Descent into Darkness

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As the characters arrive, they will find what appears to be a rather deep cavern. Upon entering, the caverns are quite narrow, with twists and turns everywhere and different tunnels that all seem to be interconnected. As characters travel deeper within the caverns, reality around them will start to warp, they will start to see and hear things that aren’t necessarily there - images of old enemies, past failures, voices of condemnation, visions that strike at the soul and core of the characters. Once this begins, it will only increase in power and volume, demanding it be confronted, lest they be trapped within these caves forever.

[OOC: This event will run for a week. All characters who enter the caves will be subject to some of their deepest fears, darkest demons, and most abject failures. To overcome them, characters must help each other out, finding their purpose through strength of character and resolve to move forward. In general, these visions should require characters to come to grips with themselves. Illusory images and voices can and will appear and can take any number of forms, depending on what is most appropriate to a character. Additionally, characters may thread with each other and are encouraged to help each other out to overcome these personal demons. For those who wish to take part, they are able and encouraged to narrate their own personal demons, which will be on display for everyone who enters their thread. IC threads may be made in this post.]

Comments

[thewindything]

So ...don't let him take you back. He can't make you go anywhere you don't want to go. He's your dad but he's not the boss of your life. You are.

[He smiles a bit.]

Lemme tell you a story I learned from my Dad about my Nanna. I don't think I ever told you about her except for how cool she was.

[ladyofluminosity]

But... but he is my father, John.

[ As if "dad" and "father" meant two entirely different things to her, which they very much did.

Lux blinks a few times, shaking her head a bit. ]

You have not.

[thewindything]

Well- and you can't laugh- but my family used to be noble, too! It was a really long time ago. Nanna and her brother were adopted by these old nobles. From what I remember her dad was pretty nice, but her mother was this really mean lady. When her dad died, the mean old lady put Nanna through all this crazy training to be a perfect noble. It was terrible from what Dad tells me.

Anyway, she did it. She beat the lady at everything she threw at her. When she finally kicked it, Nanna got the inheritance and...

[And he raises his hands for dramatic effect.]

Threw it all to charity! She moved to the Vale and said bye.

[He pauses.]

I mean- I definitely don't want you to put up with this until you can take over your family or anything but. Being a noble doesn't mean you have to do what they tell you.

[ladyofluminosity]

[ She doesn't laugh at all, but instead leans toward him a bit, a look of wonder on her face. ]

They were?

[ She hangs on his every word--as she tended to anyway, when it came to this sort of thing. She was a sucker for the dramatic. ]

That... I wish I could meet her. She sounds like an amazing lady. She sounds very brave. I know where you must get it from now.

[thewindything]

Heh. Yeah, me too.

[And then he blusters a little at being called brave.]

I don't think I'm brave I just get mad when people do dumb things. Like with your dad. Anyway, if Nanna could leave I think you can to. I don't think you're any less brave than she was.

[ladyofluminosity]

[ Lux looks down, giving this idea a bit of thought. ]

If you think I can...

And if he tries to bring me back here? What should I do?

[thewindything]

Stomp on his foot and tell him he's not the boss of you! And then maybe run away.

[He nods. Sound 10-year-old advice.]

And if you want, I can help you stomp on his foot or help you run away.