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merry plotters & the no-good very bad hole

hello, hole shenanigers! the time has come to fuckin' spelunk. i'm trace, your host for this adventure. :') let's get started, shall we?

█ WHAT IS THIS?

remember that huge fuck-off dragon? we're gonna climb down his hole.

in the event write-up, the first bullet-point under "what's the damage?" talks about this very briefly, and i tossed up a plotting comment to get a preliminary head-count on who wanted to do some spelunking.

now the mods have provided us with a bitchin' write-up, which you'll find at the end of this post. this post is pretty much just a vaguely structured plotting experience, which i hope will be helpful in y'all figuring out what you want to do with your characters.

█ TL;DR: WHAT CAN BE EXPECTED FROM THIS ADVENTURE?

the biggest thing is the time span that adventurers are signing up for. this trip takes at minimum 4-5 days, and if you make it to the end, your character will be missing or occupied for at least a week.

this expedition features ample opportunity for injury or death, most notably burn wounds and fall damage.

this expedition also features some neat ass mental-emotional fuckery, including potential paranoia, feelings of loneliness and isolation, and the reliving/warping of past or future memories (any scene from canon) beyond the reach of such concepts of time and place.

the conclusion of this event for those who do get to the final stage depends completely on other characters coming to the rescue.

the soonest anyone could reach the hole if they left right away after the fight (on the 22nd) would be if you backdated to the 24th, and the soonest anyone reaching the end of the plot (step 5 below) would be available for regularly-scheduled threading on the 29th (7 days).

█ HOW DOES THE ADVENTURE GO?

STEP 1: the forest. it's thicc. it's mildly dangerous. it's confusing. you're probably going to get lost in it. it takes like 1-2 days just to cover two miles of this bullshit, assuming you manage to keep going the right direction most of the time.

STEP 2: the hole. the ground is basically still on fire. it's pretty fucked. not to mention the hole itself, which is massive and unfriendly and intimidatingly deep.

STEP 3: some cave. some cave that definitely doesn't look like a dragon clawed through it. this is mostly just some sick scenery (glowing walls, shit damn) with a bonus splash of loneliness and maybe even paranoia. (note: this is the farthest your character can go while still able to turn back on their own/be back in less than a week!)

STEP 4: some deeper, fuckier cave. the caves are suddenly rainbow. prepare to feel the most at-peace you could possibly feel short of literally dying. enjoy the company of a hallucinatory Person Of Importance in this not-at-all-trying time. speaking of time, you've lost all concept of it. (this is a potential end point for a lot of characters! folks feel the strong, definite urge to stop here for what ends up being like 2+ days.)

STEP 5: is there even a cave anymore?? you've made it to the end. you don't know how long you've been walking or how far you've come. you don't know time or distance are even concepts that exist. you lose yourself in a moment in your past or (confirmed canon) future, watching it unfold as it was or will be and then again and again, warping slightly more each time.

STEP 6, KIND OF: rescue? through steps 1-4, anyone can rescue anyone else from this mess, granted step 4's rescuers will have to resist the very compelling effects of the chamber. if your character makes it to step 5, only their own god can bring them back. this means that someone will NEED to tell the gods that people are missing.

(the full write-up can be found in this gdoc!)

█ TIME TO PLOT THIS SHIT OUT.

if your character wants to be involved in this plot, they have two main options: going down the hole and helping the rescue. more details will come on the rescue part asap but for now, comment if you want involved in some way. consider the following questions, whether or not you include them in your comment:

is your character willing to work with a team, or are they adamant on going alone? what would happen if they encountered others? could they be reluctantly inclined to travel with someone? would they come to someone's rescue if that person gets lost or something? (basically just considering different sort of hooks that might give even loner-type characters the chance to thread with others!)

how do they get to the hole in the first place? how do they carve their path through the wildlife? are they able to navigate well? if not, how do they keep going in the right direction? also, how the fuck do they know where the hole is in the first place? were they at the fight, are they following the Extra Fucky Nature, are they following some of the other adventurers?

how do they get into the hole? it's a super challenging climb, not to mention dark as hell.

how far are they going? are they stopping at step 4? step 5? what might they be experiencing?

did they bring enough supplies for any of this?? literally a fucking week away from civilization, even if they don't really.... realize it's quite that long.

did they tell anyone they were going? who? who the fuck is telling the gods they're even gone? someone's gotta.

if your character isn't spelunking but wants involved, what are they doing? are they pulling people out of the early stages of cave-diving? are they tattling to the gods? are they welcoming the lost adventurers back with a feast? etc

that's it, guys! go fight win.

