View source for Wet and Wild with a side of dragons - RPLOG

=Participants=
* [[Bazalt]]
* [[Cara]]
* [[Cassidy]]
* [[Fenris]]
* [[Natska]]
* [[Reginald]]
* [[Rokarion]]
* [[Zuri]]
=Date=
3/9/478
=Log=
<div></div><br> <br>Bellamy stands looking at the gushing water pouring from a large pipe in the Purification Center, down in the Waste Pipes under Firmament. The stout old fox is safely out of the way of the water, standing on a cement walkway along the edge of the greater pipe, waiting for his requested help to arrive.<br> <br>Cara walks her up behind the stout old fox. This time, she is equipped with only a rapier and her own clothes. As she gets close enough to her, she stands patiently on the cement walkway as well. It wouldn&#39;t do to get her wet at all.<br> <br>Zuri strolls along in the center of the group of approaching beings. The small salamander has once again eschewed the protection of armor for much lighter wear, and armed with but a staff that the agile being certainly does not need to walk with. He moves up to and stands in front of Bellamy, giving him a quick salute in greeting.<br> <br>Bazalt follows after Zuri a small grin on his face and Bow in his left hand. After his talks witht eh fox yesterday there was no way he wasnt comming And as part of the parthfinders he sorta had to go. He nods to everyone gathered so far and sighs. <br> <br>Reginald , arriving form the direction of the city and armed for an expedition out into the wilderness of Promise, silently joins the group. Moving to the edge of the precipice, he crouches a little and leans forward for a few moments, trying to take a look at his surroundings and the pipe without getting wet. Quickly pulling back, he turns to the fox. &quot;What are we looking for, exactly?&quot; Whilst waiting on a reply, the lynx comes across Zuri, who he nods in greeting to, and Bazalt, to who he offers up a loving smile.<br> <br>Rokarion arrived later by himself. The plant being was clad in his usual humble attire minus his cloak as he approached the group. Rokarion  nodded his head and joined up with Zuri.<br> <br>&quot;Why would records be all the way down here?&quot; Cassidy asks as she makes her way through the undertunnels, keeping herself close to Natska. &quot;Seems like an awfully strange and convenient place, don&#39;t you think? &#39;Hey, we&#39;ve got these important things that just so happen to be located deep underground in a dangerous adventure location!&#39; Why is it never in a library?&quot;<br> <br>Natska quietly snickers at Cassidy&#39;s qeuestion. The jaguar finishes getting her gauntlets locked in place and flexes her fingers, then nods. &quot;Maybe there was a library down here, when Beings lived in the tunnels and before we all moved up to Firmament?&quot; she offers, then shrugs. &quot;And maybe they figured it was useless information, since there were no dragons left, so they left it behind?&quot; Her ear flicks. She looks over the rest of the gathering adventurers, then nods at Bellamy. &quot;I didn&#39;t expect to see you out of the city! I am here and ready, however.&quot;<br> <br>&quot;Excellent,&quot; Bellamy says, looking over the gathered beings, &quot;Very punctual. I expect this shall be an excellent bit of adventure.&quot; The sturdy fox strokes his mustache and nods toward the large, gushing pipe in front of him. &quot;After watching a dedication the other day, I find that my fancy has turned toward learning more about our Elemental Dragons. Imagine my surprise when my studies turned up the fact that these very beings are largly responsible for the installation of these tunnels and waterways! Unfortunately, most of the information on the Dragons themselves is in the central part of this facility, which makes it rather difficult to access. That is where you all come in.&quot; He steps to one side and waves a hand at the gushing pipe. &quot;Here is the front door,&quot; he says then holds up a strange Creator device shaped like an egg, &quot;And this is what you will need to get the records I hope to find. You need only place this on the main information terminal. Once you are past this watery barrier, I should imagine it is a straight shot.&quot; He smiles at the group, egg still held out. &quot;Well?&quot; he prompts, &quot;Hop to it!&quot;<br> <br>Cara quickly turns around and looks to everyone else, &quot;Okay, is anyone here an expert in operating creator tech? Also, do we have anyone who happens to be good at water magic? I&#39;m thinking that we could have them help us move through water.&quot; She sends a pleasant smile out, hopeful that someone in the group can fit the criteria mentioned.<br> <br>Bazalt Blinks &quot;Why is it Always bloody water?