The morning light is swallowed quickly as the team ventures deeper into the middle section of the forest. Dense, dark foliage stretches above them, blocking out much of the sun and casting long shadows across their path. The air is thick and heavy with mist, as if the forest itself desired to hide beneath its shroud. The twins are surrounded by the scent of moist soil and decaying wood, a pleasant, but no less threatening aroma.
The deceptive nature of the mist makes itself known early into the journey, by hiding a steep, but short cliff from their view. Despite all their combined experience and careful work, Ingo falls painfully over its edge, resulting in a minor injury in the process. It is as if the earth itself created the cliff as they walked, so sudden is its appearance — fortunately, as odd as the unexpected cliff is, no others make themselves known.
While they may ordinarily have seen reason to turn back for this injury, Ingo becomes affected by the fog before such a choice can be made. Its strange mist seems to sink into the Typhlosion's very bones, pulling at everything that makes him...'him'. He becomes aware of the fur on his body, the shape of his muzzle and limbs. All these inhuman parts, which like the mist seem to cease existing altogether.
The sensation of fear and danger becomes ethereal, and as Ingo is drawn farther from himself into the mist other presences call to him- other entities within the mist, unseen, without form, all calling for help they cannot obtain. Only Emmet's presence will keep him from truly losing himself, as the twins make their way to a place devoid of fog.
As soon as the twins enter this eye of the storm, this haven within the woods, the effects of the fog vanish completely. Ingo is freed from what the mist enforced on him- though the cries from within it were real, and their pleas cannot be forgotten. Here in the clearing, Emmet will experience his own connection to the woods now- a familiarity, as if he has been there before. It is a feeling Ingo will experience only if Emmet voices this aloud. Otherwise, it is only for Emmet to feel.
With Ingo's injury and the threat of the fog connecting to them once again, the twins must make their way back to Bottlecap Bay quickly. Their time in the clearing earns them the moment of clarity needed to make this choice, and it doesn't take long to return home. Both find themselves drained and exhausted by the time they do, in addition to Ingo's existing injury.
Thanks to their report and observations however, their quest is successful! Both Emmet and Ingo are rewarded 300 points!
Thank you for your patience! Due to such heavy delay in our responses, you do not need to link a thread this time around. Please feel free to thread out the quest or handwave the rest of it as you feel comfortable, and let us know if you have any questions!
EXPLORATION: MIDDLE FOREST
The morning light is swallowed quickly as the team ventures deeper into the middle section of the forest. Dense, dark foliage stretches above them, blocking out much of the sun and casting long shadows across their path. The air is thick and heavy with mist, as if the forest itself desired to hide beneath its shroud. The twins are surrounded by the scent of moist soil and decaying wood, a pleasant, but no less threatening aroma.
The deceptive nature of the mist makes itself known early into the journey, by hiding a steep, but short cliff from their view. Despite all their combined experience and careful work, Ingo falls painfully over its edge, resulting in a minor injury in the process. It is as if the earth itself created the cliff as they walked, so sudden is its appearance — fortunately, as odd as the unexpected cliff is, no others make themselves known.
While they may ordinarily have seen reason to turn back for this injury, Ingo becomes affected by the fog before such a choice can be made. Its strange mist seems to sink into the Typhlosion's very bones, pulling at everything that makes him...'him'. He becomes aware of the fur on his body, the shape of his muzzle and limbs. All these inhuman parts, which like the mist seem to cease existing altogether.
The sensation of fear and danger becomes ethereal, and as Ingo is drawn farther from himself into the mist other presences call to him- other entities within the mist, unseen, without form, all calling for help they cannot obtain. Only Emmet's presence will keep him from truly losing himself, as the twins make their way to a place devoid of fog.
As soon as the twins enter this eye of the storm, this haven within the woods, the effects of the fog vanish completely. Ingo is freed from what the mist enforced on him- though the cries from within it were real, and their pleas cannot be forgotten. Here in the clearing, Emmet will experience his own connection to the woods now- a familiarity, as if he has been there before. It is a feeling Ingo will experience only if Emmet voices this aloud. Otherwise, it is only for Emmet to feel.
With Ingo's injury and the threat of the fog connecting to them once again, the twins must make their way back to Bottlecap Bay quickly. Their time in the clearing earns them the moment of clarity needed to make this choice, and it doesn't take long to return home. Both find themselves drained and exhausted by the time they do, in addition to Ingo's existing injury.
Thanks to their report and observations however, their quest is successful! Both Emmet and Ingo are rewarded 300 points!
Thank you for your patience! Due to such heavy delay in our responses, you do not need to link a thread this time around. Please feel free to thread out the quest or handwave the rest of it as you feel comfortable, and let us know if you have any questions!