He is just kind of staring off down the bridge but he just barely apparently has enough wit to not just kind of start meandering down that way, reeling himself in with difficulty to turn around. ]
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[ And then down the path towards the tower instead without another word. ]
they can start to go left? it just means they're immediately thrown into a thicket of trees and a bunch of rocks they will have to climb. the path is not as clearcut as anticipated, but just beyond the pines they can see the radio tower.
the forest seems to pulsate around them for a moment, trees closing in and blocking off their path as they walk. there are dips, inclines and crevices in the rocks. maybe they should have taken the bridge?
however, they can either drop down into a valley and walk the long way around, or they can climb up a few rocky inclines to take a shortcut.]
[ maybe bridge was the way to go....... i stand by the decision
still, they can at least see the radio tower more. maybe they should've taken the bridge but... worse case scenario, they regress again and have a redo. ..maybe. but he would prefer to get this done without too many regressions happening to them all.
valley or climb. he glances to Aikawa and Mikazuki both, are they all in a good position to do some climbing? probably not. ]
Either we drop down or climb. [ he won't force the choice on them. decide ye fates my friends... ]
Hmm… might you be able to lead the way, my friend? We can fasten ourselves to you in case of any chance of slipping, but I believe the sturdiest ought lead.
And if we have anything that might act as a stake, we can drive it against the cliff side in order to mark our place or slow a descent.
[he’s guessing how this works I need to clarify this aikawa drop your murder Boy Scouts knowledge please thanks]
No offense but I don't think I can carry you both at the same time.
[ He's a big guy but he's maybe average strength for a dude his size, surprisingly enough, since all his points are in dexterity. That being said, he'll toss the bone he's got to Dokja then, and you may sharpen it into a stake as suggested. We will use Jiji's. ]
It'd be something to loop the rope around and it catches, so we don't fall all the way back to the bottom and kill ourselves. [ Safety stake! Using his own knife to start... shaping this bone... I wish I could say he wouldn't know how to work a bone. ] Just in case.
[ Anyway that is our climbing plan, KDJ on his own while we tie Jiji and Aikawa, and Aikawa will use his dexterity parkour proficiency that he has amassed throughout all the times he has jumped crazy places just for the sake of stealing food... among other things.
Doxxing himself for being actually kind of useful and not a burger fool at all hours of the day... ]
[okay. so kdj has a bone, aikawa and jiji are tying themselves together to stay as a unit, and they all begin to climb.
scaling the side of this cliff isn't exactly the smartest idea, but they're all still making it work. there are enough hand and footholds for them to work with, easing their way up the rocks. their radios are silent. the fog rolls in around them. the night ambiance settles in and a chill rolls off of the three of them. the air's damp, almost like it's going to rain.
the higher they climb, the more into the fog they go though.
the amount of weight on one stack of rocks though causes it to shift, and the air wavers around all of them in fuzzy blue light, causing the three of them to backslide.]
[everything comes back into focus. aikawa is dangling from the cliff, rocks jabbing into his hands and feet slipping but still hanging on. jiji, for some fucking ungodly reason, is unharmed. i'm going to shoot the moon myself.
kdj on the other hand will find that the bone has been sharpened, and also impaled into his hand to pin to the rocks itself.
all three of them suddenly feel a force around them as if the air pressure has changed, crushing the three of them, squeezing the life out of them, and tiny blue wisps escape their mouths and noses. the next time they breathe in, the three of them are soon wrapped in the night fog, unable to see one another.
likewise, the three of them will no longer hold their original memories. instead, some things will change for them.
kim dokja will become more rogue, less cautious in his actions. mikazuki will be more aggressive, willing to turn on his comrades. aikawa will be more determined, risking everything to finish no matter what.
the fog lifts. the three of them dangle from this cliff.
but it's all fine. this is all fine. of course, his hand really.. really hurts! what with that sharpened bone impaled into his hand. fuck ouch. there's the risk that once he removes he might slip but, well, that would be if he was thinking normally. if he were to be overly cautious.
should be fine if he just removes it right now. which gets a pained sound from him, but he grits his teeth through it. gripping at the rocks more firmly when he does as he stabs the bone right on back into the cliff again to keep himself still pinned. just, not in the butterfly manner. ]
[ The memory sparks something in him. A hospital bed. A chance encounter. Heavy rain, no umbrella — a man in a white coat. Papers — medical notes. 
