EVENT: Exploration

[rekindlemods]

There's a nervous feeling to this morning. More than a few people milling around the giant gates of Districts Five and Three. Among them are officials, giving safety and advisory talks on what to expect outside, and hoping that people will listen: it's not safe outside the walls, there is an energy drain in place that can only be held off by keeping in contact with someone (and that only lasts so long) plus a reminder on where the signal was pinpointed. Somewhere off to the north east of the city...And to be careful out there, above all else.

True to the announcement, the city gates open in the morning hours with plenty of heavy rattling noises to mark the occasion. And with that, all that's left is to step through the gates to the world outside.

Out there it feels like there's a near permanent coating of rust and ash on every surface, determined to work its way onto your mouth and into your lungs. Looming out of the shattered remains of streets and sidewalks are crumbled buildings that look like gaunt old skeletons of the familiar Saeng Seong locals. There's a stillness to the air that can weigh heavy on one's shoulders…And can probably get all the more heavy if you're not keeping up contact. You DID bring a buddy along to help you explore, right?

The company is probably needed, given how empty and desolate the outside feels. Save for the occasional groan of a ruin falling a little more apart...And perhaps a skittering of something close by.

Welcome to the dead zone ringing the city. Best look alive out there.

Comments

[allbymyself]

[Silver tenses up when she steps forward, and he gives her a frown when she questions his intentions.]

There isn't one there. [He glances back towards the city, or -- where he thinks it might be. Must be.] I assume no one's been out here before, going by how cautious everyone is, so who's to say there isn't?

[He'll find it, go home, and finish heading off to Victory Road to beat the Champion.]

[dragoncrest]

I merely find it unlikely to find something out in these ruins functioning well enough to transport one to a different city, let alone another world.

[She notices his change in stature and remains where she stands, hoping that she can convince him with words. She doesn't generally like to stop people if they've decided something, but in this kind of situation, she may be willing to do a little more...]

And even if it did, I am certain you've felt the effects of the air out here. I do not believe any of us could travel far enough to find it.

[The dragon knight watches him closely for any indications of illness in the meantime. She has a feeling he's relatively new to the city; she's found that most who have remained there a while tend to be less adamant about leaving immediately.]