The Underground Opens / Journey to Guild

[afterlifer]

WHO: Everyone!
WHAT: School Festival Day 3: The Underground Opens / Journey to Guild
WHEN: 9/30/3013. Any time.
WHERE: Surface, passages to Guild, Guild.
WARNINGS: Fighting, language, freakouts!! Let me know if there's anything else!
SUMMARY: After dealing with the shadows for a day, The SSS finally managed to get a team down into Guild to clear out any shadows that had made it down that far already. The Underground is being announced as temporary cover and any may head down there if they choose to.

It'd been quite a few hours since the shadows had first appeared, but it wasn't as though no one had been doing anything. Everyone had been fighting, hiding, running-- anything they could to keep others safe. It wasn't much but around 3:00AM on the 30th, a mass series of text messages was sent out to everyone.

Message 1: Guild cleared of shadows. Need fighters to protect. SSS invites all to take shelter. Entrance in gym (seats pulled, take ladder in pull-out) or underwater through river. Find SSS member to lead you. Traps still set. Be careful. SSS will send out regular teams to fetch bodies who failed to get in. Can't disarm to keep shadows out. Attached is list in order of booby traps for Gym entrance.

Message 2: Ceiling Hammers (Just don't get hit)
Rolling Boulder- whole tunnel. Run. Take corridor on right.
Lasers- Use smoke bombs near entrance to see & dodge. Panel code is 44917.
Collapsing Ceiling- Run. Panel code 62108.
Go down hall, keep to edge or floor will fall into pit of spikes.
Get into underwater area. Swim through underwater hall. Head toward side with stairs.
Ignore puppy it is just a toy.
Don't fall down waterfall.
Take stairs and follow until reach Guild.

Message 3: You'll know it when you're there. Good luck. Text back if you need help. Some comps available here.

Quick Links
Surface- Call for Help
Underground (Booby Traps)
Guild

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[suckswithmaps]

[Celica finds her way into the Guild's entrance easily enough, and somehow manages to avoid shadows along the way. Once she gets in through the gym entrance, she takes a look at the booby trap instructions and... geez, this sure looks fun. Being by oneself while going through those is probably awfully dangerous, and she figures a buddy system may be best. As such, while waiting around just past the entrance, she sends out a mass text message.]

hello everyone!! i hope everyone is staying safe and making their way to that guild place. i just got through the gym entrance, but i think it would be best if we had some sort of buddy system to make it through all the traps. (´･_･`) two eyes are better than one, so!! so would anyone like to go down there with me??

[...and then after a moment she adds:]

um i mean two pairs of eyes.....

[There we go. Anyone can text her back, or feel free to just meet up with her directly at the entrance!]

[junesprince]

[Even though the shadows' presence still managed to make Yosuke feel kind of nervous, he definitely wasn't the first to ditch the school grounds and get as far away from them as he could. Nope, he's seen plenty of people get caught by these things before and he was going to do his damnedest to make sure it didn't happen again. That's why, when he sees Celica, he calls out to her, sounding almost a little overeager as he does so.]

Hey, Celica-chan! Are you headed down to the Guild?

[...you know, after he says it, he realizes that's a pretty stupid question! It would figure that as soon as he opened his mouth, he was already embarrassing himself. But he can't help it, okay, he's worried! :(]

[suckswithmaps]

[Well him being worried is pretty justified, all things considered... Celica's definitely nervous about this all because of what happened last time, which is part of why she wanted a partner to go down with in the first place. So she's relieved when she hears Yosuke's voice, and looks on over to him.]

Oh, hello Yosuke! Yes, I was going to head down soon. I was just waiting to see if someone else wanted to go down there with me, since it seemed better and much safer than doing it alone.

[junesprince]

[Yosuke smiles almost playfully at that.]

Well, you know, if you're looking for a partner, I would be glad to accompany you, my lady.

[He's only teasing, of course, but he really would be glad to go with her. He just kind of hoped that joking around like that would keep the mood light, because goodness knows that being nervous during stuff like this rarely helps anybody.]

[suckswithmaps]

[Joking generally does help in lightening the mood, which is why Celica is sure to keep it up. She smiles, putting her hands to her cheeks and swooning in a joking manner.]

Thank you, Yosuke...! You could be like my knight in shining armor.

[junesprince]

[Oh man. He knows she's just playing along, but he kind of wishes she really meant it. She's so cute, he wouldn't mind having her swooning over him like that for real...

Argh, no, now's not the time for that! He's gotta focus.]

You know, I've always wondered what it was like to be a knight. But don't you worry, Celica-chan! I promise that I'll protect you with my life! Or, uh... not-life, I guess.

[suckswithmaps]

Well, Halloween is coming up! If things clear up here and the shadows end up going away, you could always dress up as one.

[It's close enough...!]

But thank you! I'll be sure to protect you as well, okay? But... I think we should probably start heading in now before any shadows come here too.

[junesprince]

You think so? [Was she serious?! 'Cause. That actually sounds like fun. Play it cool, Yosuke, play it cool...!] Maybe I should. Only if you'll be my princess, though.

[But she has a good point, they should start heading down. That's why as soon as he says it, he starts walking, assuming she'll follow him and do the same.]

We should probably hurry.

[suckswithmaps]

[Oh that does sound cute... She laughs, nodding.]

Fair enough! I would be happy to be your princess. It's a deal, for whenever things quiet down again.

[If they do, anyway. She'd like to say hopeful though, so she doesn't mention that part. For now, she follows Yosuke right away and begins scanning the area.]

So... Apparently, the first trap is supposed to be ceiling hammers. [She glances upward while mentioning it.] We should be on the lookout for that for now...

[junesprince]

[Wait, really? Does she really mean that?! Celica's too nice, there's no way she'd take a joke that far, right...?

N-no, he mustn't!! Their not-lives are more important right now. Yosuke nods in agreement, eyes on the ceiling now.]

These shouldn't be too hard. We've just gotta take our time. It's kinda like those old video games.

[suckswithmaps]

Yeah, exactly! So long as we take our time and stay on our toes, I'm sure we'll be okay. It helps that we have each other too.

[Which is part of why she wanted to come with someone! Four eyes are better than two in cases like these.

But yes, keeping her eyes open and looking around... the coast seems more or less clear right now, but...]

[junesprince]

You bet!

[He smiles at that. It was a lot easier to feel confident knowing that they would be counting on each other. Yosuke slows down as he walks, though, taking more careful steps now. It should probably be around here some—]

Whoa!

[Yosuke jumps, but quickly holds out his hand to hopefully stop Celica from going too far ahead.]

I guess we found 'em.

[suckswithmaps]

--E-eh?!

[Oh. Yes. There they are. Fortunately, Celica takes his cue to stop and does so.]

I-I guess so... That was a close one though! But at least now we know exactly where they are.