UPDATE: the log is up!

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If there's anything you need clarification on, feel free to ask here!

I'd like to volunteer Circe for going into the hole.

this isn't so much a plot you need to volunteer for - anyone who wants to send their character in can do so! tell us what ideas you have so we can plot with her! c: like, is she going to hurry straight to the end, or get stuck in the earlier peaceful cavern? is she good at navigating the woods and the dark or will she get lost? etc.

Ack, sorry. I'm doing this on a little off time, so I'm spacing.

I think she might linger a bit in the peaceful cavern. She has experience navigating the wild, having lived her life in solitary on an island with forests and mountains. She'll get a little lost in the dark since she's seeing things as a mortal for the first time. But as long as she has a good team, she'll rely a lot on others to help make up her shortcomings.

If there is important flora in the hole, whether its fungus or moss, she'll likely recognize it.

i'm gonna be doing a lot of backdating because lalli would've headed pretty much straight for the hole the morning after the dragon attack (early on the 23rd). literally his entire canon job is this shit (granted it's usually not so much with the cave part), so he'll actually be making fairly quick work of a lot of it - but there are definitely some ways to run into him.

if your character is also a quick motherfucker they might be carving adjacent paths through this mess, especially once they get into the cave where there's really only one main road through. he'd even be down to maybe kinda team up, if your character seems chill and competent.

if your character needs help, he can probably do that. he's not heartless. he'll turn back if he hears distress etc - though he won't stick around once the distress is over so you'd probably have to keep up with him.

if your character brought supplies and is actively openly using them (especially food), he'll definitely be interested in that. lalli packed pretty light. he's used to going hungry on long scouting trips but this is a whole different thing.

i'm also down for any other ideas y'all might have, if you want to thread with him! c: he's gonna get stuck in that last cavern at the end and honir's gonna have to bail him out.

Rhys is bringing food and water! He'll also probably need help at some point lbr. So. Let's thread a something.

duly noted!! i'll hit your top-level up if you have one

Arg, I already owe you a tag! But I'll be backtagging into the sunset already so idk when I'll be able to focus on this?

Anyway, Thrawn is very definitely trying to find somebody that knows where the dragon hole is, to begin with. Also, he would actually have food. Also also he'll go the odd day without if he has to.

sounds good! i'll keep an eye out for a top-level of thrawn's, since i'm not sure i'm doing one for lalli

boop

Y'ALL ARE DUMBASSES AND NEED DEMON JESUS

Okay not really BUT Nero is going to be too injured to go down the hole when most people will, but he's sure as shit gonna go and rescue anyone who needs it. Who here needs a shitposter to scold them and also sass them all the way back to try and keep their sanity intact in the meantime?

:3c

ur grounded UR GROUNDED HE'S GONNA BE SO MAD AT U way to make him want to basically protect you at all costs

EXCUSE ME I AM A GROWN ASS MAN AND YOUR FATHER THAT IS UNNECESSARY

Tessa has no plans to go in the dark hole because what even is the point of doing that, you freaks? However, once the days start adding up, I want her to be on rescue duty! So if your character has met Tessa and is going on the trip, they should totally tell her so she can come drag their butts back once she gets worried. Either that or if your character is a rescuer themselves, they can recruit Tessa to help.

I'm down for rescuing multiple people (we can do handwavy stuff so it's not locked in that she only rescued one) and also teaming up with other rescuers for max efficiency. Tessa is a survivalist, knows how to move through tough terrain, and knows what supplies to bring. I'm willing to throw her into any location within the caves, so hit me up if you need a rescue!

I'm a little hesitant to throw my name in right away because I can't really guarantee I'll have the time to tag out according to ooc plans these days...... but if there's some kind of rescuer quota that's needed to get all the hole explorers back, Wen Qing will likely tag along once notified.

After a good "the others did WHAT" scream session. But she'll come with some first-aid kits, no worries.

Fran will be going in! Exploring is very much their Jam, so it will be backdated to shortly after the fight. They're not against going with a group, but might very well go on their own if no one wants to travel together. If they know someone needs help they'd likely try and lend some.

