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"the trees rustle in the evening when we stand uneasy before our own thoughts."
With the events of Del Pascia behind the Moira, things are only now beginning to settle—and not very well. Through the combined efforts of some of the crew, D-E-L and her permanent residents were incinerated into the dust of space. While it’s not the most peaceful end, it is one, and not many are going to be thinking back on how nice Del Pascia’s facilities were for quite some time. Repairing what they could of the ship’s interior and putting as much distance between the Moira and the prison as possible, those aboard are informed by Navigation that they are approaching another planet. This means, of course, the potential for better supplies, as some things are beginning to dwindle, and the Captains elect to dock so long as the crew follows protocol. WELCOME TO AMISSIS-RE
Amissis-Re is an unregistered planet with no documented histories or signs of life. The Moira’s Navigation crew have scanned the planet for any usable resources and have discovered a faint signal emitting from beneath the surface of Amissi-Re. Using the transporters and any other crafts located in the Cargo Bay, the crew are able to travel to the source of the signal. Upon arriving in its exact location, they’ll find a small series of lakes that lead to a tower-like structure that appears to be in use. Crew must cross a poorly assembled bridge system that sways and dips when weight is applied to it in order to gain access to the entrance. Once there, a woman comes out to greet them and explains, excitedly, that she is so very happy that they have come to Amissis-Re.
Everyone can go home.
Their host insists that she has done the impossible and has somewhat fixed the Ingress that’s been built on Amissis-Re a long time ago, and what’s more, she can send crew home for short bursts of time. Upon following this woman inside, crew will find that the planet is not, in fact, barren at all. Diving deep into the underbelly of Amissis-Re, it’s like an eternal factory of machines, and while vast, for whatever reason, it also seems incredibly welcoming...
☄ LEAP OF FAITH ( 05.01 and on ) The barren planet of Amissis-Re is devoid of vegetation and organic life except for a lone woman, and the planet itself is an intricate honeycomb of machines that go for miles below the surface. Yet, that seems insignificant and unimportant in comparison to the news that the crew has just received. After Thán has looked at the Ingress, he tells the crew that he cannot say for certain that it is properly functioning, but Emiri native, Ben Link, will volunteer to test it out.
An elevator takes crew down to a glass platform that overlooks an inverted Ingress portal. In order to return home, the Moirans will have to take a leap of faith and jump in. Ben, in order to show his commitment to the crew and willingness to help get them home, takes that jump with Captain Thán seconds behind him. Jumping feels like dropping through wind; lights swirl, it’s warm, and a soft buzzing encompasses you as you fall. You don’t feel the landing. One moment you’re falling, and the next, you’re in a new world.
A few hours pass before a similar elevator rises from below and to the left of the Ingress, stopping beside the platform. Ben and Thán step out unharmed.
It works, and everyone can temporarily go home. Will you jump? ☄ COMBINE THE EXTREMES ( 05.01 and on ) The woman that greeted the crew and led them to the platform will allow anyone that wants to go home the opportunity to go. There’s only one catch: it’s not permanent. She’s worked for years to fix the Ingress so that she can return to her own home but hasn’t been able to make the trip an everlasting one. Everyone always comes back. Always. They go for a few hours, at first, but that amount of time increases with each visit.
The one guideline, she says, is that you can’t go alone. Each trip requires a partner, or it becomes too much for the mind to bear. These rules are simple: the world takes shape depending on who jumps first, but if crew go hand-in-hand and leap at the same time, the worlds combine. This new world will be populated with people that existed in both and may appear to be a jarring combination of both worlds. It may seem unusual, but if the woman is asked, she’ll explain that the combined world does exist as there are more universes than can be imagined. The Ingress tries to take the person to their own home, their original home, but when jumping together, it finds the closest possible match and deposits them there instead.
From that point on, you can travel the world together or split up, but remember, this world is a living, functioning world. It doesn’t matter if it’s the home of one crew member or a combination. You meet other people. You can get hurt. You influence and are influenced by others.
Be cautious, and enjoy your visit “home”. ☄ LINGER ON ( 05.05 and on ) The more times the Amissis-Re Ingress is visited, the more it seems that your trips last longer and the experience becomes even more vivid. More real and harder to distinguish from the current reality that you know. It’s difficult to explain why, but you get the feeling that maybe if you went without the aid of the host, that perhaps you’d be able to stay. Forever. It takes some subterfuge, but in time, you see your chance: she’s nowhere in sight, and you take it.
The world you are in now is completely your own, whether another crew member accompanied you or not. The people you know are there, everything around you is exactly as you remember. A few hours pass, and you don’t feel that familiar tug, that invisible hook at the base of your spine that signals that your visit is over. Even more time goes by, and you’re still in that world, your home. When the first day has passed, you begin to question if you’ll ever go back, or if life on the Moira was all a dream. The person with you won’t be able to convince you otherwise, and they’ll start to feel less real, a stranger that you used to know.
There’s only one way to go back to the Moira. Someone from the other side has to come in and retrieve you both. Once in, contact with a third will jump-start a link through the Ingress, and it will pull all crew back to the platform.
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The cinnamon bunnies are given more careful inspection. She grabs one on her way behind the counter, propping her elbow up on the counter. Her free hand spins the note around, index and middle finger holding it in place.