&quot; He sighs and then Smiles to REginald. &quot;I swear....please-SOMEONE Be able to do water magic.. Please...&quot; he begs. &quot;this..will get worse for me.. wont it?&quot; He rubs his head, frowning.<br> <br>Zuri smiles up at Cara.. no, practically grins as she asks for water magic. &quot;I maaaay know a thing or two about water magic, maybe... &quot; He raises his staff in a rather over-acted and dramatic fashion. &quot;Worry not, friends. I will keep you safe through these treacherous waters! Step one... let&#39;s make sure noone drowns.&quot; And with that he starts weaving a quick mathemagical equation, something to help his friends overcome the watery obstacle.<br> <br>Reginald offers a sympathetic smile to Bazalt, as he waits patiently to see what Zuri can pull off. Although he does not show it, he really does wish that the salamander is successful in removing the water obstacle in front of them, as this lynx has a dislike of water just as great as the shadow&#39;s.<br> <br>Rokarion nods his head the Bellamy before he looked down on the salamander as he began casting his magic. The plant being decided to wait as he quickly went over some of the basic creator tech facts in his head <br> <br>&quot;Maybe, Natska. Maybe.&quot; Cassidy looks incredulously at the water before sighing. &quot;At least I&#39;m wearing my leathers today and not my suit. At least THESE are mostly waterproofed. I still can&#39;t say I fancy this. And I roughly know creator objects. In that I&#39;ve read the texts and manuals, at least.&quot;<br> <br>As Zuri&#39;s magic settles over everyone, a new sense of vitality spreads through the limbs of the party along with a sense of confidence. At least as far as the water is concerned. 

&quot;Fine work, young man,&quot; Bellamy says gruffly, &quot;A fine water breathing spell. Best of luck to you all. I shall be here, waiting with baited breath.&quot; The veteran fox takes Cassidy&#39;s hand and plops the little egg-thing into it. &quot;Simple as can be,&quot; he reiterates, &quot;Just set it on the terminal, this will do the rest. Don&#39;t worry. It is completely water proof.&quot;<br> <br>Cara jumps into the water without much care in the world upon being enchanted with the water magic. As she lands in the water, there is a large splash that occurs as a result of her mass landing in the water. Her head goes under for a moment, and then comes back up, &quot;Well, let&#39;s get going.&quot;<br> <br>Zuri smiles at Bellamy. &quot;Thank you Sir! I do try!&quot; He begins to walk forward towards the gushing pipe, raising his staff in both hands. He knows some of the group are... somewhat hydrophobic, so he channels his water magic to try and split the water spout in two, to at least allow the other beings to step trough without getting thoroughly drenched or getting knocked on their feet. He walks into the water as such, confidently.<br> <br>The water does not quite split at Zuri&#39;s command, but it does slow significantly, the top of the pipe becoming clear, just a little bit. Swimming through just got much more manageable, especially since there seems to be a bit of air at the top now!<br> <br>Bazalt Blinks &quot;oh.. Great swimming....&quot; He shakes slightly and Blinks. &quot;T-thank you Zuri..&quot; He mentally notes that water magic might been a good option at some point to learn before he frowns. &quot;do.. I have to swim?&quot; he Frowns and hops over, hopeing he MANAGES to swim and not Almost drown like his last attempt.....<br> <br>Following after Bazalt, Reginald joins him in the water. Just as uneasy about being in the drink as the shadow, the lynx at least has his military training he can turn too. Although a little rusty and hesitant, the feline starts to swim against the flow, staying behind the wolf, ready to offer him any assistance should he get into difficulty.<br> <br>Rokarion looks up at the pipe as he feels reinvigorated by the water spell. &quot;Great job Zuri. You have come a long way since you first started practicing magic.&quot; the jasmine says as he gives the salamander&#39;s head a gentle pet before he moves to begin swimming up the pipe. <br> <br>Cassidy closes her eyes, shaking her head as she pats Natksa on the shoulder. &quot;This is awful. I was not wanting to get wet today,&quot; she says before moving into the pipe after the others. She just has to get to the other side, then she can steam herself dry.<br> <br>Natska quietly grunts, then nods her head. &quot;I know. Always a possbility when we are down here though.&quot; She eyes the pipe for a moment, waiting for Zuri to finish. &quot;Impressive,&quot; she offers, then climbs right in and begins powering her way through the current, towards the source.