out of options for who i can be

[promittere]

LIGHT UP THE FIREWORKS

Lazuli seems… agitated, this morning. Not so much in the sense that he’s irritable (because that's just normal, really), but it seems as if something has gotten under his skin. He keeps looking up, out the windows or out over the horizon, and it seems eventually he grows tired of whatever it is bothering him. He accosts whoever it is that seems to have little to do this day, gathering a group of competent (...?) wizards.

“I need you to come with me,” he says, arms crossed and a furrow between his brows. “Something’s not right, even more than things usually aren't right.”

Vague, but do you really have the option to ignore him? You can certainly try, but it won’t get you anywhere. You’re being dragged onto this impromptu excursion whether you want to go or not. Lazuli drags the group to the elevator, using a mana stone to transport everyone to the Northern tower. On the other side is the same snowy wasteland that’s always there, and nothing seems amiss no matter how hard you strain your senses. Lazuli seems to get even more tense, though, summoning and mounting his broom.

“Follow me. We can talk while we fly, but we don’t have long.”

OOC NOTES

🌙 Welcome to the mini-event! This isn't going to be anything too crazy and not likely to impact the trajectory of the game too terribly if you spend the entire thing just fucking around and finding out, so just have fun! If you play your cards right, though, you might find yourselves a new ally.

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Comments

[annihilator]

[Malice is here, looking mildly perplexed at having been dragged into this but like, without all of the Northies?? Apparently this is not our mission.]

So uh, where exactly are we goin'?

[meanspirited]

The Forest of Dreams, if my hunch is correct.

[Which it's totally not concerning he's dragging everyone into a poison deathtrap...]

[annihilator]

Huh. Sounds nice...?

[...yeah. "nice".]

What d'ya think we'll find there?

[meanspirited]

You clearly haven't been there before.

[Nobody sane would think that forest is nice. Do you even know how many corpses are in it?]

But we're not going to find anything good—and I won't be able to go with you once we get there.

[annihilator]

What, really? So we're on our own, huh...

[Ominous! Malice glances around at the others, inclining his head a bit.]

Think we'll be fine on our own, but why can't you come with us?

[meanspirited]

Yes.

[But it'll be fine... you're all capable wizards, probably, maybe.]

There's something else I need to do, is all that it is.

[annihilator]

I'm guessin' it's nothin' we can help with? Can you tell us what it is?

[meanspirited]

Dealing with the spirits directly, while you find whatever they're so upset about.

[annihilator]

Makes sense. You sure you'll be able to handle 'em on your own? Not to doubt ya or anythin', just don't want anythin' happenin' to anyone, y'know?

[meanspirited]

I'm sure. If anyone else tried to help they'd just get in my way.

[Tch.]

You don't have anything to worry about.

[annihilator]

[...heh.]

'Kay, I'll trust ya on that, then. Good luck with 'em - we'll do our part too. Got any other ideas 'bout what to expect when we get there?

[meanspirited]

...

Don't take what you see at face value. Even with protecting yourselves, the forest has a way of getting to people.

[annihilator]

[Hmm! That's in bold text, it must be important!!]

Gotcha. I think we can keep that in mind, yeah?

[That's addressed to the others. We've totally got this. Probably. Maybe.]

[revengier]

That area is dangerous, isn't it?

[ Hmm... ]

We should cast protection spells before going in, I presume.

[meanspirited]

Unless you want to hallucinate, yes. I'm not going to make you do anything if you want to be idiots about it.

[revengier]

I'd rather not hallucinate, thanks.

[ But it's good to know that's what they would be doing if they didn't protect themselves, at least. ]

Why are we going there and not you?

[meanspirited]

I have other things I need to take care of. It's a multi-layered problem.

[revengier]

Will you tell us what you're taking care of, then?

[meanspirited]

I'm going to go deal with the spirits directly and appeal to them while you find what's thrown the world out of balance.

[revengier]

I see.

[ Good enough answer for him! ]

In that case, I wish you luck.

[meanspirited]

You'll need it more than me, so keep it to yourself.