NJO 14

September 11, 2020

[7:45 PM] Caleb: So previously you all were on Iktotch  looking for a Force Vergence which the whole planet seems weirdly permeated and strong with heading towards a mountain that seems to be more connected even than the rest of the area you passed by a building at the base of the mountain that was the first time you felt something on the planet that had no force presence.

[7:46 PM] Caleb: You all had just found a cave to park your speeder in before going up and we’re investigating it for security

[7:48 PM] Caleb: Coil  by the light of your lightsaber the small tunnels are still very shadowed but you can tell these aren’t tunnels made from weathering or normal rock formation (edited)

[7:49 PM] Coil: ... well something made these tunnels. Not weather or water.

[7:49 PM] Esren'nilos: .....a very friendly and hard working mole, maybe?

[7:49 PM] Zubi: I doubt it. Do you think we should leave it here?

[7:49 PM] Esren'nilos: I'm not seeing many other options.

[7:51 PM] Esren'nilos: Coil, what do you think?

[7:51 PM] Coil: I know we have the unluckiest speeder in the galaxy. We could find another cave.(edited)

[7:52 PM] Esren'nilos: Ok, new cave then.

[7:52 PM] Esren'nilos: Wait?!?

[7:52 PM] Esren'nilos: .............can we determine if this was made by tools? Do we have a...I dunno...tool...scan...thing?"

[7:52 PM] Esren'nilos: ...I am not good with tech.

[7:53 PM] Coil: touches the edges of one of the holes, feeling how smooth it is.

[7:55 PM] Caleb: Coil it is smooth to the touch but had a spiral to it it doesn’t feel machined

[7:55 PM] Coil: I don't think it was made by a laser or a drill or anything.

[7:55 PM] Esren'nilos: ...hmmmmm.

[7:56 PM] Esren'nilos: ...ok, new cave then, I guess.

[7:56 PM] Zubi: nods.

[7:56 PM] Zubi: Coil is smart.

[7:56 PM] Esren'nilos: Yes.

[7:57 PM] Esren'nilos: gets back in the speeder

[7:57 PM] Coil: Another cave might have the same issue, being in the same mountain range, but it's worth looking.

[7:58 PM] Esren'nilos: I have a hunch the next cave will be EXACTLY like this one.

[7:58 PM] Caleb: You all head out in the speeder do you stay at the same level or try and take it up the mountain path a ways.

[7:58 PM] Esren'nilos: ((Can I get a sense how easy it would be to take it up a bit?))

[7:59 PM] Caleb: ((Roll me nature or technology))

[8:00 PM] Esren'nilos: ((16))

[8:00 PM] Caleb: Esren  you think it should be doable

[8:01 PM] Esren'nilos: I am in favor of checking higher up. May get better results.

[8:01 PM] Caleb: ((Everyone give me perception as you head up))(edited)

[8:02 PM] Zubi: ((15!))

[8:03 PM] Esren'nilos: ((12))

[8:04 PM] Coil: ((23!))

[8:04 PM] Esren'nilos: ((You can roll well when you have actual dice. ))

[8:05 PM] Coil: ((Roll 20 hates me.))

[8:06 PM] Caleb: Zubi  looking through the sand you think you see an overhang

[8:06 PM] Caleb: Coil  you see as you are driving up this path a wider bit and what looks at first glance like an overhang appears to be a dock for a speeder

[8:07 PM] Zubi: Is that an overhang?

[8:07 PM] Caleb: Esren the sand and rock is blowing in your face so much you don’t see anything really

[8:08 PM] Esren'nilos: "Is what a what now?"

[8:10 PM] Zubi: You know, an overhang.

[8:10 PM] Zubi: We could put the speeder under that? Maybe.

[8:10 PM] Coil: There's a dock.

[8:10 PM] Coil: pulls under the overhang!

[8:10 PM] Esren'nilos: "...how convenient."

[8:12 PM] Caleb: Pulling in to the overhang you do see carved into the side of the mountain a perfectly carved spot for your speeder

[8:12 PM] Coil: Mmmhmm.

[8:12 PM] Coil: That seems to be a theme.

[8:13 PM] Esren'nilos: This is about what I was expecting.

[8:13 PM] Esren'nilos: Something or someone really wants us to get where we're going.

[8:13 PM] Coil: Or at least expects us to.

[8:13 PM] Coil: docks the speeder.

[8:14 PM] Zubi: I hope it's nothing bad.

[8:15 PM] Coil: I guess we'll find out, won't we?

[8:15 PM] Zubi: Yeah! It'll be fun!