<br> <br>With a bit of help, everyone manages to swim (Or in poor Bazalt&#39;s case, flail and scream) their way through the pipe. It is a little far to be comfortable without the security of Zuri&#39;s magic, but what would you expect from a tunnel built by dragons, for dragons? Before too long, the dark pipe is lit from above, revealing the exit that Bellamy predicted. Once everyone drags themselves from the water, it seems that this place is well lit and well maintained. A tunnel of steel with the strange, crystaline lighting common to Creator ships lies ahead, a lone door at the end. There is some sort of pad or terminal by the door.<br> <br>Cara walks out of the water happily and turns to face everyone else with a rather cheerful smile across her feline face, &quot;Well, does anyone want to make a bet that a guardian will show up right after Cassidy places the egg in that terminal?&quot;<br> <br>Zuri beams with pride as he&#39;s praised by Rokarion, but his smile does fade considerably as they swim and trudge through the water. It takes a lot of out of the poor &#39;mander to sustain that level of control over water, and by the time they reach dry land he flops over exhausted, going belly-up on the &#39;shore&#39; of this canal.<br> <br>Bazalt Gaps and Pants as he gets out of the water. &quot;I.. Hate.. just... gAH&quot; He nods to zuri &quot;Thank.. you..&quot; he offers him a weak smile as he looks back at REgi too. &quot;and.. you.. too... if you hadnt of kept...pushing me along..&quot; HE shudders.&quot;thanks..&quot; he says-not even paying attening to any otehr goings on, atelast right now.<br> <br>Once content that Bazalt had managed to exit the water, Reginald pulls himself out too. He spends a few moments to try and flatten the water out of his fur and equipment, before giving himself a quick shake. Despite a composed look on his face, it is not hard to see the cat&#39;s discomfort. He gives a quick nod in gratitude to Zuri for his help, then leans over to the shadow. The feline rests a hand on his shoulder, before looking into his eyes. &quot;You alright now?&quot; The lynx gives a pause for the other being to respond, if he so chooses, before continuing. &quot;Hopefully that&#39;ll be the last we see of water down here.&quot; This is no doubt an attempt to reassure the two of them, but it is also a statement that Reginald has little faith in.<br> <br>Rokarion gets out of the water, slowly dripping, but thankfully not his pouches and bag, buying those from Harkenson and water-proofing them was a great idea! Rokarion kneels before Zuri, patting his exposed tummy and putting a small pouch there, &quot;Here, baked them yesterday, you deserve a little snack.&quot; the plant being said before he stood up and went to the terminal next to the door, inspecting it, &quot;I doubt that this is the place where Bellamy wanted to put the egg on. He wouldn&#39;t need a lot of beings to accomplish this little feat.&quot;  Rokarion answers Cara before he once more focuses his attention on the terminal. <br> <br>Once she&#39;s out of the water, Cassidy shakes herself down and tries to conjure up a nice bit of fire magic to dry herself off as she clances around. &quot;Probably not, no.&quot;<br> <br>Natska pulls herself from the water, then helps the others as they surface. Once everyone is out of the tube, she focuses her own magcis and starts drying out, then moves over to look at the terminal. &quot;No, we&#39;re looking for the central... center,&quot; she answers, agreeing. &quot;But this probably opens the door.&quot;<br> <br>The door is blank steel and the pad beside it appears to be nothing but a black panel. Perhaps it needs to be awkened from sleep?<br> <br>Cara sighs for a moment as the feline honestly has absolutely no idea on how to open this door. She shrugs and takes out her rapier for a moment. &quot;Does anyone have any plans? I really don&#39;t want to try the stupid idea of trying to open it with brute force.&quot;<br> <br>Zuri squees happily at the gift, the salamander sitting up and opening the small parcel on his lap and digging into the cookies within, grabbing three and munching a big bite out of all of them at once. Magicking is tiring, hungry business!<br> <br>Bazalt Smiles to Regi and nods before walks up to the others and frowning. &quot;Well... I&#39;m going to probally say.. Dragon related? anyone of Dragon blood? Of course not..&quot; HE sighs and standers there wringing himself and his gear out. &quot;so.. Any idea what&#39;ll be in there?&quot; He asks with worry. &quot;this is my first time to one of these and.. I&#39;d like to know waht to suspect..