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Azume Mods ([personal profile] azumods) wrote in [community profile] azume2018-08-24 05:23 am

Test 5.

VERITY

The journey this month has been easier on you in several ways; despite your losses, your numbers have been bolstered by the addition of two more this month, and unlike the unforgiving terrain on the way to Lake Acuity the routes to Lake Verity seem downright hospitable - they're straightforward, the climate is far more temperate, and there are patches of cheer visible here and there along the paths in the form of those brightly-colored flowers, even as you make your way toward the lakefront.

But the lakefront itself is perhaps unsettlingly silent; a reminder, perhaps, of what you're here to do, of the importance of your task.

You'll reach the lake sometime in the evening. The sun isn't down yet, but it looks as though it won't be too long before it dips below the horizon; there's more than enough light for you to see what the lake itself looks like, however - the water is still and clear, to an extent where you can see straight down to the bottom regardless of how deep it gets. There's no bridge or other way to cross over the lake that you can see, but once again there's a large rock formation rising out of the center of the lake and a good-sized opening in the stone, leading to what's likely a system of caverns further inside.

Your exploration starts here, next to the crystal clear waters of Lake Verity; what happens next is up to you.

swiftasacoursingkawa: icon by <user name=kufufutofu =livejournal.com> (uuuweeehhh)

[personal profile] swiftasacoursingkawa 2018-08-24 08:30 pm (UTC)(link)
[Then...then...then what...?]

Th...the way she was talking, she sounded like she was tracking down this Cyrus guy herself, b-but...

[He unconsciously tightens his grip on the Abra in his arms. Thankfully, the little dude doesn't seem to care much.]

Why was she doing that...without tracking them down first...or was she there because of what happened...? Or...

[Gulp.]

Why can she handle this herself...? I mean, she's strong and all, but why her specifically...?
enjoymyatelier: maybe he should check the foundations, come to think of it. (red car. good point.)

[personal profile] enjoymyatelier 2018-08-24 08:30 pm (UTC)(link)
...

Well, I suppose it's a lot safer for the average ten-year-old if you've got Pokemon with you. It seems like it'd interfere with a formal education if you weren't apprenticed to a professor, though.
eudaimonikos: (that's guided to you)

[personal profile] eudaimonikos 2018-08-24 08:30 pm (UTC)(link)
I mean, yeah, but there's no evidence she's doing anything at all, and we wanna get this taken care of. You know she's got a big dragon she's apparently not fighting people with?
heritrix: (listen up class)

[personal profile] heritrix 2018-08-24 08:30 pm (UTC)(link)
It's a long story.

[Though that probably sounds bad, huh? She should explain at least a little.]

The Spiritomb weren't so bad, actually. They were just trying to protect Azelf. We hadn't been in this world long when we managed to reach Lake Valor, however, so we didn't know what they were, or understand you're not supposed to touch them... But we got along once they determined we only wanted to help.
gekkaju: (37)

[personal profile] gekkaju 2018-08-24 08:32 pm (UTC)(link)
[...oh boy.

Atsushi's expression tightens a little.]


I'm sorry, I...don't really know what to say about her. I've never met Cynthia. She met with the others before I got here about a month ago.

I don't know what Cynthia has done or if she's got some sort of ulterior motive, but all I can tell you is that we're doing this for us as much as anything else. As far as I've been told Cynthia just pointed us this way...we aren't working for her or anything.
ventulus: (10)

[personal profile] ventulus 2018-08-24 08:32 pm (UTC)(link)
...What do you mean by that?

[ What's going on here? ]
semistableman: (♟ and i've looked upon it)

[personal profile] semistableman 2018-08-24 08:34 pm (UTC)(link)
I'm sure you'll do what you can, but I understand what the guardians went through a little more than I'd like to admit, and the others will what to do what they can.

Azelf and Uxie were both badly injured. I figure the three of them must have escaped from wherever Galactic was holding them.
enjoymyatelier: cue the red exclamation point over kiritsugu's head (jiiiiiiii...)

[personal profile] enjoymyatelier 2018-08-24 08:35 pm (UTC)(link)
Mm, I should have presumed so. I know Candace tried to see to Uxie, but things didn't go terribly well there.

...

It went very badly, honestly, to the point that I was a bit concerned you were being puppeted around by the local deity before really talking to you.
discutio: (one maniac at a time we'll take it back)

[personal profile] discutio 2018-08-24 08:35 pm (UTC)(link)
Allow me to summarize this clearly as I'm able.

Our group hails from worlds separate to this one, apparently pulled here as some effort on Galactic's side to spread their influence and seek out more foot soldiers of a sort. The majority of us awoke--or at least, became aware of ourselves--in Veilstone City, where we met and spoke with Cynthia. She helped us find some measure of our bearings and informed us of the lake guardians. To my recollection, she gave no indication that she had been away from the region for any extended time. That was the last we've encountered her directly.
swiftasacoursingkawa: icon by me (sweats)

[personal profile] swiftasacoursingkawa 2018-08-24 08:35 pm (UTC)(link)
What's happened before?

[Confusion.]
eudaimonikos: (either/or)

[personal profile] eudaimonikos 2018-08-24 08:36 pm (UTC)(link)
Well, there you go. If she won't do anything, then someone else has to. Fuck waiting around for Cynthia to deign to take action.

[He can say fuck in front of Lucas right]
swiftasacoursingkawa: icon by me (devastating loss)

[personal profile] swiftasacoursingkawa 2018-08-24 08:39 pm (UTC)(link)
...Huh...?

[Wait...what...?]

You're saying that...Team Galactic won in the first place because she didn't...

[She didn't step up when it was important? She isn't doing the same now? Is that really what you're saying here?]
discutio: (walk-on part in the war)

[personal profile] discutio 2018-08-24 08:41 pm (UTC)(link)
...truthfully, I'm a touch unclear on it myself. The implication so far as I understood it would be that our own homes were in danger, though I can't speak much to verify if that's the case.
perfectselfie: (what? ♡)

[personal profile] perfectselfie 2018-08-24 08:42 pm (UTC)(link)
...what happened, Lucas?

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