romania ♔ in the end of the night i can feel you breathe

[pickyourbattles]

♬ Night - Zola Jesus

WHO || Willow, Paige, Nathan, Henry, Aurelius, Dovan [Closed]
WHAT || The Knights travel to Romania to investigate a mysterious, magical fog
WHERE || Romania
WHEN || April 11th [back dated]
HOW || Actionspam. Single thread, don't worry about maintaining tagging order.

February in Romania isn't very comfortable, so hopefully everyone bundled up for this little trip into the countryside.  The appearance of a mysterious bank of fog into which several locals have gone inexplicably missing upon entering, has caused Wynn to speculate that it might be connected to the mist that appears when the Veil brings people from other worlds.  Could this be the first instance of a door going the other way?  If so, here's hoping it's a round trip...

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[somepagesturn]

[Paige is from Alabama, so this outfit makes perfect sense to her. Her silver harp cleric symbol is even pinned onto her stupid camo jacket aww. She also has a whip attached to her belt.]

Anyone want a granola bar? I brought plenty.

[olreliable]

Ooh! Yes, please! [Willow bounces over to Paige with a grin.] I'll split a bag of trail mix with you later, if you want?

[gonna be the cutest friends istg]

[wanttobeahero]

[ Henry's pretty well prepared, he thinks, wearing a coat that should keep him warm enough. He smiles at his companions, and for a moment, thinks about saying no to the offer because he doesn't want her to have less food, but if she brought plenty, well... ]

Sure, yeah. Thanks! I've also got some chocolate if anyone wants some later. [ Priorities, he has them. It's not like they have to worry about it melting. ]

[ironsides]

Make certain ye spare some for later, young ones. Who knows what we might run into in that Mist. [ dovan's leading the charge as they hike through the wilderness, ofc, and he nods up ahead to where they can see the fog begin with startling abruptness, as if a wall suddenly rises up amid the trees ] Puts up a chill up yer spine, doesn't it?

[somepagesturn]

[Paige divvies out a couple of granola bars for Henry and Willow to do with as they please, looking up with a surprised gulp at the SUDDEN FOG.]

I guess it could be pretty in a... very unsettling way. Are we just going to... walk into it?

[pickyourbattles]

We were sent all this equipment from Sir Trinall. [ aurelius slings his backpack off, holding it in one hand ] We need to take readings first, to transmit back, in case-- [ gulp is right ]

[olreliable]

[Pauses near Aurelius so that she can help him with the equipment if he needs it. Mostly she's just staring at the fog and trying not to shake in her boots- with fear and excitement both?? It's a confusing time for the little witch.]

Right! So transmitting. [And not thinking about the 'in case' part if they can avoid it.] We should do that.

[autorevive]

Right, you nerds get on with that — meanwhile, I've brought whiskey. [he pulls a flask out of his backpack. yes he's dora the explorer.] God, I hope we don't run into gypsies.

[pickyourbattles]

[ with a 19 computer use check, aurelius gets the equipment out and set up with some assistance from willow, turning the machine on and setting the frequencies. ] We'll need to plant down these stakes at the edges of the fog.

[somepagesturn]

Ooh! I'll take them. [Paige is just... eager to help over here.]

[olreliable]

[Willow grins at Paige. Such a helper. She stays near the equipment, looking over everything, so intrigued by it all.]

What sort of data does this stuff even collect?

[wanttobeahero]

[ Henry's standing fairly close - not wanting to hover, but curious and intrigued - and ready to help if it seems like they need it, though for the moment, it seems better not to get in the way unless asked for help. ]

[pickyourbattles]

You know, I'm... not actually sure. I can't say I particularly understand it all. Sir Trinall talks about magic in terms of vectors and quantum ... fields, and who knows what else.

[autorevive]

[nathan has already decided to take a seat with his flask while all the nerds do the nerd-work.] So you don't actually have a bloody clue what you're doing?

[BETRAYED. by nerds.]

[olreliable]

Hey! [Willow shoots Nathan an annoyed look.]

Maybe I can help? Not that I understand...all that stuff, but I get some of it? [computer geek over here yo. And idk she's been working with zero so maybe she knows more about a thing.]

[somepagesturn]

Be nice! [Paige yells from over here, as she sets up her stakes.] We're teammates. Let's see some teamwork here.

[she puts in the last one and gestures to Willow.] Willow's got the right idea.

[ironsides]

Lis'sa said we just have to turn it on and it'll send all the information back to her lab! But go ahead and help the lad, don't see how it can hurt. [ he grabs one of the sticks and moves to plant it in the ground, nodding for the others to do the same while will and aurelius fiddle with the readout ]

[autorevive]

[UGH FINE. HELPING. nathan grabs a stick, gets close to aurelius, and decides to brighten his day with] D'ya reckon one of these would fit up an anus?

[olreliable]

[With computer use of 23 and knowledge technology of 28, I just assume that Willow becomes an expert on this device while they are setting up the sticks. She pauses briefly to glance up at Nathan and look horrified.]

[pickyourbattles]

E-excuse me? [ oh my god no you're going to break him ]

[somepagesturn]

[Paige pulls her whip out and cracks it on the ground... probably nowhere near Nathan, because she rolled an 8 attack, but SHE WASN'T TRYING TO HIT HIM SO IT'S OKAY. She just wanted the crack noise to get his attention.] Leave the poor boy alone. I'm not above giving you a good switching.

[autorevive]

[nathan laughs with shocked glee.] Shit!! I didn't realize we had a dominatrix in our ranks!

[somepagesturn]

[TURNS RED.] Wh-what?

[autorevive]

[through fits of laughter...] You're a bloody torture mistress!

[ironsides]

Now, now, minds out of th' gutter, children. We've a job to do.