paradisabeyond | Lastlook: Entering the River

[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!]

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There's a reason we avoided the Eldritch Forest...

[She squeaks and drops her shoe.]

Oh God! I had no idea!!

We fought some bigger than that there.

[She pales.]

...It's a good thing these are so small, then...

Yeah... [He pauses in silence and then throws one of his boots at one on the ceiling]

[She's gonna make sure the boot doesn't hit her on the head and go around killing some more spiders. Nice shot, though!]

[Don't worry, he catches it, twirls it, and nearly puts it in his gun holster]

Ah... heheh...

[Now that was cool.]

Oh wow! That was one nifty trick!

I'm a gunslinger, so it's a force of habit sometimes.

Oh? What kind of guns do you use? Pistols?

I normally use a solar gun, but when I can't use it, like when we go on these trips, I use a pistol.

A solar gun? [Raised eyebrow.]

Although I've never heard of such a thing, can I assume it runs on solar power?

It absorbs and converts solar energy into concentrated bullets.

Oh my! How interesting!

Now that is something I wish I could see! [Moreso because she can hardly believe it, but there's genuine curiosity underneath that.]

When we get out of the Dead Zone, I can show you!

You can? Oh my! I would really appreciate that, thank you!

It's no problem! [and there's a spider dropping right in front of his face]

AH!

What's wrong-

[And she spots the spider.] AAH! [Jane flails. How do you help in these sorts of situations?!?]

[First reaction: pull out his gun and nearly fire]

[JESUS CHRIST

SHE DUCKS]

No no no! Put that away before you hurt someone!!!!!

S--Sorry! Reflex... [He puts his gun away and claps the offending spider to death]

[She peeks up to make sure you put it away.] Oh thank goodness...

Sorry... The paranoia...

It's alright, it's alright! [She gets up and dusts her skirt off.] It wasn't your fault in the slightest!

[Ugh now she feels kind of itchy, thinking about spiders landing on people...she absently rubs her forearms.]

Do... Do you think we got them all?

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