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...

Comments

[autorevive]

Are we going to jump in? [nathan was born without the part of your brain that tells you when x-thing is a bad idea.]

[somepagesturn]

Not unless you don't wanna come out again. [if paige were a meaner person, she'd probably BE ALL ABOUT NATHAN JUMPING BLINDLY INTO IT, but she's not.

She drops her backpack on the ground and rifles through it until she finds her rope.] And if we have to go into it, someone should tie this around their waist and only go a little ways in just to see.

[because the magic of the Veil can be defeated by rope.]

[ironsides]

I'll go first. Tie me up, then.

[olreliable]

What? No! Didn't... didn't Wynn say people were going in and not coming back?? We can't just-

[ironsides]

Why do you think he sent us here, lass? He tried to make it clear to everyone what this would come to.

[autorevive]

Yeah! Even I remember that.

[olreliable]

But... [Look she was hoping the tech would save them from having to do the thing. Dovan seems nice and she would like him to not disappear forever thanks ;;

But she just sighs and makes a worried face, letting her protests end with that one last weak attempt.]

[somepagesturn]

[Paige looks deeply uncomfortable, but goes to tie the rope around Dovan's belt... or his middle. Or something.] Just... Try not to go too far in, Sir.

[pickyourbattles]

[ she can make a dex check to do so. aurelius is going to frown over the machinery with willow. ] I have a bad feeling about this.

[olreliable]

Me too. [She responds quietly. Without thinking about it, her hand seeks out his, holding on as she watches Dovan get roped up to go wander into the mist.]

[somepagesturn]

[she got a 13, which probably doesn't help nathan NOT think she's a dominatrix. WHY DO YOU KNOW HOW TO TIE KNOTS, PAIGE.]

[ironsides]

[ ♬ vanishing - a perfect circle

dovan tugs on the rope around his waist, making sure it's secure before nodding to them all. ] Now hold tight to th' end! Don't go droppin' it. [ with a wink at them, he turns, squares his shoulders, and heads off into the mist. the rope trails after him, going slowly taut in their hands as he gets further and further in--





and then suddenly the rope goes entirely slack ]

[autorevive]

We can't just — I'm going in after him!

[in a move that is incredibly stupid and yet still probably one of the more noble things nathan has done in his stupid ass life, he jumps in after dovan. ADIOSSSSSS]

[olreliable]

Wait-! [Willow shouts dramatically as Nathan dives into the mist after their mission leader. She doesn't run after him, though. In fact, she grips Aurelius' hand tighter in case he has any funny ideas and shoots Paige a look too. They might not have a choice, but she just wants to wait a second and think this through before they go jumping in.]

Should we call for back up?

[wanttobeahero]

[ He's not panicking just yet, but he's worried, really worried. But he chimes in: ]

I think so.

[somepagesturn]

[Paige is still holding onto the rope in complete and utter shock.] What... What if they don't make it here in time?

[pickyourbattles]

[ aurelius gulps. ] What are we going to tell them? That we lost the Dragon's Hide sect leader? [ he shakes his head, looks between them nervously ] If we call anyone in, they'll have to go in too, and we might lose more of the Knights' best. [ he looks down, abruptly miserably resolute ] I'd rather they lose someone like me. I'll find them.

[olreliable]

No! [Willow has some feelings on this matter. But she's at least thinking clearer to not try to stop him completely.]

If...if one of us goes, then we all should. [she looks to Paige and Henry.] Wynn made this team for a reason, right?

[somepagesturn]

Willow's right, Aurelius. We're a team. We have to bring them home and solve this mystery together.

[wanttobeahero]

[ They have to do something. Wynn knew this could happen, but he picked all of them specifically because none of them give up on people, Henry knows that. So, he nods resolutely. ]

Either we all go home, or none of us do.

[pickyourbattles]

[ he reaches for willow's hand, giving it a grateful squeeze. ] I know we can do this. [ taking a deep breath, he steps towards the edge of the fog ] On 3?

[somepagesturn]

[Paige takes a deep breath and takes Willow's other hand, reaching out for Henry's.] On 3.

[olreliable]

One... two...

[oh shit]

Three.

[Now or never, team]

[pickyourbattles]

[ annnnnnd off they go~!

♬ flesh - stanton shows

the cloying fog closes in around them as they vanish into the thick mist.

when they come through, they find themselves with the mist behind them, as well as a set of big black iron gates, as if they just walked through them. they're standing on a cobblestone path or road, surrounded by oppressive blackened dense trees. it seems to be twilight, and feels like late fall. the air feels wet, and nathan stands a few feet in front of them, looking down at what appear to be five bodies splayed out across the road. the dead bodies all wear very bright, flowing, poofy clothing, stained with blood and gore now, as if they'd been savaged by a pack of wild wolves.

dovan is nowhere in sight. ]

[somepagesturn]

Oh my gods. [Paige, in true cleric faction, runs over to the bodies to see if any of them can be helped, forgetting that Nathan upset her.] Nathan, are you all right? Are they-

[She looks around.] Where is Sir Dovan?