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 ]]

Comments

[kindnessing]

It sounds like an important job... What about your, uh... Companion? What are they like?

[peacockherald]

Ah, she is called Yfandes and all Companions look like white horses. Except, they are smart and magical. Smarter than their Heralds, at times.

_{[ His mouth quirked fondly. ]}

[kindnessing]

[ :o ] Is she here?

[peacockherald]

_{[ He nodded and motioned. ]}

Outside. She cannot quite make it into establishments like these.

[kindnessing]

That's understandable. It must have been quite the journey to get here...

[peacockherald]

She is not a normal horse, either, so it was not so difficult. Only in that our magics linking us cannot be activated, and I admit that has been hard...

[kindnessing]

I'm sorry to hear that... How long has it been since the castle's changed? [ Ken is under the impression that this is a world change... ]

[peacockherald]

Changed...? No, we came from the Castle. We believe this place is located within the influence of the Dead Zone since no magics are working.

[kindnessing]

[ ... what. ] This... is very confusing, then.

[peacockherald]

What ever do you mean?

_{[ He frowns, not sure what the other means. ]}

Did you not ride out with us?

[kindnessing]

[ He slowly shakes his head. ] I've been here for a week... I thought the castle had just misplaced me.

[peacockherald]

_{[ His frown deepens. ]}

That... really is odd. This is not a world change. It's taken us days to ride out here.

[kindnessing]

"Out here"...? Where are we, exactly?

[peacockherald]

Well.. in a village full of giraffe's, though another accurate statement would be several days ride away from the Castle into the Dead Zone.

sorry about the delay! (major) technical difficulties.

[kindnessing]

[ ... ] I'm not sure how I came to be out here, then. The last thing I remember from the castle, I was in my room...

Re: sorry about the delay! (major) technical difficulties.

[peacockherald]

Hmm... that is odd. It will need to be looked into. I do not like the idea of the Castle randomly dropping residents places.

[kindnessing]

Me either. That means that there could be a lot of us who've left the castle who're just... stuck.

[peacockherald]

Yes, and no way for us to come and find you if you are. The journals function, but so much of the area is still unmapped.

[kindnessing]

Ah... [ ... now, come on, both of them can't be the downer here! ] Well, it didn't happen this time, right? I know we can't all get lucky, but in this case...