He breathes in sharply as his hands almost slip, calloused fingers gripping onto the rock tighter. What is his reason for living?The reason for his existence?
There’s an end goal, some kind of fate weighing on his shoulders. He heaves the strength in his body to reach out farther, onto another jutting piece of rock despite the pain it brings, hard surface digging into his palms with the combined weight of him and Mikazuki. He doesn’t know what the fuck it is, but like his body isn’t its own, it climbs back up higher.
Focus. No words, but they should get over this cliff, first. ]
[okay, well, up they go. kdj's hand is probably a bloody mess, aikawa is ruining his hands steadily, and jiji's along for the ride. y'all ever think about how bobchansan is still missing somewhere.
anyway. no words, cliff first. they climb and they climb, scaling the rocks of this shortcut until they come up to a flat surface of the cliffs. the radio tower appears much closer, on a hill and blocked by a fence. there's a ravine that's very large to cross between the fence and the tower itself though. ahead of them, there appears to be the entrance to a mine.
their options seem to be continue climbing but toward the west away from the tower, walk down but toward the east away from the tower, or the mine.
[ it is most certainly a bloody mess but it's fine. bobchansan is sure out there somewhere... she's surely fine too.
once they're on the safety of the flat surface of the cliffs, he will weigh their new options. hmmm. mines could be risky. but the tower seems to be much closer and has just a ravine between it and the fence? which sounds more riskier.
me: a ravine sounds dangerous. kdj, less cautious: seems fine to me. ]
We could try the way with the ravine. It would be a straight shot there.
[ he should maybe try and stop the bloody mess that is his hand but he'll worry about it in a moment. ]
[the fact that jiji is now willing to turn on the dearest comrade of all: this fucking chicken
tsuru really should just stab him.
but mikazuki, who is still somehow unharmed from everything that just happened, has no reason to go against this?]
Then let's not worry the details and proceed.
[normally! he'd express some concern of kdj's hand! normally he would double-check that aikawa is still in a state to keep moving after carrying him! guess what isn't happening right now!! any of that!!!!
[ Damn where are our FIRST AID KITS, we only have bones. It’s fine, probably. He does glance at Dokja, but only offers a grim silence in response to his injury. He doesn’t have anything positive to say so he just won’t, since he’s no longer in his usual go-lucky cheerful quips mood.
He will undo the ropes and fuck you Jiji at least take the rope off. ]
…If you feel like it, sure.
[ He will say that much at least, looking over the ravine. How large is it, and how exactly, should it be crossed? We go down to the bottom of it sort of deal, or is there a bridge that can be used to cross? ]
[you know. all three of you are in a very bad position and i greatly regret the numbers you chose, but here you are. the ravine is. very, very large. it's kind of more of a valley than a ravine in that you have to slide down to the bottom and then walk across and climb up to the top to get to the field below the radio tower.
doable, but still not the greatest. there is no bridge. just a valley full of fog and rocks and the like.
are you crossing through the ravine? roll for success if so.]
[ on the way, he'll rip a strip of probably burnt fabric from his jacket to wrap and tie around his bloody hand. it still hurts btw. but also he's looking at this ravine now. like, really looking at this ravine and...
it's looking like a lot of trouble? he feels like doing his own thing. he wants to go rogue. ]
Hmm, maybe the mines will be better. Less water to deal with.
[ i want mines. i want to be different. i want the `hehe` ]
[ Internally he's wondering what the fuck is happening. His mental state is somewhat returning to its initial normal state due to the fact that he must remain in a constant emotional balance flux, and because Dokja is being a clown and Jiji is being an edgelord, he must therefore suddenly become the straight man. ]
We are not decisive people.
[ But because while he was ALONE he fucking GOT POSSESSED and then DROWNED HIMSELF he will NOT be going down the ravine alone. MINES IT IS!!! ]
as they enter the mines, immediately they're greeted with a chill in the air. red lights hang from rocky points to act as guiding lights, a rail along the ground as a path for old abandoned mining carts, pick axes and shovels and a few other scattered items. the mine itself is abandoned, but they have a few options.
they can either all board mining cars, walk along the tracks without the cars, stray from the path entirely, or turn around and leave the mines all together.]