&quot;<br> <br>Reginald joins the other beings at the door blocking their path, and the terminal that stands next to it. Seeing that Cara plans to brute force the door if nothing else is successful, the lynx retrieves his firearm off of his shoulder. Shaking any excess moisture off of the outside, and popping the cover off of the muzzle, he can only hope that no water got inside of it. &quot;Whatever&#39;s in there, I wouldn&#39;t count on it being friendly ...&quot; Pausing for a moment, he looks at their dilemma. &quot;I&#39;m no expert on Creator tech, but, if I wanted to enter a closed door, I&#39;d knock ...&quot; A little hesitant, Reginald leans forwards and knocks on the blank panel with his knuckles, not really expecting anything to come from it.<br> <br>Rokarion idly rubs his chin as he looks at the lock, &quot;Well, if Bellamy is right, this terminal might open for dragon dedications?&quot; he asks with a shrug before looking back at the group, &quot;I guess I have an idea...&quot; Rokarion says as he works some maths to conjure a hot flame near his palm before he pressed it close to the terminal. The plant being would let the flame go on for a number of seconds before removing it if it did not work.<br> <br>Cassidy watches Rokarion for a moment before nodding. &quot;That&#39;s what I&#39;m assuming. Dragon dedicants. This looks kind of like a panel that I&#39;ve seen Creators use to open door. I don&#39;t have dragon blood -awakened- in me... But I am a kitsune and a phoenix. Maybe the presence of those will make it open? If nothing else, there&#39;s always background dragon stuff,&quot; she says, reaching out to place her own hand on the panel.<br> <br>Natska gives Cassidy a nod. &quot;The pheonixes worked with the dragons; hopefully this isn&#39;t some sort of dragon-only secret club house,&quot; she teases. She smiles then, and waits to see if either get a reaction from the panel.<br> <br>The heat seems to have some effect, the black panel blinking to life with scrolling green characters. After a moment, the machine spirit inside burbles something pleasant and the rough outline of a hand appears on the screen. Otherwise, the flame seems to have no effect. 

When Cassidy places her hand on the pad it blinks green twice, then red and Cassidy feels a sharp pinch on the tip of her index finger. The machine Spirit BIT her! The panel remains lit, and a red light flashes at the top. The machine spirit burbles something, then goes silent. Apparently, it is waiting for something else.<br> <br>Cara watches as the machine spirit bites Cassidy&#39;s finger. &quot;Well, judging by that I guess attacking the door is out of the question.&quot; She begins to think to herself for a moment and her eyes widen, &quot;Hey! I have an idea, since there is a machine spirit in there, then maybe we could have someone who works well with high tech work with the device to open the door.&quot;<br> <br>Zuri dusts off the crumbs from his lap and stands back up, moving closer to his friends as he packs up the remaining cookies. All full of energy again! He peers around. &quot;So... what&#39;s happening again?&quot;<br> <br>Bazalt just frowns. &quot;Do we need to run back and Grab a dragon?&quot;he sighs and looks about. &quot;welp.. this was a fun..swimming trip..&quot; He sighs and frowns even more. What fun this was.<br> <br>&quot;What kind of door wakes to fire, then bites those who touch it ... &quot; Reginald mutters, startled by what had just happened. The lynx was already weary of Creator technology, and this did little to help change that. &quot;Unless anyone else has any more ideas, it looks like we may have to brute force the door ... and deal with the consequences.&quot;<br> <br>Rokarion rubs his chin and looks around before focusing on the door again, &quot;Well, looks like it is looking for some kind of pass code.&quot; he says as he looks back at Zuri, &quot;A locked terminal, we managed to awake it, but now we are looking for a way to actually open it, got any ideas?&quot; <br> <br>Cassidy pulls her gloved hand back, ears flicking. &quot;How odd. Well, I can&#39;t seem to get it open. Does anyone remember any... Phrases or words spoken during that initiation the other day? Maybe it&#39;s vocally opened, as well. But I don&#39;t know what words it might desire.&quot;<br> <br>Natska gives her head a small shake. &quot;Nothing in Creater-tongue,&quot; she replies. Then she begins taking off her gauntlets, and her wet padding below her armor steams; after a few moments, the jaguar bursts into flames and assumes her full phoenix form, wrapped in fiery feathers. &quot;Here. I will try. Perhaps it was expecting someone actively in a Sacred Family&#39;s shape?&quot; she asks, setting her hand on the panel.<br> <br>The machine spirit burbles pleasantly once more. The red light at the top switches from blinking to a solid red. Seems like time might be running out. 

