>>6179507TT lands first–the small Spinner’s head crashing into your breadbox at what feels like terminal velocity! Your freshly-inhaled air barely leaves your mouth before your second companion arrives, and you’ll never guess where <span class="mu-i">SHE</span> lands!
Yep.
You awaken a few moments later feeling like you’ve just been hit by a truck to find the Skog shaking you like a ragdoll!
“Rook! Wake up!”
You’re just about to respond when you feel a small claw smack you across the face a few times! You’re up, okay!? You’re up!
“Really?” Asks TT as she delivers another slap, “Sorry, thought you were still out…”
Not for lack of trying, you grumble as you let Volka help you to your feet! As you wipe the dust and grime off of your robe, you take stock of your surroundings and, well… it’s not a lot to go on!
To say you’re in a cave wouldn’t be doing it justice–even the act of getting up sends an echo reverberating across the cavern system that rises high above your heads towards a ceiling you can’t perceive. In return, a handful of droplets rain down onto your head–the offending moisture thick and syrupy as you wipe it from your hair.
Further down, you hear something akin to birdsong: faint ‘<span class="mu-i">ki-KREEs</span>’ are met with even quieter ‘<span class="mu-i">ZIZIII’s</span>’, and before you even take a step you can hear the familiar trickle of water splashing and tumbling down the rock face…
An underground stream!
“Not bad for the first patrol, ey, rook?” Chuckles Volka as her clanking armor rings out across the cave! “Wait’ll the rest of the gang hears about this!”
“Big Eyes wasn’t kidding…” Remarks Tzah-Tzie with awe in her voice as she sniffs the air, “I’m picking up all kinds of new smells in here…”
Yea, well keep tabs on your scent, you warn as you send a cautious glance around the cave, and <span class="mu-i">Volka’s</span>. It’d suck to get separated down here…
“Let’s keep track of the route we take, too…” Muses Volka as she takes a step towards the sound of the water, “We might have to beat a hasty retreat…”
You haven’t heard any beasts yet, but that does little to make you any less paranoid. <span class="mu-b">5 SPRIGS OF ECLIPSEWEED–</span> a clicking plant. Where the hell do you even start?
>Follow the stream!>Let TT take the lead!>Just pause for a bit… listen!>Head towards the birdsong!>Ask your companions something!>Write-In! 