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Just Keeping Swimming | March Planet Mingle

Who: Everyone!
Broadcast: If you want!
Action: Anywhere on Mafik
When: The month of March

[Welcome to Mafik, the water world! Hope you brought your best swimming gear and don't have a paralyzing fear of water, because that's all that's here! So get out those wet suits and enjoy life under the sea!

In other words, it's a mingle! ]

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[ The minute the stories poured in from about receiving items from other worlds, their worlds, Cara didn't waste any time in leaving her ship and braving the strange watery world. She tied it back as well as she could, pursing her lips at the puzzles set up. Why couldn't she simply go in and murder everyone and take what she needed?

Honestly.

But as she was dwelling on this, she noticed another man. A familiar man. ]

Hunting as well?

[He's been doing temple runs not for the treasure at the end of them, but because a lot of them had giant beasts to kill. Since it was frowned upon to just attack and kill the inhabitants here, the monsters were the closest to a good fight as he was going to get.

Doudanuki has his sword sealed in a bag to keep the water off it until he needs it, but he turns his head when he's spoken to, noticing someone else has shown up finally.]

Yep, came lookin' for a fight and got a bunch of stupid puzzles. You're Cara, right?

[ She nods, making a face. ]

Who has time to make such intricate puzzles? I just want the treasure.

No idea, but if you can help with the puzzles, I can help you get that treasure.

Deal?

[He sticks his hand out.]

[ She takes a moment before nodding firmly and shaking his hand. ]

Deal. If they are what I think they are, be careful not to touch them. You'll get hurt.

[He shakes and then goes to check out the puzzle that's blocking their way.]

So you think your...[small>What were those called?] agiels are in here?

[Was that right??? He has no idea

They must be. They're the only thing I own.

Then hopefully they don't mind waitin' a bit until we get these doors open.

[The mechanism in front of him looks like a bunch of numbers and symbols all in disarray on moveable tiles and by the side of the door are three empty slots.]

...Is this some kinda code?

It must be.

[ She surveys the room. ]

The clue must be around this place.

[He turns to look around too, but the entire place just looks normal to him. Some glowing plants and gemstones in the walls for light, algae covered stone walls and floors in various tones of gray and more...gray.]

Guess we better get to looking then because that's the only way forward.

[He can't swim very well, but he tries as he pushes himself around the room, looking at the rocks and into crevices to find some sort of clue to what three symbols belong in the slots.]

So why'd you come out here by yourself?

[ She tugs at the moss, clearing it away. ]

I don't understand what you mean. Why wouldn't I come alone?

Dunno. Seems a lot of people have been makin' up units and coming out here in force.

[And because some of these puzzles require more than one person to fulfill.

He moves some algae away and finds...nothing yet. Goddammit he hates puzzles.]

Most of the humans I meet out here are just waitin' for their group to meet up with 'em.

I suppose that is human nature.

[ But it's not Cara's way, unless she's with people she can trust with her life or it's an order. ]

I work alone these days though.

[He shrugs.]

Makes sense. I've just been hanging around temples waiting for people to come by like you.

[aka he's always alone too.

Doudanuki pauses as he pushes a bit of seaweed aside and notices an etching in the rock. It's well worn and almost illegible, and he would have missed it if it hadn't been for his fingers brushing against the grooves.]

...Well shit, they've got 'em scratched into the walls. Be careful you don't miss it. They're pretty well camouflaged.

[ She nods, despite her impatience to keep moving. ]

Does it say anything useful?

No, just one of the symbols that's supposed to go up on that puzzle, I guess.

[He memorizes it and then kicks off to go pick it from the tiles.]

If you can find the others, we can start putting them in here.

[ Finally, a clear goal. Cara's never been good at dissecting riddles and clues. Finally she manages to input the code, watching the door slide open. ]

These people have too much time on their hands.

So do we, I guess, since we're here.

[The door slides open and?

Well, look at that - it's an empty room with two doors on opposite sides. Doudanuki touches down in the center and stares at the two. They look identical in every way except one has a blue gem in the center and the other has a red gem.]

Great. So which one? Red or blue?

I need those weapons.

[ She's determined, help or not. ]

Why not both? If we press them in the same time, it might work.

[He shrugs and goes to the left to the blue one.]

Might as well.

On the count of three?

On three.

[ Once the count was reached, she immediately moved forward. Cara doesn't trust easily, but with Doudanuki, she feels reassured. Like they're on the same wavelength. The door rumbles before sliding up. ]

[He presses on the three and feels a click. The door slides open and Doudanuki moves forward knowing that Cara will follow. She's a human, but she doesn't act like a normal one. The fact that she's this determined to get to her weapons is a point in her favor. He'll always appreciate a person who appreciates her weapons.

The next room is one long dark hallway. The is unseen, fading into darkness far, far away. As soon as they step across the threshold, the door slams shut behind them.]

...Well, that ain't good.

[And then a gear starts turning and an inhuman screeching fills the "air."]

[ Were the walls moving? Cara immediately moves, feeling her way across the floor, trying to find a secret switch. She pulls out a tiny dagger from her boot, ready to pry apart any loose panels. ]

It's never good!

[He pushes back as the walls start to close in, throwing his shoulder against them. The screeching noise is moving though, and he presses his ear to the wall, listening as Cara goes for the panels.

Something is definitely moving behind the walls.]

Forget it!

[He gives up and gives her a quick tap on the shoulder, pointing forward.]

Just go!

[ Cara quickly climbs over him, finding a tiny space above that wasn't moving. But her eyes flash as she offers him her hand. She won't abandon him. ]

You too!

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