When Natska places her phoenix hand on the panel, the light at the top flicks back to green and the machine burbles something that seems approving as the door opens with a hiss.<br> <br>Beyond is a large, open space. Strange machines and devices line the walls, dials and button glowing in the dim lights. At the far end of the room is a large window looking out over a crashing cascade of water pouring down into unseen depths. Another window is on one side of the room, leading into a smaller room full of intriguing looking panels. Another door stands in the way, a panel much like the first beside it.<br> <br>Cara walks through the doorway and breathes a sigh of relief. &quot;Oh thank goodness. I was worried that this was going to never open.&quot; She excitedly looks around for a moment at the cascading water and she smiles upon noticing something out of the corner of her eye, &quot;Hmm, it looks like the people who made this place must have liked water. It&#39;s a good thing they didn&#39;t decide to mix electricity or we would probably be sparking right now.&quot;<br> <br>Zuri wiggles his snout. &quot;Well, if it&#39;s a door then maybe we can try to solve this problem by-&quot; His sentence is interrupted by the door opening, the salamander grinning wide. &quot;Or that!&quot; He steps through and observes the room. &quot;Oooh... I&#39;m guessing we shouldn&#39;t just press all the things?&quot;<br> <br>Bazalt Blinks &quot;Yeah ok-someone go in Front of me!&quot; He moves closer to REginald. &quot;And.. I&#39;m touching nothing but to Floor and my cat-Errr. REginald..&quot; He chuckles nervously. &quot;this.. is amazing and scary, amzaingly Scary.&quot; He mumbles to himself, tail twitching in anxiety?<br> <br>Reginald puts an arm around Bazalt. Looking around at the falling water, the feline feels the same anxiousness as the wolf. Yet, there was something quite beautiful in the sight, the spray and mist generated as the flowing water reaches the bottom. The lynx can&#39;t help but smile, and leans in towards the shadow, giving him a little nuzzle.<br> <br>Rokarion nods his head at Zuri, &quot;I agree, those panels and dials must be what controls the water purification process.&quot; the plant being says as he points at the other door, &quot;Looks like the same method.&quot; he says as he takes out his notebook and begins sketching what he is seeing around him. Rokarion moves towards small, panel filled room as he begins inspecting the panels, intrigued by what they might do. <br> <br>&quot;Ah! Great work, love,&quot; Cassidy says with a smile. &quot;I didn&#39;t think actually being in the form would make a difference,&quot; she says, stepping through into the next room. &quot;But at least you figured it out! I didn&#39;t want to change if I could avoid it. Not sure how well my outfit would handle it.&quot;<br> <br>Natska flashes Cassidy a rueful smile, then nods. &quot;The wings make my armor incredibly uncomfortable, even with the layered plates I added to the back to let them through. But I can handle it.&quot; She moves into the new room and looks around, then walks up to the next panel and tries laying her hand on it as well.<br> <br>This panel flashes green for just a moment and Natska feels the familiar pinch on her finger. Then the panel flashes red and the machine spirit burbles something inquisitive.<br> <br>Cara notices Rokarion begin to inspect the panels and walks to the next room in order to take a look at them as well. She bends down for a moment and begins staring at them before inquisitively poking one of the odd panels.<br> <br>Zuri follows after Natska, watching her attentively, and frowning as the machine responds poorly to it. &quot;That&#39;s strange.. I wonder why it didn&#39;t work this time?&quot;<br> <br>Bazalt Just Frowns as He Walks along with REginald. &quot;Still water.. and all this...whatever it is?&quot; He frowns and looks around slowly. &quot;this.. what. is it?&quot; HE Hugs Reginald tightly and sighs. &quot;I have a bad feeling..&quot; he says anxiously before looking back at the door. &quot;we&#39;re not geonna get in now it dislikes you-are we?&quot;<br> <br>&quot;I have absolutely no idea what this is, but, it does seem to have been here for a long time&quot; Reginald replies to Bazalt. Not really being able to help, he simply calls over to the other beings &quot;if you need to try and force the door, I&#39;d be happy to help.