[8:17 PM] Esren'nilos: Oh sure, when it's a thing helping you it's fine. But when a sword calls out to me it's EVIL!

[8:17 PM] Coil: It was evil though.

[8:17 PM] Coil: And in this case it's helping all of us, so we're in it together.

[8:18 PM] Zubi: Right! And if it's bad we'll all fight it together.

[8:18 PM] Zubi: smiles.

[8:18 PM] Esren'nilos: Fair

[8:18 PM] Esren'nilos: follows them.

[8:20 PM] Caleb: (( you all head up the mountain?))

[8:20 PM] Coil: ((Yep! After looking over the dock to make sure it's safe.))

[8:20 PM] Esren'nilos: will

[8:20 PM] Caleb: Roll me perception Coil

[8:20 PM] Coil: ((13 that time.)

[8:21 PM] Coil: (Still double digits tho.))

[8:22 PM] Caleb: Coil  it seems much more secure than the first cave you more no sign of any life for a while even the dock while it looks carved and the right size has  decades of not a century of weathering on it

[8:23 PM] Coil: Looks perfectly safe, of course.

[8:25 PM] Esren'nilos: It is probably as safe as the cave was.

[8:25 PM] Coil: Fewer holes left by stone and metal-boring fauna though.

[8:25 PM] Coil: Good enough for me.

[8:26 PM] Zubi: Okay! Let's go!

[8:26 PM] Esren'nilos: Ok

[8:27 PM] Coil: nods.

[8:28 PM] Caleb: Heading up the mountain the path begins to get narrower the wind has picked up, even though you are going up visibility isn’t great

[8:28 PM] Caleb: ((What’s the marching order?))

[8:28 PM] Coil: will go first.

[8:28 PM] Caleb: ((Coil roll me survival with advantage))

[8:29 PM] Esren'nilos: will bring up the rear

[8:29 PM] Coil: ((18!))

[8:29 PM] Zubi: is in the middle. Make of that what you will.

[8:32 PM] Caleb: Coil manages to guide you all most of the way up the mountain it takes a couple hours and there are a couple close calls as you near the summit the wind starts to die down and for the first time since you landed on this planet the weather at least up here seems calm

[8:34 PM] Zubi: It's kind of pretty, isn't it?

[8:34 PM] Caleb: For the first time you can see the sky uninspired there are some scattered clouds but through them you see the massive  glowing presence of the planet Ikttotchon

[8:35 PM] Coil: It's a good view.

[8:35 PM] Esren'nilos: It's...wow.

[8:36 PM] Esren'nilos: Is that glowing thing the vergence?

[8:37 PM] Zubi: I don't know!

[8:39 PM] Coil: Glowing thing? That's the planet.(edited)

[8:39 PM] Caleb: Looking ahead you see the path you are following has crumbled and there is a  gap of sheer mountain before the path continues on.

[8:40 PM] Esren'nilos: ....well, so much for the moon being on our side.

[8:40 PM] Coil: looks and tries to measure the gap.

[8:41 PM] Caleb: Best you can tell it looks about 80 meters

[8:41 PM] Coil: Not an easy jump, either.

[8:41 PM] Zubi: ... we might be able to lift each other over.

[8:42 PM] Coil: It's a pretty long range.

[8:42 PM] Zubi: ... yeah. We're too big I think.

[8:42 PM] Coil: goes to the edge and looks around.(edited)

[8:43 PM] Caleb: ((Roll me investigation or survival))(edited)

[8:43 PM] Coil: (17 survival.)

[8:43 PM] Esren'nilos: ((I will help to give him adv, if I can.))

[8:43 PM] Caleb: (( sure))

[8:44 PM] Coil: (Still 17.)

[8:44 PM] Esren'nilos: ((Worth a shot))

[8:44 PM] Coil: ((yep!)

[8:46 PM] Caleb: Coil  looking around you can’t see that far down because the dust storm is still blowing below but you do see enough pitting and rocks  remaining on the side of the mountain to make decent handholds you could try and climb across

[8:47 PM] Coil: We could try to climb.

[8:47 PM] Coil: It's craggy enough, lots of handholds.

[8:47 PM] Esren'nilos: ...that's our plan?

[8:47 PM] Zubi: I don't know if I'd be very good at that.

[8:48 PM] Coil: Anyone else see anything I'm not?(edited)

[8:48 PM] Esren'nilos: ((How far across is the other end?))

[8:48 PM] Coil: (80 meters.)

[8:48 PM] Coil: (240 feet.)

[8:48 PM] Zubi: closes her eyes and tries to see if the Force points her to anything.