[ the way ty keeps needing to turn this car around.
anyways for now, Dokja is looking for any signs of jiji because where the heck did that sword go? he zoomed so fast for a man his age. he'll glance to the cars, mostly walking along the tracks but since Aikawa is at least still with him he'll glance over. ]
[there are so many points in the middle of touken ranbu musicals where they're like 'where did mikazuki go?' after spending a whole scene not realizing he's missing. this has the energy of that.
aka he's probably already picked up a pick axe as his new cane so that he doesn't have to use his sword in case his limp gets worse, and then checked if he could push the mining cart onto the tracks to build momentum before boarding. can he even do this by himself? if he can't i guess he'll be stuck waiting for the others anyway
please stop letting grandpa do as he pleases i think we should stop him]
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He is just kind of staring off down the bridge but he just barely apparently has enough wit to not just kind of start meandering down that way, reeling himself in with difficulty to turn around. ]
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[ And then down the path towards the tower instead without another word. ]
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they can start to go left? it just means they're immediately thrown into a thicket of trees and a bunch of rocks they will have to climb. the path is not as clearcut as anticipated, but just beyond the pines they can see the radio tower.
the forest seems to pulsate around them for a moment, trees closing in and blocking off their path as they walk. there are dips, inclines and crevices in the rocks. maybe they should have taken the bridge?
however, they can either drop down into a valley and walk the long way around, or they can climb up a few rocky inclines to take a shortcut.]
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still, they can at least see the radio tower more. maybe they should've taken the bridge but... worse case scenario, they regress again and have a redo. ..maybe. but he would prefer to get this done without too many regressions happening to them all.
valley or climb. he glances to Aikawa and Mikazuki both, are they all in a good position to do some climbing? probably not. ]
Either we drop down or climb. [ he won't force the choice on them. decide ye fates my friends... ]
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A sword climbing? My, what an interesting request... but even so, it would be rather fun to see, wouldn't it?
[he doesn't mind. "jiji's leg is busted" yes but if he doesn't acknowledge it the it isn't real]
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It wouldn't be hard...
[ Honestly speaking. ]
I just... want to get this over with. If you need to grab on or something, whatever, we have rope -- let's just go.
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i mean, they each have rope. and mikazuki and aikawa have B O N E S so maybe... if we combine.....
i don't know. help. ]
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Hmm… might you be able to lead the way, my friend? We can fasten ourselves to you in case of any chance of slipping, but I believe the sturdiest ought lead.
And if we have anything that might act as a stake, we can drive it against the cliff side in order to mark our place or slow a descent.
[he’s guessing how this works I need to clarify this aikawa drop your murder Boy Scouts knowledge please thanks]
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[ He's a big guy but he's maybe average strength for a dude his size, surprisingly enough, since all his points are in dexterity. That being said, he'll toss the bone he's got to Dokja then, and you may sharpen it into a stake as suggested. We will use Jiji's. ]
It'd be something to loop the rope around and it catches, so we don't fall all the way back to the bottom and kill ourselves. [ Safety stake! Using his own knife to start... shaping this bone... I wish I could say he wouldn't know how to work a bone. ] Just in case.
[ Anyway that is our climbing plan, KDJ on his own while we tie Jiji and Aikawa, and Aikawa will use his dexterity parkour proficiency that he has amassed throughout all the times he has jumped crazy places just for the sake of stealing food... among other things.
Doxxing himself for being actually kind of useful and not a burger fool at all hours of the day... ]
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scaling the side of this cliff isn't exactly the smartest idea, but they're all still making it work. there are enough hand and footholds for them to work with, easing their way up the rocks. their radios are silent. the fog rolls in around them. the night ambiance settles in and a chill rolls off of the three of them. the air's damp, almost like it's going to rain.
the higher they climb, the more into the fog they go though.
the amount of weight on one stack of rocks though causes it to shift, and the air wavers around all of them in fuzzy blue light, causing the three of them to backslide.]
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kdj on the other hand will find that the bone has been sharpened, and also impaled into his hand to pin to the rocks itself.
all three of them suddenly feel a force around them as if the air pressure has changed, crushing the three of them, squeezing the life out of them, and tiny blue wisps escape their mouths and noses. the next time they breathe in, the three of them are soon wrapped in the night fog, unable to see one another.
kim dokja will find himself thinking of, a particular conversation suddenly.
mikazuki will also find himself recalling bloody brutality caused by his own hands.
aikawa will remember a story that changed his life.
likewise, the three of them will no longer hold their original memories. instead, some things will change for them.
kim dokja will become more rogue, less cautious in his actions.
mikazuki will be more aggressive, willing to turn on his comrades.
aikawa will be more determined, risking everything to finish no matter what.
the fog lifts. the three of them dangle from this cliff.
proceed?]