&quot; Feeling a little disappointed in himself, the lynx just stays with Bazalt, doing what he can to comfort the nervous wolf.<br> <br>Rokarion leaves the panels and goes back to the main room, &quot;Ok, the main terminal must be inside that door, but this one seems to want a pass code no matter what. You mentioned a dragon ceremony yesterday, do any of you recall any special phrase they used?&quot; the plant being said as he moved to the closed door, looking down on Zuri, &quot;Well you are the closest thing we got for a dragon, any idea?&quot; <br> <br>&quot;Do you need me to take over the phoenix thing?&quot; The fennec asks, looking up at Natska. &quot;I can probably adapt a leather coat to it better than armour plates! And I don&#39;t recall, no. I was asking earlier if anyone else did, but I&#39;ll admit I wasn&#39;t paying much attention to it.&quot;<br> <br>Natska glances over at Reginald, Natska shrugs, and her wings tuck in behind herself. Most of the way. &quot;None of the dragons that helped shape Promise were here when the settlers arrived, although I suppose it would be possible - though unlikely - for a memory to be imbued in the rite.&quot; She smiles then and looks at Cassidy. &quot;Try the device? Perhaps it knows the password.&quot;<br> <br>This particular machine spirit, it seems, is not a patient one. The panel flashes red and a blaring horn fills the space as other lights start to flash red! The observatory window slides aside, leaving the far wall open to the huge waterfalls falling into a distant deluge. A voice, speaking in almost familiar words blares through the room as the back wall also begins to open and water starts to rush along the floor! Things are going to get wet fast!<br> <br>Cara thumps her foot for a moment as the water rushes out. &quot;Okay, that&#39;s it.&quot; She stomps for a moment and angrily shouts, &quot;I&#39;m going to to try to break the door down if someone doesn&#39;t come up with the password!&quot; The feline instantly takes a deep breath and calms down. &quot;Honestly, a water trap is a bit overkill since we can&#39;t even get in.&quot;<br> <br>Zuri blinks at Rokarion. &quot;I&#39;m not a dragon, not at all! I mean, I&#39;m sorta lizardy and I can get wings, feathery ones... but that doesn&#39;t help with a-&quot; He blinks as the onrush of water begins,letting out a little squeal. &quot;How about &#39;Dragon&#39;? Is that too obvious? How about.. &#39;Creators Are Awesome&#39;? Or.. &#39;Cookies&#39;?&quot; <br> <br>Bazalt Frowns &quot;there&#39;s no Dust-this place.. is in use or is used constantl-GAH FRACK BISCUITS!&quot; HE Jumps as the Water rushes in. &quot;Errr. k.. rember anything? C..chanting? Lunar Dust was used? Err.ER... ..Ahh&quot; He just begins Spouting random words at teh point and hyperventilating, Also shaking. &quot;I DO NOT want to die By Drowning... How about... Air magic? See offwhere the Water is comming in? no-yes? please? &quot; He Frowns and shakes his head, muttering franticly to himself.<br> <br>Reginald curses, well aware that they are now on a timer. Try as he might, he cannot recall a single word from yesterday. &quot;dragons ... dragons ... they are proud ... err ... strong and resilient to ... elements ... could change the landscape ... &quot; The lynx rushes over to the problem door, before slamming his fist against the wall in frustration. &quot;Seals ... lunar dust ... Raquestia ... what about Raquestia.&quot; Having very little to lose, the feline quickly places his hand onto the panel and shouts out &quot;Raquestia!&quot;<br> <br>Rokarion rubs his chin and looks around, &quot;Please everyone relax.&quot; the plant being says in his usual nonchalant voice before he goes back to the panel, hmmm he does recall something he read about in the Firmament creator church, not that they allowed him a lot of access even if he was studying as a machine priest, Cliffsiders and what not. Rokarion quickly types down the code, Omega-24-Alpha-3, and hopes that the failsafe code works in this ruins as well. <br> <br>Cassidy glances at Natska, starting to say something before she hears the suggestion. And the alarm. She eyes the device she was given before stepping up towards the door, waving it at the terminal. &quot;I don&#39;t know. Does it know the password? Maybe the name of one of the Creator Saints? Wonder who was responsible for the sacred bloodlines...