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Firra
Heehee, both of my characters this and last time have had clear priorities that have kept them from straying far from the recommended path. Maybe next time I oughta figure someone (or a certain sibling duo) a tad more chaotic to bring, heh.
So is @
Rocwylde's Giovanni going to be okay? >.>;
Maybe he's gonna go through something like Touching the Void...
It was fun to read what was happening elsewhere in the caves. Shame that we didn't find anything nearly as spectacular as the first stop. Thanks indeed for running this, Firra and @
Tyeth. ^^
I vaguely assume that things like getting final healthbars (separately from the sets shown on the first page) and the pre-sign-up badges will be part of tomorrow's final tying up of loose ends. I look forward to it. :)
Anyhoo, here comes a headcanon that those who hit zero-health lost consciousness rather than their lives ^^;....
This was not the best way to travel. It could be difficult to take your mind off the drastic shift in temperature that came from coming into contact with a river like this. Depending on the river's temperature and one's own sensitivity, it could be uncomfortable to the point where it became painful.
In spite of this, progress was steady for a time and it seemed that nothing would go seriously wrong. However, as may occur naturally or by design, things got worse before they got better.
Leaving aside the likes of mud, when a surface became wet, it made travel without losing one's footing more difficult. Whether it was wind or current, when natural forces ran adversely to passage, the journey became a more difficult one. When multiple impeding factors act at once, a flawless success became no longer so likely an ideal.
As Shunic was in the process of forcing a step against the current, the rear foot holding a notable proportion of his weight slipped, the front foot that had been ground strained under the added pressure for a moment and gave. Shunic tumbled with the current until the rope caught him. For those who hatched on Plateau or in the inner Sea, it was not so much a matter of fighting for air as fighting for control. Either fighting or relaxing brought pain. From the struggling figures the Mirror could make out it seemed others were in similar straits.
In the end, thanks to the truly heroic efforts of Valena, Shunic and the rest of the group, bar those who'd foolishly neglected to join the rope-line who fared worse, emerged without great injury, if battered, sodden and grateful for rest. As search parties came and went and Conrad's portion of the group appeared, it seemed the entirety of the original group were recovered in varying states of injury and exhaustion. Skilled medics and healers were present to care for those in worse condition and the Mirror heard of the great efforts on the part of both guides to ensure everyone made it out, as well as some curious tale of a lake-beast Conrad was familiar with.
Isthen had been patrolling the exits of the caves in case there was word of trouble and a few other friends from the clan had come by once word had got out that the guides had begun to successfully evacuate the tour group. Though many would see this as a day of ill-fortune, Shunic felt reassured that everyone was going to be okay in the end. As the merry din of the festival beyond carried on till its last hour, the Wind Mirror was one of those who thanked the two guides for their hard work to get everyone to safety, before resting in preparation for the journey home.
