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.]

Comments

[untalented]

[So-- so cheerful!

Waver awkwardly reached out to take her hand, giving a shake that could be best described as 'uncertain', because how does a person make friends?]

Waver Velvet.

[He glanced away.]

Uhm. About everything..... that is, I think--

Thank you. That was dumb, but that was also helpful.

[windyflower]

[Don't worry, Waver, Fuuka has no idea either.

Which was why as she shook his hand, she was also equally uncertain herself. After being raised in a hospital for so long, exactly how does one befriend someone else anyway? Just wing it and hope for the best right?

Riiiggghhhttt?]

You're welcome! And yes, it was a rather dumb move but...I can hear my parents now. They wouldn't be very happy to see how reckless I was being!

[untalented]

--that's why you don't tell them, and why we get out of here as fast as we can.

[Because answering questions about why someone's daughter was injured in the caverns helping a stranger was the absolute last thing Waver wanted to deal with...and, being stuck in the dark like this always unnerved him to no end.]

[windyflower]

[Well, there was something else going on but Fuuka didn't want to address it. Not in the caves anyway.]

Then we will need to find the exit as fast as we can...?

[Which was why she started to look around the area to see if there was any sign of light at all!]

Um...perhaps if we continue walking down where I entered, we'll find it eventually!

[untalented]

We don't really have a choice, do we?

[Waver sighed.]

Lead the way.

[windyflower]

Uh...o-okay then...?

[While she was more than willing to help, that was the problem. She was the leader now? Oh dear, hopefully she'll do a good job of leading them out right?

Right?]

It should be that way...

[She mumbled to herself as her Pokemon just raised an eyebrow at her. Although, her Espurr eventually took a good look at Waver and...gave him a small pout]

[untalented]

[Waver looked away from the Espurr, uncomfortable underneath the kitten's gaze. If he had the proper information, he would have tried his hand at crafting up a tracking spell for them to at least be a guide...but, he hadn't even realized that they were entering the lair of the Minotauros.

As such, he was equally blind, and equally lost.]

Don't think about it too much, [he said.]

...in fact, we might have better luck if we don't think. I certainly wasn't when I got here.

[windyflower]

[Well, that's something she hasn't ever heard before. Both her and the kitten just stared at him as if he said something wrong.

She didn't intend to make that expression but...]

Wouldn't that make us even more lost if we don't? If we don't think about it, we might not recognize which places we have looked past and end up getting lost.

[Or at least, that's how she saw it]