JELLY SHROOM CAVE BASE EXPLORATION | ACTION

[imsorey]

[In the early morning, just after breakfast is cleaned up, Sorey sends a telepathic broadcast to whoever is still currently hanging around the base:

Hey everyone! We found a strange cave way down deep in the tunnels a couple of weeks ago, and the fish down there told us there were humans living down there somehow! We’re going to check it out today. You’re welcome to come with, but bring some kind of shielding, all right? There’s a whole bunch of Tiger Plants on the route, and those spikes they shoot are no joke!

Mikleo chimes in: If you have swimming troubles, I should be able to take you around, though a couple of you might want to bring Seaglides as well. We mapped out a partial safe route, but keep in mind there’s some very large predators, and the water pressure’s going to be pretty intense if you move too far from us down there. Come prepared for that.

Should you as an intrepid explorer decide to venture down into the tunnels with them, there’s plenty to see. Glowing Jelly Shrooms are scattered across the caves, the only bit of light offered so far down in the dark. Sorey and Mikleo will lead the group in a careful circuit through them, not going too close. It’s easy to see why when a couple of Crabsnakes poke their heads out curiously.

The abandoned base the group will come across is small but has some useful items if you care to take a look. There’s also a dully glowing three-person Seamoth to be discovered not too far away, out of power, if any technologically-inclined people want to figure out how to get that back to base for use.

((OOC: Open mission post for Jelly Shroom Base Exploration! Sorey and Mikleo will tag whoever tags in, but feel free to jump other people as well and branch your explorations out separately if you’d like. There’s a lot to find!))

Comments

[oneandmikleonly]

Yeah, that's a good start. Not all of them have the eels -- I think they're eels? -- in them, and those don't go too far from their own places. They're not that hard to damage, either.

[inject]

If you've got a moment, cover my back while I collect some. I'd rather not have to deal with eels getting the drop on me.

[oneandmikleonly]

[takes his staff in a more secure grip, bubbles rising briefly around them; sure, why not?]

I've got more than a moment. Go ahead.

[inject]

[ She gave a nod, then a thumbs up. The blasted helmet made her more terse and neutral body language awkward to parse, but whatever. She did spare a glance for his staff, but anything was fine.

Not wanting to waste time, she was off in a flash to take some samples. Fortunately, the one she chose didn't have any eels. Some of the nearby ones, however... ]

[oneandmikleonly]

[whichever eels decide to investigate why Valentine was in their territory find themselves blocked by sudden flashes of blue light that resolve into thick panes of ice, simply blocking their big blunt heads and sharp teeth. there's a cacophony of angry hissing as she gathers her samples, but their short range and relatively low aggressiveness means he can keep the lot off the area she's in for a bit without using too much extra power.]

[inject]

[ Cryokinetic power? Straight up magic, or something else? She'd like to know - but later. She took her samples and got back out as quickly as she could. It wasn't that she was particularly bothered by the eels, but avoiding any scrapes was a better option.

Fortunately as she swam back, they didn't care. Not their territory, after all. ]

Nice trick.

Some thanks are in order, I suppose.

[oneandmikleonly]

You're welcome. It's good to work with someone who knows how to get in and out quickly.

[not that he can't maintain multiple spells longer if he has to, but he appreciates the efficiency nontheless.]

[inject]

Be the change you want to see, and so on. [ She was saying it in reference to why she moved so quickly and gathered so efficiently. It may not have been evident in her tone, however - especially over telepathy.

Either way, she was done here, and she moved off to get to her next target. ]

I'll see you on the return trip.