Test 1.

[azumods]

VALOR Your arrival at Lake Valor is met with no fanfare at all, nor are there any obstructions; it seems that Team Galactic has moved on from here, the area devoid of activity and strangely-dressed people for the time being. The area is also largely devoid of water. There's some, in the area that presumably was the lake once; however, it can hardly be called a proper lake now. There's a massive crater in the middle of the clearing that that now-unobstructed path through the woods takes you to; it's refilled some since whatever incident caused it, but the water is only about knee-high at the deepest and generally incapable of impeding you much if you should choose to wade into it. Whatever you choose to do, there's a massive, raised area in the middle of what's left of the lake, a rock formation of some sort; it's capable of being scaled with reasonably little difficulty. An opening is visible in the rock face, large and gaping, leading inwards and downwards into a cavern system of some sort. Your exploration starts now; time to see if there really is nothing worth reporting in the area.

Comments

[azumods]

[The Spiritomb aren't moving from their spots and their lights are flashing a bit faster than usual. It's not the same yes or no answers some of the others are getting.]

[takestheblame]

[He's taking that as a no -- if they had agreed they would have stepped aside, he thinks]

Is there a reason why you don't want to let us through? Is the deity hurt?

[Solve whatever problem there is, if any. Be helpful, Kiryu, being helpful is always good]

[azumods]

[That will get them to flash in the same patterns the others have gotten for answers: yes.]

[takestheblame]

A hurt deity...that's a problem.

[A big problem. They won't want a bunch of strangers approach a deity that needs protection. Well then! Let's see...]

A few of us here have healing items. It's not much, and I guess your friend will need rest, but letting them heal the deity should be of help.

We all don't need to pass through. Only those who can help could go -- and I don't think it'll be more than four or five.

[Four or five from a group of twenty-something]

[azumods]

[That doesn't get a clear answer from them at first. Their lights are blinking and they seem to be communicating with each other, but eventually you'll get an uncertain no, like they're undecided.]

[takestheblame]

Would knowing exactly what we can do help you decide?

[Kiryu thinks he'd like to know what a doctor would do in a surgery to help his adopted daughter if she needed one. This is similar in some vague way, in his opinion]

[azumods]

[Once again, there's a moment where they don't respond, but eventually you'll get a hesitant and unsure yes.]

[takestheblame]

[Progress! This is a breakthrough! Kiryu nods]

Thank you.

[Time to gather everyone else and try to get someone to inform these ghosts what they can do to help a hurt deity, because Kiryu sure doesn't know how to explain potions and stuff other than 'we spray this liquid and that's all']

[azumods]

[Good luck, Kiryu!!]