Descent into Darkness

[bravenewmods]

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.]

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[cyborghands]

[Those voices fade for the moment, not that Takeshi shows any sign of having heard them. His brows go up when he sees Right, in pleasant surprise.]

Right? You're here too?

[lunchleader]

Uh-huh! I thought I'd try to help, since the last two trips through the underground weren't so bad.

[Right then makes a face.] I'm starting to wonder if any trips not organized by the Seekers are just gonna be full of tests from now on.

[cyborghands]

[Last two trips, huh. He still had a lot of catching up to do. But-]

Tests?

[lunchleader]

You're aware of the last big earthquake that hit all four cities and the surrounding areas this past spring, right? Well, there were a lot of caverns all over the region because of that quake, and some of us were part of the groups that went into one of them in order to explore. We, um...we all ended up being thrown back into the past by the Gods as a test to see how humanity would handle our failures from that time.

[Right clearly looks uncomfortable talking about it. His Lucario puts a reassuring paw on his human's shoulder, and Wagon the Herdier nuzzles against Right's leg. The Bunnelby, however, simply grumbles darkly and looks away, crossing his front limbs in front of his chest.]