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

[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.

[mementomoritz]

Well, I'm in a bit of a sticky spot about that. [Just cheerfully continuing the conversation as though she doesn't have a terrifying undead monster furiously trying to wiggle out from between her crossed blades.] After all, their sapience is still under debate, and I can't confirm it without experimenting. But if they are sapient, I can't experiment until they sign a consent form.

[...At least she still cares about that. In her own weird way.] So it's a really difficult question.