Fran's very much a curious explorer, so they won't be moving 'fast' if they can help it. Expecting a shorter trip, they've likely brought only light dried foods and a waterskin, perhaps using experience with nature to forage on the way to and from the hole. Otherwise, they'll be using their Alter Self ability to grow claws and make their limbs a bit more useful for climbing, hopefully making the trip down a little easier!

As for who knows: uhhh, anyone who asks! Likely Fran's housemates, or those they've had a short talk with after the event and consider friends. It's a fairly loosey goosey tie in if anyone needs it.

How far?
Likely all the way. While they'll be easily distracted in early stages, Fran is fairly familiar with enchanting magic, and their constantly wandering mind usually ends up wanting to move on eventually, if only to experience what else this cave has in store! They don't have much more than a vague friend to think of deep in the tunnels, so the loneliness cave will be hitting hard.

Navigation: Literal centuries of traveling experience, and a strong understanding of nature and navigation within it! Their hybrid animal form might help them clear through the leading forest without much hassle, they're fairly used to overgrowth but definitely slower than normal!

Experience:
This'll be hit or miss, (bet you never miss huh?), but I know what's at the end will be a strong mindfuckery for Fran, at least. The loneliness cavern will hit hard, but mostly because of the stark contrast of the last two+ weeks of frequent contact. Since arriving Fran's being more social than ever, and now they're alone again. Intense, but not a huge delay? The peaceful cavern a much stronger one.

How would you feel about them meeting up at some point? Shouyou going in at all, like the curious idiot that he is, means he's going to be really unprepared for this.

Maybe Fran could actually get him to do more prep than just hopping in without anything...

Edited 2019-07-03 01:19 (UTC)

I'd be 100% game! Fran's quite used to exploring, so can totally see Hinata, gearing up and be like "Buddy, get you some supplies at least". They're not super used to needed to eat this much, but like, even they know you need to bring food. :>

Excella's not willing to risk life and limb going down that dragon hole, especially when she's still needed here in the city to assist with recovery efforts—and pull people's asses out of the fire. She'll be more suited for rescuing, and she'll do it regardless of who it is, but there's only a handful of people she'll seek out on her own to make sure that they're okay. Either way, expect her to get a little irritated, with varying degrees of facetiousness depending on how badly you get injured.

Of course, if you get extremely badly hurt, to the point where you'll die without something immediate to help, she can stabilize you. The hard part will be getting that message to her, since she's staying within city limits this time.

So Rhys is totally in! He's going to be going aaall the way. Is he going to hate it? Yep. Will there be screaming? Probably! But, look, he really needs to get back home and he's just hoping this will give any sort of clues as to what the fuck is even happening in this place, since it's where the fucking dragon come from.

So!

He will want to tag along with people that look capable and like they've done this before. He's no stranger to teaming up with people he might not necessarily trust for the sake of increasing his own chances of survival etc. etc. If anyone has a group gathering up to do this, he'll probably tag along and follow them through the forest to the hole.

He will also not repeat the same mistake he did back home. Since he has no clue how long this will take, he WILL be bringing supplies. Prooobably not actually enough for a week, but at least a few days. Less if people decide to mooch off him.

If anyone seems to be losing their mind or wandering off into places they shouldn't, he'd also be willing to try to snap them out of it. Keeping together in dangerous places is important!

Since when has Terezi Pyrope ever been known for her good instincts. Seriously, Worst. Seer. Ever. She'll be pointedly joining the expedition going in, though she'll be wearing her blindfold like a dumbass until she finally gets to the hole with a fair number of teal cuts and bruises.

Their passage through the forest will be frustrating and slow, but through several minor injuries they will make it. At the hole, they'll give up on their blindfold again. They've got a fair amount of experience climbing around in dangerous terrain, so with a rope to help, not to mention claws, they will make their way very slowly down.

They will probably happily tell anyone who will listen that they're going because they never shut up about anything.

She is going to get stopped at Stage 4, and be unable to reach the final "Need a God to Save Me" stage. There is a very important person to her from her past that she's still got a metric shit-ton of unresolved feelings about as friends, and who she is really worried about (though she wouldn't admit just how worried she is to anyone but Dave) because their very existence was about to come to an end when she ended up here.

She'll be trapped in there with her for a while before someone rescues her... Obviously, Dave is TOTALLY invited to save her sorry ass, but I will take the rescue from literally anyone. It's cool. She'll claw and scream because she doesn't want to leave Vriska down in the hole like this, but she'll eventually be dragged out, especially if you convince her that it's not really Vriska down there.