[8:50 PM] Esren'nilos: ((It's 240 to the other side or the other side is 240 feet long?))(edited)

[8:50 PM] Caleb: ((Wisdom check Zubi))

[8:50 PM] Zubi: ((23!))

[8:54 PM] Caleb: Zubi  from the force you get the sense what you are looking for is straight up not across

[8:55 PM] Zubi: ... well, we definitely need to go up.

[8:55 PM] Zubi: Not across.

[8:55 PM] Coil: looks up.

[8:56 PM] Caleb: Coil It’s got the same handhold situation you see an edge like 50 or 60 feet up it looks more manageable

[8:57 PM] Coil: Ah, right. If we go up, there's a ledge we can move across.

[8:58 PM] Esren'nilos: looks

[8:58 PM] Coil: starts climbing up to check the ledge.

[8:58 PM] Coil: has a climbing speed of 30.

[8:58 PM] Coil: is like a monkey.

[8:59 PM] Zubi: ... he is really good at that.

[9:00 PM] Caleb: Esren as you look Coil starts scaling up the mountain you see the ledge he is going to about 60 feet above you

[9:00 PM] Caleb: Coil reaching the top you see the mountain go up a bit further but there is an intricately carved tunnel entrance near where you pull yourself up

[9:01 PM] Zubi: Also, pretty hot.

[9:02 PM] Esren'nilos: "If you're into that sort of thing."

[9:02 PM] Zubi: You're not?

[9:04 PM] Esren'nilos: ((I'm gonna leave that there if you wanna talk, Canto. ))

[9:05 PM] Coil: looks down. "There's a tunnel up here.   You can try climbing up, it's not bad.  If you fall, I'll catch you."

[9:05 PM] Esren'nilos: begins climbing.

[9:06 PM] Zubi: Should I go at the same time or wait?

[9:06 PM] Coil: One at a time.

[9:08 PM] Caleb: ((Roll me survival  Esren ))

[9:08 PM] Coil: ((Can I give advantage by giving him boosts with Telekinesis?)

[9:08 PM] Caleb: ((Sure))

[9:08 PM] Coil: will do that then.

[9:09 PM] Esren'nilos: ((19))

[9:10 PM] Caleb: Esren with Coil assisting through the force you manage to get yourself on the ledge(edited)

[9:10 PM] Esren'nilos: "I had that myself, you know."

[9:10 PM] Coil: I know.

[9:10 PM] Coil: C'mon Zubi.

[9:11 PM] Esren'nilos: "Like, it's not unappreciated.  Just establishing."

[9:11 PM] Coil: I've got you.

[9:11 PM] Caleb: ((Zubi survival with advantage))

[9:11 PM] Zubi: Thank goodness!

[9:11 PM] Zubi: ((18!))

[9:12 PM] Caleb: With Coils help you manage to join the others up on the ledge

[9:12 PM] Esren'nilos: holds out a hand for her as she reaches the top

[9:13 PM] Caleb: Looking around you see the mountain goes up farther but you see an intricately carved tunnel entrance  near where you all are standing

[9:13 PM] Zubi: definitely takes his hand.

[9:13 PM] Zubi: ... that's fancy.

[9:13 PM] Coil: So, our good luck holds out.

[9:14 PM] Esren'nilos: "Indeed."

[9:15 PM] Zubi: It looks neat!

[9:15 PM] Esren'nilos: Or like a trap(edited)

[9:17 PM] Coil: It's good luck for someone, at least.

[9:18 PM] Zubi: It's probably good luck for us! Let's go!

[9:18 PM] Esren'nilos: follows

[9:19 PM] Coil: nods, and pulls out his light.

[9:21 PM] Caleb: Heading into the tunnel illuminated by Coils light you go through  you start to feel moisture in the air and see the walls have water and moss on them

[9:21 PM] Esren'nilos: Hm.

[9:21 PM] Zubi: It's damp. Do you think there's a pool?

[9:22 PM] Coil: Could be a water source, yeah. We're in the mountain at this point.

[9:25 PM] Caleb: Heading further in you see a large chamber and a large pool of water you can all feel a strong presence of the force emanating from the room

[9:27 PM] Esren'nilos: ...should we go swimming?

[9:27 PM] Zubi: Wow! ... well, we should get the thing out of my head first.

[9:28 PM] Coil: What do you feel from the water?

[9:28 PM] Coil: tries reaching out himself.

[9:28 PM] Caleb: ((Wisdom check coil))

[9:28 PM] Coil: (21)

[9:30 PM] Zubi: Hmm.

