Terre Haute

[paradisamods]

[Today, our intrepid explorers have finally made it to Terre Haute. It’s mostly grassland, and on the outskirts small spotted lions, about the size of leopards prowl around. They seem to be more interested in the strange antelope running around than in any people, however. Towards the edge, lies a cliff face, looking out to sea, on occasion giant whales can be seen breaching the water.

Of the weird thing they came to look for, in the distance is a cylindrical shape, lying on its side. But between them and it is a strange village. One made up of excessively tall wooden huts, all of which have electric lights, turned on, though how they’re creating such power is a mystery, they are still very much inside the dead zone.

The residents of this off little village are wandering around, going about their buisess. The residents being a group of bemused looking giraffes. Perhaps you will even see some familiar non-giraffe faces milling about.

Welcome to Terre Haute]

[[GRASSLANDS AND CLIFFS | TOWN SQUARE | JUICE BAR | DANCE HALL | THE ESCALATOR | MIRROR CONTROL ROOM ]]

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[assassino]

[He stops himself before he barrels right into her arm, but he's not sure which is worse: abruptly stopping himself or just hitting her arm. It feels like it might be the same against his gut.]

Agh! Come on, Stephanie, you know I would not!

[secondchances]

[Thinks he's just being a big baby, so she laughs... and goes to grab both his sides. AFFECTIONATELY.]

I know! You were acting, and I was acting. We can say the big bambino thing is an act, too.

[assassino]

[He very pointedly pulls away from that touch, almost startled by her hand on his side.]

I'm not a baby.

[secondchances]

What was that? [Tries again.]

[assassino]

[A bit pointedly as he grabs her wrist to stop her:]

Stephanie.

[secondchances]

[Stops. He usually likes horseplay. She looks at his side.]

Are you okay?

[assassino]

I'm fine, I'm just stiff from days in the saddle.

[Sort of.]

[secondchances]

[She frowns, concerned. Isn't he used to stuff like that?]

Your sides? It always hurts my butt and back.

[assassino]

[He waves her off.]

Do not worry, it's just a minor discomfort.

[secondchances]

Sorry for unintentionally trying to break you. [Smiles, then turns back to the view.]

Pretty, huh?

[assassino]

You need not apologize.

[ He turns to look, too.]

Have people never traveled by water? It seems strange, given how quick traveling the coast would be.

[secondchances]

Who knows what's out there, lurking...

[assassino]

The same could be said about these lands. Creatures put no stopper on courage!

[secondchances]

[She points to the water.]

Ever seen a whale before?

[assassino]

Never...

[secondchances]

Watch. [Look at those biiiig dark shadows under the water...]

[assassino]

Where?

[And then he sees it...]

[secondchances]

[He can see it better when it breaches.

It even starles Steph a bit.]

Holy shit.

[assassino]

[Ezio feels that spark of childish wonder when the whale breaks the surface, stunned by both its existence and its sheer size. He'd heard stories, of course, seen pictures... but it was always difficult to imagine something of such great scale.

He laughs, unexpectedly.]

Incredible!

[secondchances]

It's huge! They--they're huge! [Because there are more dark figures in the water. Shiiiiiiiiiiiiiit. Steph scrambles to pull Lana's camera from her pack.]

C'mon, c'mon, do it again...

[assassino]

I expected them to be smaller than this!

[He edges closer to the cliff face.]

[secondchances]

[She follows, a few steps behind.

... takes a picture of his butt, heehee.]

I'm pretty sure they are! Paradisa doesn't mess around.

[assassino]

[You rebel.

He's looking for a way down.]

Is it truly Paradisa if we are so far out?

[secondchances]

Good point. I have no clue, but it's better than "the world at large."

[When a whale surfaces again, Steph snaps a picture. A little blurry, but good enough. They'll have to come out here again, or check out the coast sometime...]

What are you doing?

[assassino]

I am going down to see.

And the map calls this island Nostos, you know.