons make it a lot easier for them to take down Revenants. So rather than take you on directly, a few Revenants get it into their heads to start stealing weapons from Executors instead – and you can't dispel those weapons or summon them again until you get your hands back on them! Some of the Revenants go running, some of them turn the weapons back on their Executors... either way, it's chaos. Get those things back!

And of course, there's just some plain old silliness too. Revenants locking Executors into any buildings they wander into, throwing old food from the conbini at them, purposely getting them lost in the winding streets of the Underside... it's basically an all out prank war, and the Executors are the ones getting punked. Surely you can stand up to a bunch of Revenants, right?

Win conditions:

- At least 5 characters must participate, across at least 3 threads.
- At least 20 comments must be posted, over at least 2 threads.
- Have fun and come up with some goofy and fun scenarios! The funniest shenanigans will be rewarded with a tiny morsel of Plot Tomfoolery. Have at it!

[crypddyd]

[So after his 'little' breakdown in the movie theatre, Lion is driven. Maybe not in any good way, but he's definitely driven! Which is why he went chasing after some Revenants to do a big murder on... only to have his massive bone lance stolen.

But like hell that was going to stop him- so others might find him chasing them down... and any he catches he's just tearing apart with his bare hands.

... though the one that has it is just too fast for him to catch, and his bellows of feral rage are easy to hear even over the creatures chattering. It'd be funny if it wasn't a little horrifying]

[daughterofthemark]

[Guess who pops out of a side alley, also running, completely oblivious to almost everything mentioned in the above comment?]

Ah! Did they steal your weapon as well?

[crypddyd]

[Lion twitches away from her, as if this was a sneak attack- and maybe the fact that she has no idea what he was doing is wise since if she screamed or reacted badly he might have attacked.

Instead, he just blinks slowly at her, coming back to reality]

...yes. That dastard over there...

[Point]

[daughterofthemark]

[I mean... she probably wouldn't have screamed anyway, she is Royal Veil.]

I see! The one who took mine is not far from that one. How interesting that they've come together like this!

[phantasmagorial]

[ Rei hears all the yelling and immediately makes her way over – she's assuming he's in trouble rather than just, uh, big mad so when she arrives and sees what's actually going on, she looks a little disconcerted. ]

Oh! Lion, um... do you need some help?

[crypddyd]

That dastard has my weapon-!!

[He has to get it back HE HAS TO GET IT BACK. He looks a little glassy-eyed again but not AS bad as before at least, he recognizes Rei and the problem at hand]

[phantasmagorial]

[ Oh, good, so it's... maybe safe to actually approach and try to resolve the problem? Well, she'll be running alongside Lion at least. ]

How'd it even get that away from you in the first place?

[discutio]

[It was no secret by now that Phoenix was a) blind and 2) willing and able to throw down with groups of Revenants regardless. But as capable as he'd proven to be, it wasn't impossible to catch him off guard if approached from the right angle at the wrong time.]

[That was how a chittering and possibly giggling Henricus came to be running around the Underside with a reflective visor and flaming sword, the victim of this nefarious and terrible thievery sprinting after it in hot (ha) pursuit.]

[...Its mistake was insistently making noise, which by default meant it was getting chased across Purgatory and back without a problem.]

[emberserker]

Oh, you've got to be kidding me.

[Wolfsbane frowns and fires off an ice shard in the creature's direction.]

It ran off with your things?

[discutio]

No, it borrowed them and then we decided we might go for a lovely sprint around the yes it ran off with my things, Wolfsbane!

[It's also a slippery little fucker.]

[emberserker]

Don't talk to me that way!

[She keeps a grip on her axe and charges toward the thing to attack it.]

If it's happy to dodge, then I'll try this!

[mementomoritz]

[Medic rounds the corner in hot pursuit of a cry for help, eager to treat a new patient, only to find a group of small, squeaky Revenants badly imitating various Executors.]

[She stares in confusion for a moment- and then gasps.]

I want that! [Not only mimicry, but coherent vocal mimicry, of people tactically advantageous to mimic, saying things more likely to draw in others instead of simply spouting random gibberish. This is a huge breakthrough in Revenant behavior, she simply must capture one and study it, think of all the potential- oh cool they're trying to run away.]

