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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.

discutio: (did you exchange)

[personal profile] discutio 2018-08-24 08:55 pm (UTC)(link)
So far, what she's told us has shown results; everyone but Galactic themselves seems to have improved drastically as we've gone along. But given what you've said to us now I confess myself suspicious of her all the same.
heritrix: (look here)

[personal profile] heritrix 2018-08-24 08:58 pm (UTC)(link)
[Rin nods, because likewise.]

We know. Even in a friendly battle with a former gym leader of this region, a couple of us were defeated soundly. [She doesn't sound like she laments that, though.] It was an important lesson.

[And beyond that, though it wasn't her fighting, she thought Kayneth and Zelda did their best. More than that, it was something to learn from.]

With that said, while we aren't looking to confront Cyrus, we still can't sit around on our hands doing nothing. Up until now, we've just been trying to help this world, and hope that saves our homes from the same fate in the process.

Since you don't trust Cynthia, would you suggest a different course of action?
hyruglyphics: (to be using them)

[personal profile] hyruglyphics 2018-08-24 08:59 pm (UTC)(link)
[ I mean we don't know that per se, even if it doesn't look good here. Zelda frowns, waiting to see how this parses out but no need to complicate the narrative. ]
semistableman: (✪ is he going to be saved)

[personal profile] semistableman 2018-08-24 09:01 pm (UTC)(link)
I'm fine with not trusting her from here on out.

[It's not like he was trusting her to begin with.]
heritrix: (your mom)

[personal profile] heritrix 2018-08-24 09:01 pm (UTC)(link)
[Rin makes a face. She wouldn't be embarrassed, it's just some people won't let it go.]

L-Like I said, I didn't know better.

[And because this guy's thrown her under the bus before while pretending he had no hand in it, Rin has no problems pointing a finger at Michael now.]

He threw one.
swiftasacoursingkawa: icon by <user name=kufufutofu =livejournal.com> (bwuh?)

[personal profile] swiftasacoursingkawa 2018-08-24 09:02 pm (UTC)(link)
So, you...um...you saw this girl helping out Cynthia?

[Maybe...maybe this is a clue to what's really going on?]

Who was she? And...um...why did Cynthia ask...her?
discutio: (did you exchange)

[personal profile] discutio 2018-08-24 09:02 pm (UTC)(link)
At the bare minimum, I feel it prudent to regard her with a bit more caution. She did point us in the direction of the guardians, and so far that has seemed genuinely beneficial.

But being aware of ulterior motives or ill intent is to err on the side of caution, I think.
enjoymyatelier: maybe he should check the foundations, come to think of it. (red car. good point.)

[personal profile] enjoymyatelier 2018-08-24 09:04 pm (UTC)(link)
Honestly, I don't see any reason to think she's going to go out of our way to make our lives harder... but I don't think we should rely on her by any means. If she decides to help us, wonderful, but.

[shrug.]
perfectselfie: (a little sad ♡)

[personal profile] perfectselfie 2018-08-24 09:06 pm (UTC)(link)
[Aya is quiet for a long moment. When she tries to say something the first time, her voice cracks. She swallows hard, giving her Pokemon a hug before carefully setting her down, then putting her back in her ball. Once that's done, she offers Lucas a hug.]

...that's awful. I'm so sorry.
divinedescendant: (they let themselves divide)

[personal profile] divinedescendant 2018-08-24 09:07 pm (UTC)(link)
[She sees him shift the Pokéball and, in turn, steps aside just so, indicating Duma to come forth. He's still not in the best of shape because he's a dramatic bitch on the best of days and this is not one of them, given the miserable cave atmosphere, but the orb son still waddles his way right to her side. Latona stays at something of a distance, though, with Emmeryn's Ralts sat on Latona's shoulder.]

This is my friend and companion, Duma. He has been with me from the very beginning, and I treasure him so. Together, we have met and aided the gods of the lakes and one of the flowers, and he has been unshakable against it all. I have such pride in him—and in my newer companions, Latona and Audhulma [gesturing lightly to them behind her] as well.

What can we do to prove our intentions to you?
Edited (grammarrrr) 2018-08-24 21:08 (UTC)
hyruglyphics: (Those horrors we saw)

[personal profile] hyruglyphics 2018-08-24 09:10 pm (UTC)(link)
Dismissing everything she has to say would be foolish.

[ Like.

Kayneth's more right than anyone here but Zelda shrugs. ]
perfectselfie: (reach out ♡)

[personal profile] perfectselfie 2018-08-24 09:12 pm (UTC)(link)
She must have been a good friend of yours. I'm so sorry about what happened to her.
heritrix: (concern)

[personal profile] heritrix 2018-08-24 09:12 pm (UTC)(link)
...Hearing your story, I can understand why you wouldn't like her. I'm sorry.

[That friend... Given how young he is, it had to be someone his age, right?]
semistableman: (★ i am so homesick now for)

[personal profile] semistableman 2018-08-24 09:13 pm (UTC)(link)
She also hasn't bothered to get into contact with us in months. She might not have lied to us, but she's not our friend.
hyruglyphics: (Default)

[personal profile] hyruglyphics 2018-08-24 09:14 pm (UTC)(link)
[ Which would mean that they lost. Zelda frowns at that and while her brain is buzzing for something to search out here in terms of clarifying the facts, she does tighten the grip on her hand here, inclining her head somewhat. ]

The other person must be truly exceptional, to have gone along into that world with Cynthia.

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