&quot;<br> <br>Natska sets her stance to hold firm against the sudden water, steam hissing and billowing up around her where it hits her flames. Her wings circle around herself to help shield her body, and she nods her head. &quot;Mmhm. Stay calm, and hold on to something. We will be fine.&quot;<br> <br>The water does not manage to drag anyone too far or get too strong before Rokarion comes to the rescue. Fortunately for everyone, his failsafe code works. The voice from above burbles something that sounds approving and the rear wall seals itself again, allowing the water to flow away before the glass observation deck seals itself as well. Once all of that is done, the next door slides open with a hiss, revealing the large, intricate terminal visible through the window. There is a rather obvious depression where the egg device probably sits.<br> <br>Cara is on the ground, completely wet along with most of her clothes. As she gets to her feet, her fur begins dripping water while her red hair is completely flat. Her clothes are soaked to the brim as they cling to her body. Her fur is also matted down to the point where she looks more like a scrawny orange rat than a feline. She immediately spits out water and says, &quot;Thank you, Rokarion.&quot;<br> <br>Zuri cheers as Rokarion does... something. Whatever it was, it fixed everything! The small amphibian shakes himself off, then waits to see what the others will do next.<br> <br>Bazalt Sighs as the WAter REceeds. &quot;I.. could do with no more water...&quot;He sighs and frowns. &quot;T-thank you Rokarion..&quot; He nods to him and moves over to Reginald. &quot;You ok?...&quot;he asks,Frowing at the water-theme of this place. &quot;and for teh reccord I&#39;m asking why there is no dust around the place.. adn all eth blinking things were on when we entered..&quot; HE mumbles, doubting anyone was listning.<br> <br>Reginald rests his head against the metal wall, panting heavily as he tries to calm himself down. He REALLY could have done without that, but he was not naive enough to think that any trip into a creator facility would be a cakewalk. When Bazalt joins him, he replies to the wolf with a simple &quot;yeah&quot; before giving a grateful nod to Rokarion. He then takes the opportunity to remain where he is and catch his breath.<br> <br>Rokarion leans down in front of Zuri, checking over the mander before standing up, &quot;Glad that you are okay, Zuri.&quot; the plant being says before he looks around and eyes Bazalt, &quot;Well, if this flushing happens often enough, I can definitely see why there is no dust.&quot; Rokarion answers back before walking into the last room, &quot;Looks like here is the terminal Bellamy talked about.&quot;<br> <br>Natska relaxes as the water shuts off, then flutters a moment and gives herself a quick shake. Then she looks over at the terminal and nods her head for Cass to go ahead and place the device in its cradle, before she turns and looks over some of the other displays and screens in the area. &quot;Such a fascinating place down here...&quot;<br> <br>Cassidy doesn&#39;t waste any time once she&#39;s entered with the others, keeping firm hold of the device up until she makes her way to the terminal. She gives it a once over before placing the object in the apparently designated spot, before stepping back to see what happens.<br> <br>The little egg thing sits quietly in its spot, then begins to glow softly as it interacts with the terminal on which it has been placed. After a short wait, the light dims. That was only mildly traumatizing! Now everyone should be able to get home in time to dry off before dinner!<br> <br>Cara blinks several times in surprise as she is still dripping, &quot;Err, what? Um, isn&#39;t something supposed to be presented at this point? Like some sort of sacred message? Maybe this was sort of key to turn something on.&quot;<br> <br>Zuri paces back towards Rokarion, standing by the plant being and smiling up at him. &quot;I&#39;d say that was a good adventure! Of sorts... pretty odd. Did you get any nice drawings of this place?&quot;<br> <br>Bazalt Pats Reginald on the back. &quot;now all we have to do is go BACK throught the water..