[Because she keeps charging at them while laughing delightedly like some kind of awful scissor-wielding maniac.]

Nooo, new specimen- come back! I need to study you, it's for science~!

[At least someone's having a good time.]

[schardynfreude]

Medic--

[hell dad is here and he's only known y'all for like two months and he's already so tired]

Medic, no, at least calm down for a moment?

[He, too, had been following the voices and...he is less delighted at the prospect of vocal imitations of the sort. He doesn't disagree with studying per se! But her manner of going about it...leaves...quite a bit to be desired.]

Has no one ever told you not to run with scissors?

[mementomoritz]

[She skids to a stop, poised directly above a Revenant, scissors open in mid-chop.]

[The Revenant is pinned in place by a blade on either side. It looks, frankly, kind of terrified.]

Nnnnno? No, I don't think so... [She's actually pondering the question.] Definitely not this kind, I think you're supposed to be running with them!

driveby stupid--

[crosscutting]

[Meanwhile, behind helldad's back the Other Scissors Girl(s) goes chasing after a swarm of little buggers with blades out and Ready.]

[schardynfreude]

[He. almost? feels bad for it? Like they were human souls at one point.]

I don't think any scissors are made for running with, but I suppose with it being technically speaking a weapon...

Just don't bring any of them back if you're going to do research.

[morelikeisabeast]

[The Jock turned the corner, urgently tracking the voice of someone in trouble, and came face to face with a whole pack of revenants. There was a delicate moment of her facing off with them, neither side quite being able to believe the other side would try something so stupid.

She broke it by blasting the voice mimicking revenant with a spec-shot, sending it into the wall with a crunch.

Then all the other revenants charged her and she turned tail and ran like Han Solo on the Death Star.]

[pride_of_amarcia]

[As The Jock started fleeing, she happened to pass Brainiac. Who stopped to look towards what she was running from for a second or two.

Then, she bolted, booking it after The Jock.]

Nope! Nope! Too many! That many nope!

[morelikeisabeast]

Why are there so many!?

[She could run real good, fortunately, but it still went against her grain to run from a fight.]

[twibeast]

[ Beast hadn't been doing much fighting this whole time because... well look at what he has. His weapon is a harp. How is he supposed to fight with a harp. But he HAD been exploring and trying to keep on eye on the others, especially the younger looking ones. He might not know anyone very well yet but he's not going to hesitate if any of them are in trouble.

Which is precisely why the call for help trick works on him.

He stops in his tracks when he sees all the Revenants, the reality of the situation slowly dawning on him. Uh. Fuck.

He starts to edge backwards, holding up his instrument in a.... defensive? Stance? Is this how you defend with one of these? ]

I don't suppose you'd fancy a bit of light music before eviscerating me...?

[ rip in fuck I guess ]

[phantasmagorial]

[ Thankfully for Beast, about a half second before he ends up meeting a grisly end, Rei also arrives on the scene – she comes pelting over at top speed, looking completely frazzled and out of breath. Looks like she heard a call for help and took of running and literally has not stopped running around since. Poor girl. ]

B–Beast...! [ Her appearance seems to have flummoxed the Revenants enough to make them hesitate, which is fortunate because she's huffing for breath and not quite ready to fight yet. ] Are you alright? What happened to you?!

[twibeast]

Ah.

[ Well. That's good at least. He's less likely to eat shit now! Because if anyone knows what she's doing (in comparison to everyone else at least) it's Rei. ]

I am fine for now, but I'm afraid the little devils have developed a new liking for trickery... that this old dog fell for.

[ Embarrassing. ]

[schardynfreude]

[Of course His Majesty comes running. Not every cry for help is real, however, and when he stumbles upon the scene--

Is that a harp?

Well. Beggars and chooses, he supposes.]

Some battle music, perhaps. [His motion is a blur, practically appearing beside Beast and brandishing his enormous scythe.]

[twibeast]

[ Oh thank the goddess he's not completely screwed now. He gives an apprehensive smile. ]

I shall see what I can do.

[ He does a quick experimental strum across the strings and... to his surprise one of the Revenants is struck as if slashed by a blade.

He pauses. ]

How quick - I didn't even see you do that.

[ Because that WAS you, right Your Majesty? ]