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[aldebaranshit]

(April 18th - 19th)

So upon asking around in Hugel, you've learned that Arunafeltz has been abandoned for some years now. Something about the majority of the city disappearing off until the remainder moved off to Lighthalzen and left the city as a ghost town. Many of them have heard of the traveling machine, but never had seen it for themselves, except for a few who can recount their friends or family members going off world.

The journey to Arunafeltz shouldn't take more than a day. Once you get there, you should start rooting around the city center. Explore a little bit, and enjoy yourself. Your company. You're this much closer to getting home.

[Mission: Explore the city and rig your ride home.]

(plot post )

Comments

[inenochian]

[ would be making rude gestures at the fog babies if he really knew any. ]

[ turns away from the tube and looks at the unlit control console. ]

There had to be an operator left behind, to man the machine.

[mercyless]

I'll start lookin' for the manual, shall I?

[ this is starting to look pretty hopeless tbh. ]

[rhymeswithdesign]

[knows lots of rude gestures and would be gesturing at the fogbabies if he knew what the fuck they were. stops peering at them to wander over to the control panel.]

Looks pretty well abandoned to me.

[dices]

Yeah, other than hijack it. Don't break it if it ain't broken,

[ thx for the input conny. we can all see that.

to cas: ] What, so someone knows what to do? [ that'd be cool. and. helpful. ] Too bad this is a pretty empty place.

[wolfsoul]

[ leads the babblemouths here since they left a nice path in the dust. stops at the doorstep and stares at the huge... thing? ]

I can't see any red buttons.

[ hi. ]

[armedarchaeologist]

Oh, there has to be one around here somewhere. At least there are levers.

[flashlighting curiously into the fogbaby tube. what is that.]

[forestcrap]

[lands on a part of the machine and fluffs feathers]

[dainty lady voice]

Gee, Rige, it's so simple, anyone could operate it!

[sawedoff]

Bout time you caught up. You stop to buy the mickey mouse hat?

[glances over shoulder at cardboard parade]

We're missin a key. Divide and conquer?

[forestcrap]

[armedarchaeologist]

I hate those things.

[itchy trigger finger.]

[crossmyhearts]

[walks in last. doesn't like it.]

... ooh, baby you are beautiful!!

[talking to the machine. yes. hops on over and starts scanning it, pulling out panels and checking out the system.]

[dices]

Right, key, then. [ glances at the bird. are all birds parrot-like in here





is the doc talking to the machine. that's.

that's special. yeah... ]

[wolfsoul]

[ mte nick. takes his flashlight and starts looking. ]

We're on it.

[armedarchaeologist]

[looking around for text. maybe instructions. shut up bird, we're missing a part. looks over at nick.]

What key?

[looks at the machine. oh, that key.]

Oh, that key.

[crossmyhearts]

Key? [peeks from behind something. grumbles.] Of course there had to be a key.

[pokes his head back inside the machine. points screwdriver at random parts, checks readings.] ... odd.

[climbs right out and stands up, scans around the room. Runs over to one of the fog babies and touches the glass.] Hello...

[ladybirdbook]

[oh they really like you]

[pressing face against tubes]

[sawedoff]

[leans to the side to let doctor past when he beelines for the machine and looks over his shoulder making a face as he rips into it]

Hey, 2 minutes to midnight here, you wanna handle with care?

[shines light in his eyes. don't fuck it up]

[armedarchaeologist]

[frowns at dean was that english.]

Hey, he knows what he's doing.

Um. Maybe.

[goes back to looking around walls and desks and whatever. are there desks? no? just the machine? what's in those tubes anyway.]

Are those... People in there?

[aldebaranshit]

[its an empty room except for the machine]

[there is a 'staff only' door off to the corner, though]

[wolfsoul]

[ shines light on the tubes as he's searching. ]

It looks like smoke.

[ oh there are faces too. takes a step back. ]

[dices]

Definitely not.

[ looking for clues around the room without tripping on anything or anyone. ]

So, a key. Where would you put a key? [ talking to himself ok ]

[dices]

Maybe there.

[ points to staff room.

excuse me, coming through.

tries the door ]

[armedarchaeologist]

[points to the door.]

How about the break room?

[oh you're on it. good nick.]

[crossmyhearts]

[presses his face to the glass too. closes eyes.]

Yes... no. Well, a bit of both. They're children. [leans away and tilts head, watching the creature and all the fog around it.] Children... made of fog.

[looks over at Nick and the door. you figure that out he's gonna keep touching the glass tubes and the machine.]

[armedarchaeologist]

They're what?

[am i hearing you correctly]