63. The Tunnel

[corrinesbell]

[voiced]

I am really getting sick of this feeling down here.

Anyway. We're heading the opposite direction of Yuri's group. There are doors here, too, lots of them. A bunch are rusted shut, so I guess it must've been wet down here at some point. Couldn't tell you what the walls and stuff are made of, either, even with a lantern. But I think it's weird that this place caved in under us. The rest of it seems sturdy enough, so hopefully it doesn't happen again down here.

Lloyd got one door unlocked and he's working on another one, so we're gonna go in and look around. Gimme a minute and then one of us will be able to tell what's in there.

[written, filtered]
Hey, Albert. When you read this, I have a thought.

[action]

[standing outside the doors with the others, waiting]

Comments

[gomugomunopwn.livejournal.com]

[Is a little late, but the group should still hear his entrance. He'll catch up with them before long most likely]

COMING DOWN!! [Jumps down into the sink hole, not bothering to use the ladder because he feel it's boring and slow. Besides, he's rubber, he'll be okay right?] [Slams at the bottom of the sink hole, and his legs make a loud crack sound] .......

OOOOOOOWWWW!!! [Rolls on the ground holding one of his legs] It hurts! Why does it hurt?! I'm rubber!

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[chikaidestroyer]

A thought, Sheena?

[Filtered / Written]

[corrinesbell]

Yeah.

Nothing happens around here without the Malnosso knowing about it, right? It just doesn't make sense to me that they'd just let the well get so worn down that it would cave in...and we have all this underneath. ...It feels like some kind of trap.

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[chikaidestroyer]

Yes, Professor Raine and I have already shared sentiments on the idea of it being a trap. I would rather not place so many residents in danger at once, but the more quickly you can explore ever niche of that tunnel, the better it will be for everyone involved.

It's important that we maintain open communications at all times, in case things become dangerous.

[hotheadedidiot]

[Stahn's just kinda chilling with the rest of the group, NOT blowing stuff up for once.]

...Man... Who would've thought all this would be down here?

[stop-kyletime.livejournal.com]

[Kyle's just hanging out with his daddy]

Especially under a well!

[hotheadedidiot]

Yeah, it almost looks like someone could have been living down here!

[kid-in-red.livejournal.com]

[Lloyd's fiddling with the lock on the next door]

It's probably good there's no power in this place...

[corrinesbell]

Why would that be good? It'd be a lot easier to Pyre Seal the doors off.

[kid-in-red.livejournal.com]

No, I meant, I think these doors used to be locked with electricity like in Desian bases. I couldn't pick this if it was working right... We'd have to look for a key.

[Voice]

[paraball.livejournal.com]

Be careful down there, Sheena.

[Voice]

[corrinesbell]

I will, Colette. Don't worry.

[Voice]

[paraball.livejournal.com]

I'll try not to. Lloyd is there with you.

[action]

[wise_maiden]

[While everyone is waiting for Lloyd to get the next room open, Raine's just going to head on into the first one he opened, since it's been a while and it's better than just standing around.]

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[ex-dodgerol.livejournal.com]

[Sora is following as her... bodyguard or something like that. He can't let an elderly woman enter a possibly dangerous room alone.]

What do you think is inside there?

[action]

[wise_maiden]

[She holds up her lantern, one hand still on the door]

Hm? I'm not certain, though it likely won't be much.

[Action]

[salvationfound.livejournal.com]

[Kratos has to stop after a long while of walking and let out a deep sigh. He's really not feeling well thanks to this sickness he has... but he doesn't want to look too suspicious, so he'll collect his wits and keep moving. Despite how much his head tells him to sit down.]

[Action]

[corrinesbell]

[notices but decides to be sly about it]

Hey, guys. I'm getting kinda tired. Mind if we stop here for a while?

[Action]

[salvationfound.livejournal.com]

[Oh, you ninja. But Kratos just gives her a glance before nodding in affirmation.]

I have no objections.

[shinyfoxsummon]

[The tinkling of Corrine's bell announces the fox summon's arrival, long before he actually gets there, the sound bouncing off of the stone walls and echoing strangely. He'll go running right up to Sheena, in order to announce his discoveries.]

Sheena! Sheena! Corrine went running down really far! ...It's all the same, and there's still a lot more farther down!

[corrinesbell]

It is? How far do you think you went, Corrine? You've been gone for a while.

[holds out her arm so he can climb up like he usually does]

[shinyfoxsummon]

Corrine thinks it'll take everyone... at least another half day to get that far.

[He hops up, although a bit clumsier than usual.]

Corrine wanted to run farther, but Corrine got tired a lot faster...

[action]

[silviteadvocate.livejournal.com]

[Fina is keeping close to the group while Lloyd works away on the other door, although she keeps on looking back at the way they have already come from.]

[action]

[winged-rogue.livejournal.com]

[guess who's super late to the post? It's your captain! He's standing not too far away from Fina, glancing around cautiously. He was expecting some sort of damp sewage line, not a dry tunnel. All the darkness and echoing footsteps are getting on his nerves, and he's half-expecting the Malnosso to jump out at them from a nearby room.]

[action]

[silviteadvocate.livejournal.com]

[Fina is half-expecting an unwelcome appearance from the Malnosso as well, which is why Cupil is floating sluggishly close by. Like the other Blue Rogues, she feels vulnerable now her magic is ineffectual down here.]

I don't like this.