subnautica | Closed | Journey Into The Void | sometime before and up to the 22nd

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Closed | Journey Into The Void | sometime before and up to the 22nd

[They're under attack (they've been under attack) and they need solutions, answers, help in any form that they can get it. There is a constant thread of green light weaving between all of their questions, pointing them to what they just might need to solve this whole mess, but they need to get to the heart of it first. Literally, because it's sort of the planet's heart, somewhere in the dreamscape.

Deep diving into the dreamscape for an extended period of time is something they haven't done before, at least not intentionally, so they do take the time to prepare. With their bodies in the pods they should be safe from any warping attempts, and they can trust everyone in the base to look out for them while they're asleep. They don't know how long it will take them to find the green light they're searching for. But they can try to make sure that they find it before it's too late to count.

Even with adrenaline running high, it's easy to fall asleep in the pods. Sorey opens his eyes first, to see that the dreamscape is as serene as ever. There's a faint sound of the Void Song far, far off, and he tilts his head in that direction before turning around and counting heads.]

Are you guys good to go?

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Could be other creatures down there to ask. Our best bet would probably be to swim until we feel like we're falling asleep again, though -- that's what happened the first time round. Let's try not go more crazy, though.

We can keep the craziness at a reasonable level. I mean, we didn't do anything crazy the last time we found the green light.

[he does look at Mikleo and Dirk for confirmation of that, though, making it more of a "we probably didn't do anything crazy" more than a certainty]

You mean aside from trying to find it in the first place.

[That definitely was crazy]

Can we fall asleep when we're already asleep? I've never really thought about it. [Doot doot doot...] The green light's important. Do we know how we're going to get back out once we find it?

We should be all right...it kicked us out last time, didn't it?

[looks to Sorey and Dirk for confirmation]

Unless it does something we didn't predict, or is feeling more hostile, but I hope not.

[not much time for second thoughts left, though; the scarred area around the Void is coming into sight. it's not as bad as it was before, but it's still covered in unpleasant twisting shadows.]

[Sorey puts on a little burst of speed as they move towards the Void, only slowing when he sees a massive shadow shifting in the distance. it's hard to make out in the dim light, but it does appear to be Titania swimming towards them]

I was hoping it would kick us out again since it worked last time...but otherwise we should just need to wake up, right? And we might have the Void Song stuck in our heads for a few days.

If my other body is still awake, I'll get you out of the pods. If it drops unconscious then someone will notice and know to come get us.

[It's an advantage of the splintering; he can keep a foot in both worlds.]

[His eyes widen as he zips through the water, looking up at the shadows above them.]

Let me guess. That's our whale-mom? [He starts to drift toward it, though looking for confirmation.] I just wanted to be sure. I don't like the idea of us getting trapped without a back-up and and back-up back-up.

Good thing Dirk's here, then, I think a lot of people would get annoyed if we did that -- yeah, that's her!

[waving her down accordingly]

[waving in greeting and positioning himself by the others when she extends a greeting in return and eyes them all curiously]

Long time no see, Titania! We brought some friends. And we came to ask for some help, if you can give it. We're looking for a way to the green light--think you can help us out?

[Dirk also gives a thumbs up HE HAS NO COMMENTS HERE skip him until further notice?]

[Well he'll just...look up and watch Titania, too, staring for a moment before murmuring under his breath:]

Am I supposed to bow or something? [Someone please just get him to shut up so that our whale friend can help us out.]

Bows look a little silly underwater, but we'd better introduce you.

[leaving it to Sorey to explain the situation to her; luckily, Titania doesn't seem to mind swimming and talking at the same time. the walls of the Void rise up around them, the light dimming; but the singing is a slightly stronger note in the background.]

Right--Titania, this is Percy. He's a new face, at least this far into the dreamscape, he's actually been around for a while. --But, that's beside the point.

[He keeps it brief and explains the situation to her as they go; even when she drafts away to chase off nearby shadows Sorey keeps going, and she swims right back and keeps listening. the warpers aren't able to dive into the dreamscape so he takes a little extra time to try and describe them.]

...So, we're sort of hoping that we can get some answers this way, or work together to find a solution. Unless there's anything else we're looking for too?

[he looks as Percy as he adds on that last part, since it's his first time diving this deep into the dreamscape and he likely had the most questions]

Uh. Hi. [A wave at Titania instead, but he listens to Sorey carefully and nods along with what he says. When he sees his friend turn back to him he puts on a thoughtful expression.]

Drive back the warpers, talk to the soul, and learn more about the pulse if possible. [He doesn't even know if that's relevant, but the first two are his goal.] That's all I'd like to find out.

