bravenewworld | Descent into Darkness

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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"You're damn right I'm going to blame you, I wasn't going to let you just run off and- huh?" He looks at the wall, that he can surprisingly see. They've moving. Or the wall is moving. Something is moving, and he's not sure what. Why is it lighter in here? Yosuke looks up, then down again, then back up.

"Woahwoahwoahwoahhhhh!!!!!!" He's noticed that they're levitating now, and he almost loses his balancing in a little teetering fit before grabbing a hold of The Luggage better.

"Your stupid box can fly?!"

In a tone of dreariness that could put Eeyore to shame, "Look's like that, doesn't it? Learn something new everyday." Rincewind pats the lid. "Good Luggage. Remind me to find you a wardrobe for sleeping on. I think you've earned it."

It takes a solid minute for the implication of heights to settle in like a ton of bricks. Going pale as a ghost, Rincewind stiffens and tries to crawl further ON the Luggage. He decides that looking up at the ceiling was a better, safer experience...

"Don't look now, but I think we're about to become closely acquainted with one of them stalac-thingies."

His head follows as he looks up. Closer and closer they floated, the ends of the sharp stalactites growing near. He lets out a cry, slamming his hand down on the top of The Luggage multiple times.

"Hey! You're not going to kill us! Don't you dare impale us with those things! Are you listening to me?! Just get us to the edge of the hole, and no farther than that!"

The eyes of the Luggage roll up to fixate on Yosuke as if it were actually considering something, well, devious. To Rincewind's relief, the Luggage slows its ascent right at the lip of the cliff, or whatever it could've been called, and settles into a hover.

It then jostles, just enough to terrify its passengers. No one (except maybe its master) hits it without consequences.

"Aauugh! What'd you have to hit it for? I could've rolled off!" Rincewind yelps, clinging for dear, sweet life.

Yosuke returns the devious look with a look of anger. He's been through a lot today and he's not going to let some luggage make it more awful than it's already been. The jostle is enough to get him to freak out, grabbing a hold for dear life as well as he screams.

"Yaaaaaaah! What the hell are you thinking, you homicidal horror! Are you seriously trying to kill both of us?!" He stays on top of The Luggage, and doesn't move. He almost doesn't breathe after he's yelled at it.

The Luggage waits. Rincewind, deciding all was well and safe, crawled over and made the small leap back on solid ground. He scrambled further on in case what tenuous ledge decided it wouldn't be a ledge anymore and just slide in. He turns back to Yosuke.

"I think it's time we leave. At least, I'm going to leave, if I can find my way out. I'm about done with caves. Don't know about you."

Yosuke leaps off The Luggage before it can get any ideas that involve causing him bodily harm or killing him. He makes sure to put some distance between himself and it, as he answers Rincewind.

"Yeah, I'm not done in here. There's something in here we gotta find. Though this place seriously gives me the creeps..."

And he feels a little claustrophobic too, being used to the open plains around Citadel. Possibly one of the worst places for him to be. Plus, he does not care what happens to the dumb box either. If Rincewind leaves, then hopefully The Luggage goes with him. One less stress factor.

"It can find itself, for all I care." He says, as resolute as a stone. A very small stone that's seen a number of tides, but a stone nonetheless.

Descent into Darkness

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