[9:31 PM] Zubi: ((20!))

[9:32 PM] Caleb: Coil   you get a sense of healing and wholeness but also neutrality it feels raw and overwhelming it is the strongest you have ever felt a manifestation of the force  but it doesnt feel dark or light

[9:33 PM] Caleb: Zubi you feel a strong force presence not slimy but not warm and comforting almost like a wildstorm of force energy that doesn’t care one way or the other you do sense a feeling of completion and repairing faintly in the whirlwind

[9:34 PM] Coil: This might be it.

[9:35 PM] Esren'nilos: So...swimming?

[9:35 PM] Coil: Seems like.

[9:35 PM] Zubi: checks the water to see if it's water (not acid) and of a reasonable temperature to swim in (not boiling).

[9:37 PM] Caleb: The water is water and is cool but not cold

[9:37 PM] Caleb: ((Are you still holding the holocron?))

[9:38 PM] Zubi: is, yep!

[9:38 PM] Caleb: I need everyone to roll me a wisdom save

[9:38 PM] Coil: (19!)

[9:39 PM] Esren'nilos: ((20, unnat))

[9:39 PM] Zubi: ((21!))

[9:39 PM] Esren'nilos: ((Heh))

[9:43 PM] Caleb: A blast rolls out as Zubi touches the pool you all are blinded by the holocron glowing and shattering you all feel a massive pain in your heads and collapse to the ground you almost feel subsumed by the pressure as if hundreds of voices and events are passing through and then complete quiet.

[9:44 PM] Coil: Ow.

[9:44 PM] Caleb: One of the crystals you got is glowing now and looks like a normal holocron

[9:44 PM] Coil: Was that supposed to happen?

[9:44 PM] Caleb: You all ache and have massive headaches but seem fine otherwise

[9:45 PM] Esren'nilos: It doesn't feel like it was supposed to happen. Ow.

[9:45 PM] Zubi: ... ow. I think so.

[9:45 PM] Zubi: This crystal looks like a holocron.

[9:45 PM] Zubi: hands it to Coil.

[9:45 PM] Coil: looks it over.

[9:46 PM] Caleb: It seems to be a normal holocron now

[9:46 PM] Coil: tries to activate it?

[9:48 PM] Caleb: A robed wookie figure appears “ you managed to repair the holocron in time.”

[9:48 PM] Esren'nilos: ".......what?"

[9:48 PM] Zubi: It worked!

[9:48 PM] Coil: It was supposed to explode? It exploded.

[9:49 PM] Zubi: I guess!

[9:50 PM] Esren'nilos: "So...is there a message?"

[9:50 PM] Coil: was addressing the holo-wookiee.(edited)

[9:50 PM] Zubi: addresses the wookiee. "Can I swim here?"

[9:52 PM] Caleb: Wookie : exploding is one way it could have happened, holocrons breaking  and repairing was not a common occurrence in my day.

[9:54 PM] Caleb: Wookie: it looks like a vergence cave it should be safe to swim in

[9:54 PM] Zubi: Nice!

[9:54 PM] Esren'nilos: "Does that apply to everyone?"

[9:54 PM] Coil: So ... what now? I mean, after swimming.

[9:54 PM] Zubi: starts stripping down.

[9:55 PM] Coil: Are there side effects from having a holocron explode on us?

[9:57 PM] Caleb: Wookie: you all weee used as a conduit for the knowledge of the holocron being pushed by a wellspring of force energy, there should be no negative consequences but you might know things you previously do not and have a deeper connection to the force.

[9:58 PM] Coil: gets slightly distracted by Zubi but nods. "Okay.... good to know."

[9:58 PM] Esren'nilos: strips off his shirt

[9:58 PM] Esren'nilos: keeps his pants, though.

[9:59 PM] Coil: shrugs and sets his gear down, then shrugs out of his clothes, stripping down to his shorts. He's got tattoos over his body and lots of scars.

[9:59 PM] Zubi: just goes totally nude. Does not care.

[9:59 PM] Coil: is also pretty good at swimming.(edited)

[9:59 PM] Zubi: splooshes in!

[10:00 PM] Caleb: As you put the holocron down it closes and the wookie disappears

[10:00 PM] Coil: I once had a job on Iskandar. Lots of swimming.

[10:00 PM] Esren'nilos: will cannonball in

[10:02 PM] Zubi: isn't a good swimmer, but seems pretty happy to dog-paddle and splash everyone else.

[10:03 PM] Caleb: The water seems to be rather deep but it isn’t too cold the chamber seems to be lit by the water

[10:04 PM] Coil: swims like a freaking shark.