It was foolish to ever expect anything else. She takes a bite out of the cinnamon bunny. It tastes like nothing.]
... Must've just missed her. Where'd she run off to?
[The question is asked without thinking as she drums her fingers on the paper, her palm and wrist covering the words written on it.]
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[Her motions finally call too much attention to the paper for him to ignore, and he points at it.]
Is that from her? Perhaps she said where she's going!
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She wanted to protect her family.]
It wasn't really meant for us.
[Kyoko folds the paper once, twice. That much isn't a lie, and an honest guy like this should be able to see the flaw in rifling through messages meant for others.]
I don't really get it, but it looks like she was worried about her family.
[That much isn't a lie either. She doesn't understand. Not even a little. Kyoko can still see all the tell tale signs of life, though. She can imagine the shopkeeper standing where she is with a smile. She can imagine children begging their mother for wares and offering suggestions. Ridiculous, normal, boring days, all brought to a halt.
She hates it. Kyoko offers a wry smile and continues,]
Anyway, we should go. I'm sure she wouldn't want us making a mess of her shop.
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She was?
[Again: He hardly sounds surprised.]
Well, in any case, you're definitely right! We should probably find someplace with more... occupating going on in it! These abandoned places are just sad to look at. So much stuff, and nobody here to buy or sell it.
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Not yet.]
Hmm... Yeah, it's a pretty big let down, y'know.
[Kyoko steps around the counter and walks back out into the biting cold without looking back. He'll follow.]
There anywhere 'round here that a person can get a bite to eat? I'm starving, y'know.
[Somehow, that question seems a bit dangerous, but...]
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Well, if you like grease and unhealthy snacks, Grillby's is always open! Or I could make you a nice steaming plate of spaghetti at home. The choice is yours!
[But if the neon sign is anything to go by, they're already getting close to Grillby's.]
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It's probably not fair, but the idea of a skeleton cooking is weird enough to override even her discomfort. They're made of magic, so she supposes they could have some kind of sense off taste, but...]
Grillby's, huh.... Let's try there first. It'll probably be faster than trying to make something from scratch.
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[Grillby's is unlocked, but much like the rest of the town, it's deserted. A card game is laid out on a table in the back, and a few unfinished glasses and bottles sit here and there in booths and on the bar itself. It still smells like burgers and fries, made recently. The fire exit in the back won't do them much good -- neither of them are made of fire, so it won't budge.
Papyrus finally seems a little surprised, not to mention concerned.]
Wowie... Grillby too? I didn't think anyone could-- I mean... perhaps he's visiting family in Hotland!
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She tests the door, makes a token effort at finding stranglers, before she meets Papyrus' gaze.]
... Papyrus.
[They've spoken before--enough for her to acknowledge him if they passed by on the ship--without ever once using his name. It's only now that she chooses to.]
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[Does he sound nervous? He hopes he doesn't sound nervous.]
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[A beat.]
But first, there's something that I want you to promise me.
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[Papyrus, you don't even know what it is.]
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I'm gonna hold you to that, y'know.
[The smile that his answer brought on fades quickly, her expression growing serious.]
I want you to be completely honest with me, about everything, even the things that are painful and hard to talk about. Can you do that? If you cana...
[Kyoko takes a breath, closes her eyes, and exhales. Her words are slow, each one chosen with care. They come in quiet, secretive tones despite the empty space--nobody else should ever hear them. It's ridiculous. If she were an outsider, she would laugh at herself for addressing somebody like him so seriously.
That's fine. It's better, even, if she can leave herself the only one of them that has to feel the crushing weight and pressure of every reality they step into. It's better, because he can still have hope and be a hero of justice, not a sullied mockery like her.]
Whatever problems you wind up having, I'll find a way to fix them. Including this one.
[It's wrong. This world shouldn't be like this, but there's no one who will--or perhaps simply no one who can--step up to repair the damage. That's the way it's always been. Kyoko doesn't want to be the one to fix it, but the thought of leaving him to this already tainted world makes her stomach churn.]
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[There's nothing but hope and optimism in his voice -- if she says she can fix things, then he believes she absolutely can!
Even if he has no idea how she could do that, with so many people scattered to the winds in one way or another.]
What do you wish for me to be honest about? You'll find me very forthcoming on a variety of topics!
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Good.
[She scans the empty bar again.]
Let's get back to your house before we start talking about that. I'm still hungry, y'know. And...
[Her mouth opens to continue, but she holds the words back. She shakes her head. She hates everything about the look of this place.]
... Never mind. Let's go. For now, you can just tell me more about this place. Name's Snowdin, right?
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[He's more than happy to leave Grillby's behind. It was always something of a hub for the town, always hosting sentries on break or bored townies or, of course, his brother.
Seeing it standing empty was more of a gut punch than he expected.]
That's right! Snowdin town! Though the whole area around here is called Snowdin too. If you go one way, you'll find the ancient ruins, and in the opposite direction you'll see the rest of the Underground!
[His own house is easily spotted -- large, twinkling with fairy lights, wreath on the door, and two mailboxes out front. One's empty and neat, the other's overflowing with junk mail.]
Behold! It's scenic my house! Come in, I'll show you around...
[It's roomy, two floors, comfortably furnished. There's a rock on a plate in the entryway, covered in sprinkles. Apparently the skeletons led a comfortable, oddball sort of life.]