Player Plot: Let's Explore Mad'ni Shrine!

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Who: Everyone who signed up!
When: Around November 3-6ish
Where: The Mad'ni Shrine
What: Searching for the lost ruins beneath the Shrine!
Warnings/Notes: It's another dreaded water level.

Although the flight provided by Curti Center takes them as close as they possibly can, the Heroes still have to take a brief walk through the woods to reach their destination. It remains to be seen whether the trip will be worth it. After all, their hope of finding a Legendary Eidolon, or even just clues pointing to one, is based on little more than guesswork.

But, with the time ticking down towards the end of the world, they don't have the luxury of ignoring a lead, no matter how vague. A shot in the dark might be what saves them all in the long run.

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The Zadoms swarm and cling, but even they can't phase through solid matter. If the Heroes can make it outside and shut the door, they'll be safe from the lizards... Well, at least the ones that didn't manage to slip out of the room with them. But at least their numbers will be manageable.

Though, some of the smallest ones might try to find packs and pockets to burrow into. That could make for an unpleasant surprise later.

[sassafrisk]

Frisk jumps off the ceiling, flipping back to a pseudo-standing position so they land on their feet by the time they reach the entrance to the room. From there, they rapid-fire kunai, chakrams, and shuriken at the horde, trying to keep them back until everybody else can get out. Once Ashelia, Dylas, Sephiroth, and Snow are out of the room, they slam the door shut. "Well. That happened," they say, dryly, and they turn around and march towards the now-unlocked right doors, opening them and praying that they aren't met with another lizard ambush.

[poisonwish]

Snow White took a deep breath, trying to settle his nerves as he fixed his hair. At least everyone was okay, if not a little wet and grossed out.

"Let's check for any strange holes or trap doors next time before we pull any levers," he suggested. And even then, he'd be fine with Dylas doing it again. By himself, while Snow stood far away.

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As they all pile back out of the room Sephiroth steps back into the corridor, a few steps further up from where they'd come from so that there isn't so much of a crush when the door is finally slammed shut.

Checking over himself in the meantime to make sure none of those Zadom were still attached, he then finds the one that Dylas had launched at his hair. Still hanging on. He narrowed eyes at the closest people to him; having not seen exactly whom had thrown it and suspecting any one of them, before reaching around and grabbing it firmly by the body, plucking it free. Sephiroth then mercilessly slammed it to the floor, a quick, sturdy stomp with the full flat of his boot was delivered to its head, ending that nuisance.

"Right. Let's move on."

[desertbloomed]

Ashelia removes the last lizard from her blouse, tossing it aside. "Was that some sort of joke? Exactly what kind of trap was that supposed to be?" She'd meant to bring a little levity to the situation, but Sephiroth's stomp on the lizard put an end to that. She looks down at the dead lizard and then back up at the silver-haired man. Certainly not the man I knew.

Straightening her blouse, Ashelia goes to follow Frisk. "Speaking of traps, haphazardly opening doors is a good way to spring them."

[sassafrisk]

"Yeah, yeah, I know. Checking for traps, like I said we should do in the first place," Frisk grouses, carefully examining the door for any kind of hidden mechanism that could lead to another lizard avalanche or some other kind of trap. Jeez, they might be twelve, but they certainly weren't an idiot.

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Thankfully, there are no more traps waiting for them on these floors. The right-hand doors are safe to open.

On Floor 12, they'll find a small room. The only thing of note inside is a lever with four blue dots on it. On Floor 11, they'll find a very similar room, but the lever here has four red dots.

The lever on Floor 12 lowers the water level by 4.

The lever on Floor 11 raises the water level by 4.

[poisonwish]

Snow White examined the lever with the blue dots. He hadn't seen any holes or slats, or any other ways within the room for more zadoms to get in. He looked back at his companions.

"Maybe it opens more doors on the other floors? The whole place is a giant puzzle, after all." He shrugged. "Should we give it a try?"

Certainly with the iMog slates, they could get feedback from other groups if the lever worked.

[sassafrisk]

"Might as well," Frisk says, shrugging. They really didn't have any other options at this point, so what was the harm? Although... a mischievious smile tugging at their face, Frisk looks behind them and says, "Dylas, would you be so kind as to do the honors again?"