sheep_game | Misty Morning

[More the opposite, these vines were put up with purpose, deliberately trying to deter nosey people. Like Clovers.

However. . .ultimately, they are just thorny vines and can be ripped apart. There are many, but eventually , they can plow through.

Once they do, they're greeted by a surprisingly pleasant smell. The entry to the cave is lined with all sorts of flowers-- lilies, bluebells, roses, peonies, daffodils, clovers, thistles, daisies, petunias, and many, many hydrangea.

The light being emitted might be familiar to Warden, as something of a light pink, translucent wall can be seen shining in the back.]

Let's collect some of the fresher flowers. Gather extras of the hydrangea, there must be a reason there are so many of them...

[ Warden wasn't lying though, it definitely looks exactly as described. He's going to approach the glowing wall at the back to try and get a better look. ]

...does it look the same as you remember, Warden?

Good thing I brought my bag, right?

[Because she's gathering what she can while the jackalope and zenith check everything else out atm]

[ his voice is less brazen than usual as he huddles in Spinel's arms and points with a twitchy nose towards the pink translucent wall ]

Yeah, that's where the body was.

[ ... ]

Wow.

[ She takes a moment to crouch down by a patch of hydrangeas, plucking out a blue one. (If Warden wishes to hop down, this is a good time, as well.) Her eyes scan over everything—the flowers, the light—with a childish sense of awe. ]

It's beautiful here.

[True to word, there IS a coffin in there! And a body. You can't quite make it out though, as the crystal has become a bit foggy. Wait--are there cracks in it? Hm.

Additionally, all the offerings before have been cleaned up--no fresh food or cut flowers have been left. What DOES stick out is now there's a small table, with a notepad on it. It's in a language they can't read--but warden can. It's just a single line, however.

Move before anyone defiles her memory--

And then something of a hastily scribbled map, with Xs and notes on possible relocations for the grave. Hm.

Meanwhile, Lyra's arm starts turning blacker.]

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[ It is beautiful, admittedly. It's a very nice, very sentimental memorial to someone who must have been deeply loved.

Too bad. ]

...Lyra. Make sure you take a picture of all this.

Spinel... we need your pipe. [ He gestures to the coffin- specifically to the cracks. ] Let's break this open.

Don't worry, I'm on my way!

[She's miss "I'm not paying attention to my weird creepy arm", but she's taking several pictures of everything just to have a ton of copies on her phone. She's got flowers and pictures and a weird ink arm, she's got this.]

... Do you want me to take a video of you guys cracking it open? I can. Just in case something... weird happens.

[ he is going to comment on the arm being a Concern but the map is a more immediate need, and he leaps out of Spinel's arms to analyze it and hopefully memorize what, if any, landmarks or spaces there are for guidance. he's so engrossed he almost forgets to warn...oops definitely too focused on map now. ]

—Oh. Umm...

[ Spinel pushes herself back to her feet, hurrying to the other end of the cave; when she sees what lies back there is, in fact, a coffin, she pauses, hesitant.

Wolf cave or not, she can't help but feel that breaking into what's possibly the resting place of someone is a horrible thing to do, but... They did come all this way for a reason, and she can't make it all for nothing. ]

Alright. Stay back.

[ She lifts her pipe, and like a bat, she uses her strength to smash it into the crystal. ]

[well

I was going to say it takes more than that, but that is a silver ass pipe so.

Crash.

She beats and beats at it, the crystal shattering in chunks, dissolving into sparkling bits. As she breaks it down, they're greeted with a sweet, pleasant scent. The coffin is actually resting on a bed of purple petals and berries--belladonna. Do they know what that is? Hm.

In any case, it's an open casket. Look inside. . .?

For Warden though, the note has some potential location, but one that partically stands out is labeled The City..]

...good work.

[ He does recognize the scent, however. And while he's immune to poison, the others definitely aren't. He's going to pocket a few of the berries, though.

As he leans forward to peer into the casket, he grabs the back of Spinel's jacket to keep her from getting TOO close. ]

-careful. There's poison around it. Don't touch anything.

[Gently leaning over, phone out to record everything going on for posterity's sake.

Hey everyone, welcome to my channel.]

Noted. We'll be careful, Zenith.

The City of...what?

[ just muttering while anarchy is being rained down in the background. he's an intelligence gatherer, not a fighter. but the sickly sweet scent of belladonna makes him pause and look up-- ]

—Whoa, whoa. Okay, backing up.

[ After he tugs her back, she does take another cautious step away. But she does stand upon the toes of her feet, as if it'll give her more height to better peer inside the casket. ]

[this is the most fucked up unboxing video

but if they peer into it. . .there's a body. And weirdly, it's still very, very fresh..

When Warden looks up to check on them though, he'll know that Lyra's arm has stopped turning black.

Instead, it's turned into a large inky wolf head, stretching upwards while they're distracted, and ready to CHOMP]

[ well that's

probably bad

Zenith is taken aback by whatever this means, because it definitely means something that he does not at all have time to think about right now.

Because Lyra's arm is trying to eat them.

He turns abruptly to her, jolting back and away. ]

-Lyra! The rock. Use a healing rock!

[are you expecting her to be rational while her arm is trying to eat all of them

because she's screaming and rightfully concerned and reacting normally to her arm turning into a wolf

the healing rocks are easily accessible though, because she has them danging on the front of her messenger bag]

WHAT THE HELL IS THIS!?

[ Warden saw what was up first and had the time to process so he's more on top of things as he calls up a kudzu wall to block Lyra's arm from Spinel and Zenith ]

Trouble! Get out of there!

—Waugh!

[ heck heck heck!! Spinel spins on her feet, holding her pipe up again in case the wolf tries to come for her ]

[chomp chomp CHOMP goes the wolf head, it's trying to take a bite out of them!!

--wait, it freezes. Is it stopping? The kudzu wall does its job properly at least, protecting them. . .

Until it opens its mouth again. Look out for a LASER.

Warden also suddenly feels his collar tightening, but not to the point of incapacitation. But a second voice does boom from it. A familiar one, Ceo's.]

What is going on?!

[ Zenith flicks the sunflower on to aim the beam of light directly at Lyra's arm, just as he darts forward to grab one of the healing rocks. ]

Lyra, aim away-!

[ Ceo probably can't see them, but he does blow a raspberry in response. ]

We have her body hostage. Call off the wolves, unless you want it destroyed!

[SHE IS doing her best to aim away as much as she can, but also can you not taunt Ceo, please.

She's focusing on trying to control what's going on with her goopy wolf arm.]

[ can't talk now, trying not to choke but if he could he would be telling Zenith

ARE YOU FUCKING KIDDING ME?! ]

[ aaaaa aaaaa AAAA

Okay, first thing's first—Spinel quickly goes to scoop Warden back up, and then, voice low, hisses at Zenith: ]

What are you—idiot! Get it out of there– [ because haha poison ] –and give it to me! We're going!!

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