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Re: 2000/1/08-09 Poison Pen Weekend
« Reply #40 on: September 05, 2015, 09:21:27 AM »
First things first, Kiley relaxes in the lukewarm water. It's only fair after being woken up at Why A.M. It takes some time for what Jennifer's doing to catch her attention and she swims over to investigate.
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Re: 2000/1/08-09 Poison Pen Weekend
« Reply #41 on: September 05, 2015, 12:32:29 PM »
Jennifer seems not to notice Kiley as she ducks underwater to get a better look at something. There's a slight water current here, warm water flowing into the larger pool.
Everything is edible. Just that there are things only edible once per lifetime.
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Re: 2000/1/08-09 Poison Pen Weekend
« Reply #42 on: September 05, 2015, 12:48:02 PM »
Huh. Looking for where the warm water comes from? Kiley leans closer to get a look herself and taps on Jennifer's shoulder.
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Re: 2000/1/08-09 Poison Pen Weekend
« Reply #43 on: September 05, 2015, 01:05:19 PM »
Jennifer jumps up with a start, opens her mouth to yell something and promptly burbles as water goes in. Opps.
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Re: 2000/1/08-09 Poison Pen Weekend
« Reply #44 on: September 05, 2015, 01:40:25 PM »
"Oh shit. Careful, Jenny!" Kiley immediately pulls Jennifer out of the water by her shoulders, hopefully before she actually swallows any water.
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Re: 2000/1/08-09 Poison Pen Weekend
« Reply #45 on: September 05, 2015, 01:49:00 PM »
Jennifer splutters and spits out the water, "KILEY! Stop sneaking up on people like that!"
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Re: 2000/1/08-09 Poison Pen Weekend
« Reply #46 on: September 05, 2015, 02:20:43 PM »
"Sorry, I wasn't thinking about it. What'cha looking at that's got you so absorbed?"
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Re: 2000/1/08-09 Poison Pen Weekend
« Reply #47 on: September 05, 2015, 02:33:48 PM »
"Found where the hot water's coming from, but didn't want to go looking without backup." She waggles a nylon rope anchored to a piton on the wall, and a bell, "Wanna come with?"
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Re: 2000/1/08-09 Poison Pen Weekend
« Reply #48 on: September 05, 2015, 09:20:38 PM »
"...Where were those pitons when we got out of the bus? And do you even have the air to explore an underwater tunnel?"
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Re: 2000/1/08-09 Poison Pen Weekend
« Reply #49 on: September 06, 2015, 04:25:26 AM »
"I put them in yesterday." Jennifer scrabbles at a pouch hanging off her waist for a handful of metal tubes, "I've three emergency breathers with me, and dumped another bunch tied to a balloon down there yesterday. Enough to spend a few hours in there. But my skin would get all pruney"
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Re: 2000/1/08-09 Poison Pen Weekend
« Reply #50 on: September 06, 2015, 03:54:05 PM »
"Riiiight..." Kiley doesn't say anything to the effect of 'just bring a drysuit' for concern Jennifer might take it as a serious suggestion. She might as well tag along, especially in case her friend gets stuck. There's a reason you're not supposed to explore caves alone. "Well, sure. Why not?"
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Re: 2000/1/08-09 Poison Pen Weekend
« Reply #51 on: September 07, 2015, 05:19:55 AM »
Jennifer takes a deep breath and dives down, climbing through the crack in the stone like an amphibious monkey. Her light and rope spools down and dip out of sight.

A moment later, the light goes out of sight. Passed a corner perhaps?
Everything is edible. Just that there are things only edible once per lifetime.
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Procrastination is the thief of time; Year after year it steals, till all are fled,
And to the mercies of a moment leaves; The vast concerns of an eternal scene.

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Re: 2000/1/08-09 Poison Pen Weekend
« Reply #52 on: September 07, 2015, 05:49:50 AM »
Shrugging, Kiley mimics Jennifer's deep breath, not that she needs it, and goes after her friend, using the rope for guidance. If she loses track of the light, at least she'll have that and the flashlight she keeps around.
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Re: 2000/1/08-09 Poison Pen Weekend
« Reply #53 on: September 07, 2015, 06:08:28 AM »
The crack leads into a short tunnel, barely a meter long before the rope angles upwards and out of another hole in the wall.
Everything is edible. Just that there are things only edible once per lifetime.
It's a god-eat-god world.

Procrastination is the thief of time; Year after year it steals, till all are fled,
And to the mercies of a moment leaves; The vast concerns of an eternal scene.

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Re: 2000/1/08-09 Poison Pen Weekend
« Reply #54 on: September 07, 2015, 11:39:47 AM »
Though tempted, Kiley consciously stops herself from cheating with her power and keeps following the hard way. Not worth the risk of an accident happening.
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Re: 2000/1/08-09 Poison Pen Weekend
« Reply #55 on: September 11, 2015, 05:31:19 AM »
Kiley emerges in another cavern, lit only dimly by Jennifer's glowstick above, where it looks like there's air from the reflection. The water here is hot, rather like a bath, and a slight vibration could be felt through the water. Tingly.
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Re: 2000/1/08-09 Poison Pen Weekend
« Reply #56 on: October 01, 2015, 10:25:02 AM »
Curiously, Kiley pops her head out of the water and looks around in this cavern. Pretty nice find, actually, if it's not actually something terrible and unlucky.
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Re: 2000/1/08-09 Poison Pen Weekend
« Reply #57 on: October 09, 2015, 06:52:22 AM »
Jennifer is bobbing on the surface, poking around as she gets a feel for where the hot water is coming from. No shore in this cave, though there's a few small, rounded shelves of stone sticking out within the light of the glowstick, one nearby just barely big enough for one person(or two very friendly persons) to lie on.

The air is steamy, making for a surreal glow from the glowsticks, which fail to show many details, other than the ceiling being rather low and dotted with stalactites, with the odd pillar penetrating the water surface. "Hey Kiley, you sure took your time getting here. Where'd you think the heat is from?"

Big cave, but you'd need a stronger light, or swim out of sight of the entry tunnel to find the other side. There seems to be a rather steady current however, and the air is fresh enough despite the steam that there must be another surface opening somewhere..
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Re: 2000/1/08-09 Poison Pen Weekend
« Reply #58 on: October 09, 2015, 11:59:25 AM »
"Huh." Kiley scans the cave, impressed. "...Did you set up a cave Jacuzzi in here somehow or was it vibrating when you found it?" Taking a swim around, she tests the rock platforms - not vibrating - and sniffs the air. "Well, it doesn't have the rotten eggs stank so it's probably not a hot spring. Maybe it's the cooler water from some tinker's big reactor?"

Actually, she recognizes the smell. And decides she'd best keep quiet about it. Definitely going to tell Sam about the cave and her theory later, though. Something about unexpected perks of vigilantism. And about really avoiding Pyrebird in the future.

"...Oh shit. Yeah, I think there's a tinker with stuff near here. Explains the water jiggling too. I don't think we want to go poking around where this stuff is coming from, Jenny. Don't want to swim into some sciency asshole's heat sink."
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Re: 2000/1/08-09 Poison Pen Weekend
« Reply #59 on: October 10, 2015, 01:39:24 AM »
Jennifer looks even more intrigued, but after considering things for a moment, plops herself onto the wider ledge, motioning for Kiley to follow,"Discretion is the better part of not getting boiled? Which tinker do you think would stick something here?"
Everything is edible. Just that there are things only edible once per lifetime.
It's a god-eat-god world.

Procrastination is the thief of time; Year after year it steals, till all are fled,
And to the mercies of a moment leaves; The vast concerns of an eternal scene.