06 . the sleepy town expedition.

[necrolord]

Who: necrolord, Gideon, Harrow, Paul, Kaworu, "Shannon," Mako, Ford, Shiro, Ruby, Luna, Faith, Willow, Ezra, Zhongli, Perell.
What: An intentional family-and-friends roadtrip to a forbidden holy ruin. A less-intentional catacombs adventure.
When: 3/14.
Where: Sleepy Town and the Catacombs.

Content Warnings: Sleepy Town-typical themes of grief, loss, and surreal landscapes. Catacombs-typical horror per the March event. Also, note all the usual warnings of this character.

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Comments

[onekindsoul]

Yeah. At least until we figure out what all is in here. Assuming we can figure that out.

[Who knows how long it's been in this world since the dream actually collapsed. Anything in here could have any number of ways to hide or evade them a this point.]

Yeah. I guess that is a good point. I hadn't really thought about it like that.

[She took a moment to glance around the area.]

It was all so real for us. Hard to forget that was a reality made by Julia... And then there was a real town underneath that.

After what happened.

I think graveyard is the best way to put it.

[creidim]

Considering this place purposely tries to keep everyone out, 'all sorts' is likely on the table, I believe. [ At the very least there is some peace for now. That's something. Luna will absolutely take any moment of quiet without monsters or some other horror popping up when she can.

Anything could go, here. Sodder might be dead, but it's very likely her magic isn't. Magic is different in that way. Which is why she's been wondering about finding something in particular. ]

It makes me feel quite sad, in a way.

[ Sad, and... something else. She can't quite put her finger on it. ]

Well, since you're here — you might as well help me. I'm trying to find my Death Statue. I believe it might still be here. And I'm wondering if maybe it might allow me access into the Death Realm.

[ Although she's not sure if Ramona would be found there. ]

[onekindsoul]

You're probably right about that.

Well it's not doing as good as the Mayor's House or the Cynthia's Grave. We could actually get in before this place wanted us to.

I think.

[She couldn't be sure about that. The dream itself had a weird way of spoon feeding them information. She couldn't be sure this place wasn't doing the same way.]

Yeah... I've had a weird knot in my stomach since we got here. Can't help but think that we could have done more for her. And more for other people that were stuck in there too.

I know we did what we could. ...But sometimes it feels like it wasn't enough, you know?

[Sodder was dead and they had every chance to make a better choice.]

Find your death statue? Easy peasy. Between the two of that should be a cake walk.

But what do you think will be in the Death Realm?

[creidim]

Maybe letting us get in isn't the thing, then. [ Luna ponders for a moment. ] It might be a case of keeping us out.

[ Perhaps not the most comforting of things to say, but then again it's better to offer up the idea even if it's an uncomfortable thing. Getting into place seemed almost too easy in a way; surely there'll be something that will put them out once more. ]

I suppose we never really knew what was going to happen to them with those eggs. [ Sometimes Luna's still upset about it all. She made her choices with truly what she believed to be what she thought best, with the exception of Mother Superior, who didn't deserve any action. ]

I know it was around Lake Tomie; it was a bit tricky considering I didn't exactly die within Deerington. [ As in not on the streets of the town. Thank you, Titanic. ]

I don't know. I don't even know if it still might exist at all. [ There's really no way of knowing until she tries to see if she can get there. At least Luna knows if her Death Statue is here, then it's a way of getting there. ] But I remember that when the Seventh Door was opened and I went there once, Ramona was there.

[ Would she still be there? Luna couldn't be sure. ]

[onekindsoul]

[Ruby didn't particularly like that line of thought too but it did sort of track with how the dream worked had worked.]

That could be the case. ...It might not want us to see what happened to those who couldn't move beyond the dream.

No, I-... Well we did our best with what we had been given. I just wish we could have figured out a little more before the end.

[Julia and any of the other important faces for sure, but it could also be any sleepers who didn't go through the door or any of the lighthouses.]

[She blinks back and while she hadn't quite realized at the time. She remembers how sick Luna had been when they were in Rapture. It's a little easier to put together what had happened.]

...Did you not make it to one of he life boats?

[Ruby remembers just how chaotic things were on the Titanic that night.]

Handy that they at least brought it back into town.

[The mention of Ramon gets a bit of a frown from Ruby. It's not hateful or spiteful just cautious. She wasn't sure how she felt about her. What she had been trying to do with the rest of sleepers and how she acted in her final moments.]

Yeah- I went there once too. My memory on that is kind of fuzzy. I remember being a deer for a little.

I kind of wonder if she'll be willing to help us or give us any answers after how we left things. But it's worth a shot to check.

[creidim]

That's a horrible though, isn't it? [ Stating the obvious. But it is, isn't it?Those who couldn't move beyond the dream... in some ways it makes her think they did something wrong. ]

No, Ruby. I didn't. [ There's a pained smile at that. Unfortunately, not. She was one of the many who ended up being absent for the first week or so of Rapture. In some way, a bit of a mercy — considering Rapture. ]

I think maybe it was still technically town, but another layer of it—? Deerington did have all sorts of layers to it, right—? [ It's possible Rapture and the Titanic were just that. Merlin knows. ]

I don't know if that's possible, that'll she'll even be able to do much as all considering what our choice meant for her. [ There's a small sigh at that. She feels a great deal of guilt and sympathy for Ramona; she should never have been woken up. ] But if there's some part of her separated, existing in the Death Realm then who knows?

[ Quicker they find her death statue, the sooner they'll know. ]

Do you think you might be able to use your Crescent Rose to hack at some of this long grass? [ It is a scythe, after all. ] We might be able to clear enough to see it, and I don't think you'll break the statue.