&quot; HE sighs. &quot;fun time eh?&quot; he nods to Rokarion. &quot;Still this place is.. on.. or.. workin..and stuff...&quot; he sighs and nuzzles the lynx. &quot;Yuo all good, look a bit... deflated there..&quot; He smiles softly to him. &quot;Atcually is everyone ok?&quot; He asks.<br> <br>From the doorway, Reginald keeps one eye on the egg as it does its little light show. Considering the fact that they had risked life and limb to get here, the lynx was a little underwhelmed at the sight. &quot;I hope that&#39;s done more than it first appears to?&quot; Sighing softly, he turns to the shadow wolf and returns the nuzzle, adding in a little lick on the other&#39;s nose. &quot;I&#39;d suggest we grab the egg and get out of here before this place decides we need another shower.&quot;<br> <br>Rokarion looks down at the happy salamander and nods his head, &quot;You can check the sketchbook when we are back at the society. Don&#39;t want it getting wet for no reason.&quot; the plant being said as he gentle rubbed Zuri&#39;s nape, &quot;I guess you will want me to prepare a hot dinner after this?&quot; Roka said in what appears to be a tease if his tone wasn&#39;t so nonchalant.  <br> <br>Cassidy folds her arms as she slips back towards Natska. After trying to take the egg with her. &quot;Well then. I suppose we&#39;ve got what we came for. I imagine the records were transfered into this or something. Imagine it as a... Bookshelf. And this is the &#39;library.&#39; Or something of the sort.&quot;<br> <br>Natska watches, waiting until the thing is done and the lights dim. Then she nods her head and lets her fire fade and her feathers fall away, returning to a shape she was much more comfortable swimming in. &quot;And at least we can ride the current out, too, instead of having to fight against it. Shall we?&quot; she asks, heading back towards the water pipe.<br> <br>The egg comes away from the terminal with no difficulty. It looks like all that is left is to make the delivery.<br> <br>Cara is still dripping wet and she immediately walks over to everyone else before putting her rapier back in its sheath. &quot;Well, that&#39;s everything then. Sadly, we have to go through the water again in order to make the delivery.&quot; She quickly faces the shadow wolf and sighs, &quot;Sadly, you&#39;re going back through the water. Want me to help you out?&quot;<br> <br>Bazalt Frowns. &quot;I... Help would be nice..&quot; HE sighs. &quot;Regi-will you.. be alright?&quot; He asks, glancing around. &quot;At teh risk out sounding greedy- there anything we can take from here?&quot; HE asks as he slowly heads to Cara. &quot;I.. I&#39;m not going near water for atleast a week after this..&quot; He mumbles to hismelf.<br> <br>&quot;I&#39;ll be fine, don&#39;t worry&quot; the lynx replies with a smile. Preparing himself for the return trip, Reginald bungs up his weapon and hangs it back over his shoulder, before making his way back out to the water pipe. During this, he does knock against a loose panel on the ground, perhaps strong enough to support a being on water, but he himself does not give the object much of his attention. The feline then waits for the rest of the group at the entry point to the water, keeping one eye on Bazalt just in case he needs to intervene.<br> <br>Rokarion looks around the room before looking back at Zuri and nodding his head, the youthful plant being and the amphibian both exit the room and go back down the pipe as they exit the facility to meet Bellamy again and go home for some hot dinner. <br> <br>Cassidy tucks the small device into her bag and sighs, stepping into the pipe to make her way back to the contract giver with the others. She was fairly certain there was a better way around, but it was probably the fastest.<br> <br>Natska easily follows Cass through the water, the jaguar a good swimmer even with all the extra weight she was carrying. As she comes out at the other end she makes sure Cass is caught and makes it to a dry spot, then looks around for Bellamy. &quot;We have it.&quot;<br> <br>A short, fast, wild ride later, the whole crew has made their very wet way back to where Bellamy awaits them. &quot;Brilliant!&quot; he exclaims upon receiving the egg, &quot;I am sure this will help with my research! I shall see to it you are all amply rewarded.&quot;[[Category:RPLogs]]