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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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Before they know it, the two are there. The free fall is replaced by sunlight dappling through the branches of a tree mother and child stand under, grass sways with a strong breeze and idle chatter is brought forward with shift of the winds.
The summer air heady, leaving everything warm and distinctly comfortable. Toriel can pick out the scent of cook outs nearby from the distinct smell of smoke and food being cooked outdoors. The scene is idyllic, monsters mingling outside content and at ease with one another.
"Asriel-?" She's quick to snap her attention to the child at her side as she settles more firmly into their surroundings, their hands still linked. "Are you alright?"
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Warm sunlight, the smell of fresh grass, he only vaguely remembered what it was like. The mixed emotions of experiencing sunlight for the first time, combined with the heaviness of his grief. Even now, it felt a little like it did back then, and the hand around Toriel's tightens anxiously when he sees a few human families in the distance.
But... there were monsters too. Basking in sunlight, playing with each other, talking among themselves as if they never were trapped underground in the first place. It's a surreal moment, and Asriel can't bring himself to answer Toriel's question as he watches in quiet awe.
"This... is our world?"
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The boss monster isn't surprised this is overwhelming for her son, given the fact he had never seen sunlight, much less the surface like this. He had never seen monster and humans interact so peacefully. "Do you want to walk around?"
"If not, we can stay in the shade here." The tree provides a comfortable amount of shade against the heat of the summer afternoon.
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"I-I um..." the voice comes out a little choked, and Asriel tries to blink away the water forming at the corner of his eyes. "I want to walk around. Is it... is it okay?"
To walk around like this, among humans. It doesn't feel like it should be okay, even though there's monster children a few feet away, kicking a ball around with a few other human kids.
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It is enough to make her laugh softly, it is better to laugh than cry. "It is a beautiful day outside, we should enjoy it together."
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At least, this time... things could like they were, but better. Even if it was only for a little while.
Despite watery eyes, his smile is huge. He nods in agreement. Spending an entire day with his mom on a warm, summer day, he couldn't think of anything more he could really want.
"Yeah... um, w-what should we do first?"
He's eager to walk around and see everything, but there seems to be a lot of activity going on outside. To be honest, he's a little overwhelmed what he should do or see first.
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"I believe there are vendors around here, so we could have lunch?" She would offer to cook, but Toriel doesn't want Asriel stuck inside, she wants her son to experience as much as he can of the surface. Human and monster vendors alike have found places amongst the park, amongst the people enjoying the weather. It isn't technically legal, but monsters are in a gray area at the moment.
Toriel is willing to overlook many a thing now to ensure her son has a good day with her. Given some time she might find Asgore, see if Asriel wants to see Asgore. For now, she brushes away the thought.
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"What about..." he glances over the vendors, feeling indecisive. And some of the food looks so much different from Underground food. But he does see some monster vendors selling some of his favorite treats.
What his eyes settle on isn't food, but a nearby vendor that's selling brightly colored balloons of different shapes and sizes. Asriel watches in wonder for a little bit, completely forgetting about choosing a place for lunch.
I THOUGHT I REPLIED TO THIS
Seeing her child be able to be... a child leaves Toriel warm and content. "Do you want a balloon, first?"
She never thought they could do this, yet here they were.