>>5391273“You’ve done great work, fairy. We’re in your debt.” Philonune bows.
“W-W-W—Wh-What’s that little thing?!” Fiora hides behind Kobashi, she’s terrified of the cutest entity you know. The little fairy loses morale, she doesn’t want to make anyone feel scared.
“Q-Quack?!” Dorothy can see her as well and is dumbfounded by her presence.
“Am I missing something…?” Kobashi feels like everyone is acting off with no discernable explanation.
“Don’t worry, she’s my fri—”
Your explanation gets interrupted by the ground shaking violently for a moment. Some sort of shockwave expanded through the air, like a smoke ring cloud, in the blink of an eye. Power came back as fast as it went out, and with it, you realize Kobashi and Fiora went unconscious. They dropped in relatively comfortable areas… The same thing cannot be said of the person who descended from the ceiling…
“Oh… Bollocks…” It’s Houda Lan! He’s rubbing his head after the fall. “What in the bloody hell was that?”
“Houda?” You ask what he is doing here as you move to check on Fiora. She’s breathing normally, she’s asleep. A piece of paper slowly floats down to your hands, you grab it. “What are you doing here?”
“Hey there, lovely chap. I was here on behalf of my dear friend Nessa. For…” Houda starts touching his body while searching for something. Then he realizes you have a piece of paper in your hand. “That. The treasure is in your hands, friend. I wouldn’t look at it if I were you.”
“What’s this?” Oh, this is *that* pic of Vanessa. What is it doing here?!
“Told ya.” Houda shrugs.
“Quack.” Dorothy is letting you know Kobashi is okay.
“But what was that…?” You ask out loud.
“Partner, Naiad has something to tell us...” Philonune points at the lovely fairy, who is nervously checking her equipment for a diagnosis of the situation.
Naiad turns to you both and… poses cheerfully! She lets you know that the Gate is ready for you all to leave! Was the shockwave a side effect from that? Why are Fiora and Kobashi unconscious? And why did Kobashi have Vanessa’s pic?!
Sadly, this is everything we have for this thread! Thank you for playing and see you next time!