Edited 2019-07-02 19:33 (UTC)

WHO WANTS A SOLDIER ON THEIR TAIL?

Because honestly, who wouldn't? Especially one who was top of his class and prepared for all sorts of nonsense. So he'll have the supplies and his weapons with him—mace & shield & Shield. And while...he doesn't want to go himself... He's not gonna let silly people go by themselves. So he's either going to rescue or follow a silly person.

He was at the fight and going back and forth taking injured people to safety so he's kinda familiar with the way to and from the hole. Would probably insist on him going down the hole first, either sliding down the side or maybe if someone brings it up there'll be a rope helping lead them down and up?

Figure whomever wants to drag him along can figure out how far they go?

If you don't mind, I'd love for Finn and Hinata to meet this way? He's completely clueless about the danger he's getting into and would definitely need someone to look out for him.

From what I remember, Hinata's pretty short, right? He'd definitely tail after the wee thing. How would he feel about Finn starting to tail behind him? Or would he ask for his help if he saw him lingering outside the gates?

Pretty short, yes! He'd probably be a little suspicious when he notices Finn tailing him at first, but as soon as he knows Finn's friendly, he'd be okay with going in together!

"I'm not following you, I'm going to the hole. This is the way to the hole."

Finn please

Also, are you planning on writing a top level for this?

Didn't plan on it but I can!

I don't mind writing a closed starter for us if that would be easier!

You can if you've got something already in mind! I've been kidnapped for dinner out. Bleh.

How far did you plan on going into the cave? Or you just wanna wing it?

Let's wing it! I have plans for him to meet up with someone else in the cave, so we could probably have them get separated at some point, too.

Works for me! Love layering guilt on my characters!

RIP... he's sorry, Finn. He'll make it up to you after this...

It's all good! He'll just keep a closer eye on him next time! ;D

posted the starter! Let me know if there's anything you want changed! Also sorry for the wait!

It's okay! I shall hit it up shortly!

hello, emil is going to be dumb and get himself involved very dumbly, so let's explore that:

STEP 1: emil is undoubtedly going to set some shit on fire and get lost in the forest, but this will likely be where he's the smartest -- like marking his trail after a while, he brought SOME food and water, etc. if you want to meet up in the forest for trip buddies, that's cool!

STEP 2: fire is fine, he's cool with this even if the hole is very daunting and he's been instructed not to go into it but oops.

STEP 3: emil isn't very mentally tough so this cave will get him a little but this won't be so awful for him. just maybe stalling out here for half a day.

STEP 4: this is where emil's gonna end up as his quitting point. the peaceful feeling is too intoxicating and he'll be hallucinating up a storm -- positive hallucinations for the most part, but also the potential for something darker and more dangerous if you wanna fight or get hurt or something. but to say that he might be stuck here for two days is very plausible.

RESCUE: he'll definitely need to be rescued, otherwise he's gonna be just...trapped in the cave. which we can also do something with, if you want to rescue him now or later.

so if you want to be a part of his #HoleSquad or just meet up in the cave somewhere, hit me up buds!

EDIT: editing in to say emil's on a "rescue mission" of his own so he's not trying to waste time and is likely very irritable and scared, just as a flavor of how he'll be during this whole adventure.

Edited 2019-07-03 00:31 (UTC)

I'll be backtagging into the sunset but Thrawn is definitely looking for somebody that knows the way to the dragon hole? Possible forest trip buddies?

WOAH this got lost in my spam somehow, so sorry about being late to respond! that's perfectly okay, honestly, even though emil is very much winging it and very likely will be more of a hindrance than a help haha

hello, hello. Rey is up for adventure and exploring, she's spent most of her life scavenging wreckage and ruins so exploring a giant hole made by a dragon is right up her alley (sort of)! She's an experienced fighter and fit for all types of tricky situations, or so she hopes. I was kind of not around much this last week or so due to not feeling 100% among other things, so I missed the dragon fight and helping out in the aftermath BUT she'll be so into this!

+ Rey is used to working alone, BUT can be swayed to join others since she's getting used to the whole "other people are okay and she can trust them" thing.

+ Scavenging ruins of forgotten ships means climbing and scaling wreckage, it's likely she'll try and keep on to the end and refuse to back down. The loneliness is gonna hit her hard, though.