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but it's all fine. this is all fine. of course, his hand really.. really hurts! what with that sharpened bone impaled into his hand. fuck ouch. there's the risk that once he removes he might slip but, well, that would be if he was thinking normally. if he were to be overly cautious.
should be fine if he just removes it right now. which gets a pained sound from him, but he grits his teeth through it. gripping at the rocks more firmly when he does as he stabs the bone right on back into the cliff again to keep himself still pinned. just, not in the butterfly manner. ]
Everyone.. doing okay?
[ it has been such a long day ]
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[because he rolled a 20, this is true
he watches kdj with some curiosity, but lacking in particular concern]
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There’s an end goal, some kind of fate weighing on his shoulders. He heaves the strength in his body to reach out farther, onto another jutting piece of rock despite the pain it brings, hard surface digging into his palms with the combined weight of him and Mikazuki. He doesn’t know what the fuck it is, but like his body isn’t its own, it climbs back up higher.
Focus. No words, but they should get over this cliff, first. ]
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anyway. no words, cliff first. they climb and they climb, scaling the rocks of this shortcut until they come up to a flat surface of the cliffs. the radio tower appears much closer, on a hill and blocked by a fence. there's a ravine that's very large to cross between the fence and the tower itself though. ahead of them, there appears to be the entrance to a mine.
their options seem to be continue climbing but toward the west away from the tower, walk down but toward the east away from the tower, or the mine.
unless they come up with another plan?]
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once they're on the safety of the flat surface of the cliffs, he will weigh their new options. hmmm. mines could be risky. but the tower seems to be much closer and has just a ravine between it and the fence? which sounds more riskier.
me: a ravine sounds dangerous. kdj, less cautious: seems fine to me. ]
We could try the way with the ravine. It would be a straight shot there.
[ he should maybe try and stop the bloody mess that is his hand but he'll worry about it in a moment. ]
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tsuru really should just stab him.
but mikazuki, who is still somehow unharmed from everything that just happened, has no reason to go against this?]
Then let's not worry the details and proceed.
[normally! he'd express some concern of kdj's hand! normally he would double-check that aikawa is still in a state to keep moving after carrying him! guess what isn't happening right now!! any of that!!!!
jiji where is your heart
he begins to head toward the ravine]
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He will undo the ropes and fuck you Jiji at least take the rope off. ]
…If you feel like it, sure.
[ He will say that much at least, looking over the ravine. How large is it, and how exactly, should it be crossed? We go down to the bottom of it sort of deal, or is there a bridge that can be used to cross? ]
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doable, but still not the greatest. there is no bridge. just a valley full of fog and rocks and the like.
are you crossing through the ravine? roll for success if so.]
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it's looking like a lot of trouble? he feels like doing his own thing. he wants to go rogue. ]
Hmm, maybe the mines will be better. Less water to deal with.
[ i want mines. i want to be different. i want the `hehe` ]
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i guess you can't out-rogue the original rogue
goodbye]
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[ Internally he's wondering what the fuck is happening. His mental state is somewhat returning to its initial normal state due to the fact that he must remain in a constant emotional balance flux, and because Dokja is being a clown and Jiji is being an edgelord, he must therefore suddenly become the straight man. ]
We are not decisive people.
[ But because while he was ALONE he fucking GOT POSSESSED and then DROWNED HIMSELF he will NOT be going down the ravine alone. MINES IT IS!!! ]
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as they enter the mines, immediately they're greeted with a chill in the air. red lights hang from rocky points to act as guiding lights, a rail along the ground as a path for old abandoned mining carts, pick axes and shovels and a few other scattered items. the mine itself is abandoned, but they have a few options.
they can either all board mining cars, walk along the tracks without the cars, stray from the path entirely, or turn around and leave the mines all together.]
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anyways for now, Dokja is looking for any signs of jiji because where the heck did that sword go? he zoomed so fast for a man his age. he'll glance to the cars, mostly walking along the tracks but since Aikawa is at least still with him he'll glance over. ]
The mine cars seem sturdy enough.
[ despite being abandoned. ]
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aka he's probably already picked up a pick axe as his new cane so that he doesn't have to use his sword in case his limp gets worse, and then checked if he could push the mining cart onto the tracks to build momentum before boarding. can he even do this by himself? if he can't i guess he'll be stuck waiting for the others anyway
please stop letting grandpa do as he pleases i think we should stop him]
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