[Titania drifts right up close for a moment, observing their little group with one huge eye -- then starts drifting downward, using her bulk to help (herd?) them along. looks like not only are they going to get where they need to, but they've picked up a new party member in the process, as least temporarily.

that's probably a good thing; there's faint noise below them, roars and shrieks. very far away, still, but definitely Reapers...]

[Sorey is automatically more on alert when they hear the Reapers; he keeps his sword in hand as they swim. but he never needs to use it with Titania around. she insists on blocking them from the Reapers as they go, going so far as to physically fight them off if they get persistent enough to come close. when they hear the Dragon's cry far, far off, she urges them onward.

it takes a while for them to get close to their destination. (it takes a week actually, but who's counting.) the hours and days blur together into one long, long trip in the dreamscape. time seems to lose meaning a little; it's hard to count the passing of time in a dream, after all. the only thing they can do is keep going. until, quite suddenly, the Void Song intensifies they find the green light they're looking for, blinding and throbbing like a heartbeat.]

[Almost immediately Percy's hand flies to his pocket to pull out his pen, ready to uncap it to release Riptide. On the other hand, he's amazed by Titania's assistance.

So, okay. Okay, he can just go along for the ride and he's silent the whole time, staying on guard. Maybe that's why he thinks nothing of the time, doesn't find himself getting tired and allowing his mind to go a little blank.

Of course, he jerks back in the dreamscape as he notices the light, bringing a hand up to block the brightness. He stops swimming for just a moment, looking at Titania and the light and speaking up over the song to be heard.]

Huh. Wonder what that is. [He glances back to the others.] Think it's ready for us?

The question is if we're ready for it.

[Dirk glances around. As long as everyone is okay, they'll be fine. He decides he should tell his family that they're hitting the light now so that if something happens, they'll know to act.]

I'm directing my waking body back to the Monolith and getting someone or someones to come with me. If things go bad, me or they will try to get us out.

Thank you, Dirk. I think--I think we're as ready as we're going to be.

[clutches his staff closer, though, a subtle nervous gesture that he mostly keeps out of his voice; he remembers the emotional buffeting the soul gave them last time, how it changes from one emotion to another in the breath of a moment. that kind of contradiction breeds malevolence back home, at such powerful levels; they got away from it unscathed once, but he still has to mentally brace for it. it's just as well the trip down was so long.]

...if it doesn't respond to words -- it didn't last time -- try to interface with it emotionally, to--to get on its ground. That may have better results, or at least different ones.

[They feel the light even more than last time they encountered it. It is vast and deep and when they come near to it it radiates through them to their bones. Though it doesn't feel dangerous right now. The Song is louder than the Void Song.

Without words, it feels like it asks a question of them. With Sorey and Mikleo it feels gentle and warm. Its feeling is harsher and more mixed at Dirk. It is gentle with Percy but not as warm, like it hasn't made up its mind about him yet.]

[he's put at ease by the presence of the Song, and how gentle it feels compared to before, when they had no idea what they were stumbling into. he puts his sword away--this is the time for talking, not fighting--and focuses all of his attention onto the light, trying to figure out how much it can understand from them]

Hello again. I don't know if you know why we're here, but we wanted to better understand what's happening to this planet--to you. And, if possible, we'd like to help.

[he hums a small snippet of the Song, pushing that same feeling of we want to know and we want to help along with it, hoping that it can understand those feelings even if it can't fully understand his words]

[Dirk decides not to talk directly, but he does offer one signal: the image of the alien creepers, and a feeling of questioning. He wants to know why.]

[And like Dirk, Percy decides not to speak directly, at least at first. He never has to open his mouth when communicating with the sea life or channeling how the ocean will behave. Why should this be different? Instead, he focuses on the fact that he can tell it's radiating something erring more toward positive than negative but that he shouldn't be cocky about it.]

Sorey's right. There are a lot of questions, but we can't help if we don't know why these things are happening. [And in addition to that, he focuses on the aliens from the original lab at the Lost River, the data they couldn't interpret and channels the need to understand what happened to cause all of this. He does his best not to overload with questions, questions about what happened to him when he disappeared for a week or about the pulse but he fixates on the desire to make the planet less confused. Confusion sucks.]

[there's a hundred questions he wants to ask, too, now that they're here: are you the one bringing us? why? how? where do our fellows go, when they disappear? how long have people been coming here? how long have you been alive, aware? how does a planet perceive, and think, on such a scale...?

(look he's a curious boy)

he dials it back, though. the others have covered what they need to ask, so he reinforces things with his own quiet hum of the Song, conveying steadiness and calm with it, helpful stability, that they mean no harm. he remembers the wild conflict the planet soul embodied last time. he's willing to try and give it an anchor against that, if it needs one.]

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