Week 15.

[azumods]

WEEK 15 The past week has been a difficult one, and it doesn't seem to be getting any easier; for the time being it seems the world is stagnating. This much lack of change isn't normal, at least not compared to the first time you've arrived; there are only two possible conclusions to be drawn - either Cyrus has finally succeeded in what he's been trying to accomplish, or some sort of drastic action is going to need to be taken before this world can even begin to be saved. That doesn't mean you have no potential resources, however; outside of a bit of a setback that will hit your group on Sunday morning, the departure toward Iron Island is a reasonably smooth one. Granted, it's a bit odd given that the sailor taking you out there is just as startlingly blank as the rest, but at least he seems to know where you're trying to go, it appears to have been discussed with him in advance, and getting you there is possible. The trip out there by boat will take half of Sunday; hopefully you enjoy being on the open ocean for that long. But eventually a rocky island will fade into your field of view on the horizon, and when you're allowed off the boat it'll become clear rather quickly that the island is very, very large. And with so many massive caverns to go through, it will soon become very obvious that this isn't just going to be a day trip. Finding Riley looks to be a fairly difficult task, but it isn't impossible; furthermore, there may be reasons for hope to be found in the abandoned mines of Iron Island. There are a few people here, and while they seem a little strange still, they also seem to have their spirits a bit more intact than those on the mainland; talking to them will reveal the same difficulties and conversational problems that the other citizens of Sinnoh were experiencing for a while, but they aren't nearly as blank as they used to be... CURRENT LOCATION: IRON ISLAND POKEMON AVAILABLE: IN CAVES SUNDAY | MONDAY | TUESDAY | WEDNESDAY | THURSDAY | FRIDAY [OOC: Welcome to week fifteen of Azume; feel free to make as many top levels as you'd like and tag out to other characters! This post is for all of your interactions this week... at least until the weekend.]

Comments

[discutio]

Not to put too fine a point on it, but the implication does sound like a 'light and dark' sort of duality--Darkrai for the night and Cresselia...the crescent moon, perhaps. Upon a bit of consideration perhaps they would be close by nature.

[semistableman]

Darkrai brings nightmares, Cresselia brings pleasant dreams? Keeps nightmares at bay, that kind of thing? That sounds like a possibility.

Them getting separated might have been a side effect of Galactic fucking up the world.

[discutio]

A reasonable extrapolation on all fronts, I should think. Galactic's thrown everything else out of balance, after all.

...I just hope Cresselia actually can help us communicate with Darkrai.

[semistableman]

So do I. We don't really know what we're getting into right now, how receptive it'll be after what Cyrus has done.

[discutio]

It'll be hard to be less receptive than its presumed partner, but caution is as advisable now as it has ever been.

[semistableman]

At the very least, that man Cynthia told us to look for might be able to help us.

[discutio]

[Ignis sighed quietly, pushing his sunglasses more securely into place.]

...I hope so. Our options are unsettlingly limited right now, and I can't say that I care for the feeling.

[semistableman]

No, it's pretty damn low.

We've just got to make sure we get the chance to make sure we have more options.

[discutio]

When all else fails, 'survive until another option presents itself' is always a viable course of action.

[semistableman]

[Ignis can't see Bucky's wry look, but it's probably obvious in his tone.]

I'm used to that.