+ She's... definitely going to need a rescue at the end.

Eyyyy I'll be backtagging into the sunset but Thrawn hasn't met Rey, yet? This could be a thing if they cooperate /o/

nooo, they haven't yet! but we should definitely rectify that, and maybe have to work together in the expedition at some point. could be an interesting meeting!

boop

First and foremost I'll be doing a lot of backdating and backtagging because technical difficulties have eaten me and I already have a bazillion tags to write.

STEP 1: Welp. Canon says he's good with forest? Even overgrown forest. He'll be looking to join up with other adventures even early on though. He's infamous for planning ahead, so it is very likely he'll have enough supplies. But he's not really a loner and not really a 'people person' more just plain aloof.

STEP 2: None too wild about the fire but not worried by it either especially since it looks like if you leave the ember bits alone they don't flare up. He also has climbing gear (ropes and anchors and shit) which he'll use mainly as a safety line and rock climb into the dragon hole.

STEP 3: The loneliness part is something he would definitely recognize as coming from outside of him since he's often alone and likes it that way. His greatest fear is actually being alone in the galaxy though, so mood swings will be a thing.

STEP 4: He will certainly stop for a while to watch the glowy lights. I figure he'd be here for about a day. He's the kind of person that will eventually go on, though.

STEP 5: This is the wacky part. When it gets so dark you can't see your hand in front of your face, he'll blindfold himself. And because he grew up in icy caves, he's the sort of weirdo that's learned how to move through them blindfolded.

Edited 2019-07-03 21:27 (UTC)

so Vergil, for all that he thinks he's better than Dante, is an idiot. a power-seeking idiot, to be clear, and so he's absolutely going to be interested in this hole. his reasoning: the dragon was a being of great strength and power and magic, and if he can find where it came from, if he can find the source of its power, maybe he'll be able to regain his own power and GTFO back to his world.

he's wrong, of course, as he is about so many things. but that's going to be his primary motivator for checking this shit out.

so with that in mind:

step one: Vergil is definitely a loner type, so he probably would have set out on his own at first. however, if he finds anyone having troubles in the forest, he would be inclined to (very haughtily) help them out of whatever pickle they'd find themselves in. from there, he certainly couldn't stop them from tagging along, if they so chose :>a as for getting to the hole, he has a fairly good general sense of where it sits since he took part in the fight, and he keeps his sword nice and sharp in case of anything getting in his way. with regards to supplies, however, he probably would not have a lot. he's too used to his demon biology and needing only the bare minimum, so he might pack enough for the trip to get to the hole, but not realize it wouldn't be enough to get back.

step two: as for getting into the hole. he's also very used to being able to fly, so this might be a concern. he definitely dove off of a demon tree several miles up in the air, but he was also able to turn into a demon and fly down to safety at that point, so he'll definitely need help with climbing down like a normal human.

step three: psh, paranoia and loneliness. that's old hat for him, he won't give two shits about the first part of the cave. if he comes upon anyone feeling poorly, however, he may be inclined to give some ~~hardass~~ advice and coach them through it. he's learned what feelings are like, and so is a bit more inclined to help people!! the wonders that being fully human can do for you.

step four: Vergil is possibly the Most goddamn stubborn of his family; he would rather fall into Hell to prove a point than accept any help from Dante. (this goes famously poorly.) as such, he will do his best not to let the tranquility get to him; he must find where the dragon had come from and wants to get his own powers back, hallucinations be damned. speaking of, there may be one or two of those: it may be possible to hear him quietly speaking to his mother, or whoever this Sparda guy is I guess??

step five: honestly, still debating whether or not he'll get to this point. as mentioned, he's very hard-headed and focused, so there's a chance he'll push through; if he does, you're welcome to walk in on him reliving the aforementioned fall into Hell. different variations of it: the true one, where he chooses to fall, maybe an imagined scenario where Dante pushes him, possibly a Lion King moment where he's caught and then dropped. possibly it's not Dante at all, but Sparda.

aw man, the more I mumble about that the more I want it. ANYWAY

since he isn't the friendliest, I don't know that many would notice him missing. his son Nero would likely be the best contender, womp womp. it's up to you, son.

tfw you're a more stable person than your own dad SIGHS

whoever claimed the sons of Sparda were stable is a liar and a fiend, and you should never listen to them again

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