Lastlook: Entering the River

[ruin_mania]

[For the past day or so, it's pretty clear the Amber Steppe has been left behind and the Totem Coast is getting closer. The air is more humid and the undergrowth has gone from a burnt amber color to be thicker, greender, and almost bordering on jungle-like. Several other streams have joined the one that the explorers have been following until it's almost large enough to start sailing on. Raine had encouraged everyone to press on, though, not sure it was time just yet (and also because she doesn't particularly like boats, okay). The cliffs around them start to grow up as well, and it probably won't be too long before the jungle becomes a properly impassable one, leaving the river as the only choice.

But this morning, another large stream had joined up with their and now it was more like a proper river. In the late morning they reach a large pier with five boats. The river also begins to take a higher road from here downstream, while the jungle starts to clog the lower road. Looks like it won't be too much longer before they're in the very painting that led them here. It's time to investigate those boats - and unload the smaller onces Percy Jackson has packed. And if you don't trust either of these, there are some inflatable rafts that Raine has packed as well.

So let's load up, and they'll be on the water by the afternoon!]

Comments

[unnaturalpause]

[After making sure said hippogriff is settled close enough to get food and not run off or some such thing James settles down to divide up what medical supplies he's brought into neat bundles. Periodically staring over at the fish, which are getting rather intense stares.

But he does eventually call out.]

How many people do we have here can act as medics of some sort?

[heal_theworld]

[Martel raises an eyebrow.] I guess not. Just be careful. We don't need someone injured already.

[heal_theworld]

[Martel zeroes in on him, walks over and calls to him.] Once-Ler~ We need your help for something!

[heal_theworld]

...Would you really want to try it?

[wilder]

Wellll, maybe not until we know for sure.

But! Some fresh fish would be a nice change.

[ninjainviolet]

[Oh boy. She doesn't know Sheena very well yet. "Be careful" really doesn't apply to the girl.]

Okay. I will.

Do you want to join me?

[waterproofed]

[okay so Percy is pulling out his three little boats. They're not much but he built them himself and by the gods he is proud of them]

Re: Boats

[modernholmes]

[Conan promptly sets out to explore every nook and cranny of the boats.]

[schrodingersghost]

So... bets on how many of us are going to get dumped in the water?

[Danny was really starting to miss flying.]

[ardor]

Guess you don't get seasick, huh?

[rogueofheart]

[Did someone say fish? Needless to say, Nepeta's on it. She's already caught one, but will she continue having luck? Her next attempt at grabbing a fish seems to end with her hands meeting air.]

Re: On Shore

[youhavebeenflynned]

[Harry walks up over to the shore and watches the fish too] Fly fish? Haven't seen those in some time.

[i_got_this]

[South is staring at those boats with what could only be described as abject fear. She'd pretty muchignored that thiswas an eventual part of the trek because she knew exactly what was in atore, and it involved a lot of unpleasantness.]

Oh holy fuck, no.

[youhavebeenflynned]

[Harry eyes the broken boat and the he starts walking to one of the whole ones. he has no time ti repair broken stuff.]

Boats

[moonlightmagician]

[ Kaito is not thrilled with the idea of being on a boat, especially a run down boat. It isn't that he doesn't know how to swim it's.. something else. ]

Find anything?

[wilder]

Never have, nope!

Re: Boats

[modernholmes]

Looks seaworthy. No obvious sabotage.

[polar]

[Guess who's near enough to hear that? Go on, guess~]

Don't tell me you're scared of a little water.

[ardor]

That's good. I don't know why anyone who does would willingly come on a trip like this.

[wilder]

Well, I know in the Professor's case...the chance to learn and discover new things far surpasses her dislike of boats!

[ardor]

Okay, point made for her at least. [Kallen moves to the edge of the boat and rests her arms, looking out ahead of them.]

I wonder what's gonna happen this time.

[psych0p0mps]

Are you volunteering, Danny?

[psych0p0mps]

[AT LAST, A PROPERLY CRASHABLE THREAD i mean um

Seeing her friend and finally not busy at the same time, Aradia walks up by Nepeta, although not in a sneaky way because she does not actually want to startle her into the water or anything.]

There you are! I thought I saw you earlier.

[hullo_sweetie]

I know some basic survival sort of stuff, not to mention I brought my scanner.

[She'd packed just about everything for this trip]

It can monitor vitals at the very least.

[rogueofheart]

[Nepeta quickly glances back at Aradia, but her attention is back on the fish once more.]

Hi! Yeah, I'm here. Right now, I'm trying to catch us some dinner, but these fish are trickier to catch than I'm used to.