One Cupcake

[stubbornskeptic]

[Jane tiptoes around the gate, eyeing it like it’s about to jump out and attack her. With all her ties to her various allies (and potential murderers) cut, she’s feeling a little off-kilter. Whether this is the thing that brought her here or the thing that will get her out, she doesn’t feel like jumping into it will have any bearing on her tight-assery. After all, it’d be just ludicrous to jump headfirst into it when she doesn't know what it does.

Unless her dad’s in there.

Oh shit, what if her dad’s in there?!

Jane grips her cheeks (the ones on her face, geez!), groaning a little. Whatever is she meant to do now?]

Comments

[stubbornskeptic]

Mm, no, I think I've got a handle on it! Thank you for the tutorial, Jake! I'm ready if you are.

[hoperaider]

Roger that!

[And he presses accept. Next thing they know, they're at a little chain of islands connected by short, wooden bridges. Well, an island to Jake is something far more tropical, but this is practically like a desert to him. There are only a few trees dotted about, and some grass that gradually gives way to sandy shores.]

Goodness, I don't think I've ever seen an island so...barren before.

[stubbornskeptic]

Hmm, it doesn't seem to be as wild as you make your island out to be, yeah. The game must not take place in the tropics, then?

[She has no idea how any of this works, so she's just guessing.]

[hoperaider]

Hmmm...I'm sure I saw a jungle-type dungeon once before, but it was far too high in level. Still, there are other rather exotic settings to visit! There are caves, some sort of Japanese-style home mixed with steampunk, canyons...and sometimes the outdoorsy-type dungeons have different weather patterns depending on the words you use!

[He starts leading the way across the bridge to an adjacent island in the west.]

[stubbornskeptic]

Sheesh. I guess these places aren't meant to be in exactly the same place, then. I sort of wish we had a pair of trolls guiding us here too. At least someone would have an idea of what was going on for sure!

[She follows, keeping a little behind him just in case.]

[hoperaider]

That would be nice, but it takes all the fun out of the discovery!

[After getting to the other side, Jake glances around, and spots a treasure chest surrounded by three monsters up ahead. They look like...smiling onion-mushrooms? Whatever, shoot first, ask questions later!

STRIFE!]

[stubbornskeptic]

[Jane readies her stave. She bounces from side to side, raising her weapon little by little before thwomping it down onto the creature's head. Hopefully that's...how you use one of these things!]