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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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[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]

[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?

[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]

[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!

It's some consorted plan then...

[He's staring at Royal, seeming to slowly be gaining an Idea]

Hm? What is it? Do you have an idea?

["Do I need to run away from it?" is what some characters would be thinking. She isn't them...]

Hm. Medic... showed me this. Don't worry.

[AND HE'S JUST GONNA PICK HER UP??? OVER HIS HEAD?? He looks around for the one that has her weapon, lines it up as best he can (lack of depth perception doesn't help so he corrects for 'further than I think' just to be safe)

And YEET]

[...okay.

Now she screams.]

Aaaaaaaaah!

[And now she collides with the Revenant in question, sending both of them tumbling to the ground along with another Revenant who just happened to be in the wrong place at the wrong time.

She's managed to get a grip on her staff during the collision, but whether she'll consciously realize it is anyone's guess.]

[Without even hesitating Lion is on the other unfortunate Revenant, pouncing like, well, his namesake. Throttling the creature with something like glee]

[ 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?

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]

[ 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?

It's allies distracted me with their damned mimicry and...

[He actually blushes? Seems the old Lion is peeking out]

... one... snuck up on me.

[ ... Okay, she's not exactly going to laugh in his face, but she's gonna tuck that away for later and maybe have a private giggle about it somewhere down the line.

More importantly though: ]

Well– do you think I could help you catch it?

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