[10:04 PM] Zubi: starts splash fights with both of them.

[10:04 PM] Esren'nilos: will try and swim down to see if he can find a bottom.

[10:05 PM] Coil: splashes back.

[10:05 PM] Caleb: ((Esren roll me investigation))

[10:06 PM] Esren'nilos: ((14))

[10:07 PM] Zubi: laughs and carries on the splashfight! AHAH.

[10:08 PM] Coil: smiles and uses the force to splash her.

[10:09 PM] Caleb: Esren you swim down looking for a bottom it starts to get dark and light at the same time you keep going down you can’t see the walls of the pool anymore it seems a lot more open than you thought it was you feel a strong force presence I need a wisdom save

[10:09 PM] Zubi: Oh, neat!

[10:09 PM] Zubi: tries that too!

[10:10 PM] Esren'nilos: ((8))

[10:15 PM] Caleb: Esren  you feel a large force presence  and a voice echos “you are early and not at the same time but the time is coming you all must decide what path do you want” and suddenly you are back just below the surface of the pool.

[10:16 PM] Esren'nilos: will shoot up for air!

[10:16 PM] Esren'nilos: "HA HA!  Whoa!"

[10:16 PM] Zubi: What are you doin', Ezzie?

[10:16 PM] Coil: splashes him.

[10:16 PM] Esren'nilos: "...testing something."

[10:17 PM] Esren'nilos: will dive back down again real quick.

[10:17 PM] Zubi: Sometimes I think he doesn't know how to have fun.

[10:17 PM] Esren'nilos: will try and use the force to create a big water bubble and explode it on them.

[10:19 PM] Coil: I'm still learning.

[10:19 PM] Coil: You're a good example.

[10:19 PM] Caleb: Both of you suddenly have gallons of water drop on you from above.

[10:19 PM] Zubi: Waghh!

[10:20 PM] Caleb: The splash echoes kind of eerily through the cave

[10:20 PM] Zubi: laughs.

[10:20 PM] Zubi: Thanks!!

[10:20 PM] Esren'nilos: comes up for air.

[10:20 PM] Coil: Okay, that's pretty good.

[10:20 PM] Esren'nilos: is smiling proudly.

[10:20 PM] Zubi: splashes him once he's breathed.

[10:20 PM] Coil: does too.

[10:20 PM] Esren'nilos: gak Ugh! Dammit!

[10:21 PM] Esren'nilos: laughs

[10:21 PM] Esren'nilos: "...I think the pond talked to me."

[10:21 PM] Zubi: It did? What'd it say?

[10:22 PM] Esren'nilos: That we were early and not and soon we'd have to choose a path.

[10:22 PM] Coil: Hmm. That's not ominous at all.

[10:23 PM] Zubi: What does it mean, do you think?

[10:23 PM] Esren'nilos: "Not sure.  Good and evil?  Light and dark?"

[10:24 PM] Coil: Hmmm.

[10:25 PM] Esren'nilos: "Dogs or cats?"

[10:25 PM] Zubi: Well we're not gonna choose bad.

[10:25 PM] Zubi: Both!

[10:25 PM] Coil: I rather thought we had chosen a path, but.

[10:25 PM] Coil: MAybe it doesn't count until it really counts.

[10:26 PM] Esren'nilos: It said we were early. Maybe we need to know more. Maybe we will know more.

[10:26 PM] Coil: Now you sound like a holocron.

[10:26 PM] Zubi: I don't think I can get as far down there as you did! I'm more um... floaty.

[10:27 PM] Coil: grabs her hand.

[10:27 PM] Esren'nilos: I wanted to know.

[10:27 PM] Coil: Take a deep breath.

[10:27 PM] Zubi: takes a deep breath!

[10:27 PM] Coil: swims down with Zubi.

[10:28 PM] Zubi: tries to help too!

[10:28 PM] Esren'nilos: will wait up here

[10:31 PM] Caleb: Zubi and Coil  you both swim down rather quickly and direct you don’t see a bottom and the sides seem to disappear it gets both dark and light at once and you feel a strengthening force presence even more so than you did  on the surface I need wisdom saves from both of you

[10:31 PM] Coil: ((20))

[10:32 PM] Zubi: ((17))

[10:36 PM] Caleb: Coil and Zubi  you both swim through whatever the force presence is suddenly you find yourselves standing still underwater but there are crystals all around you you both hear something similar to whale song coming from all around you

[10:37 PM] Coil: ((What kind of crystals? Coil has not let go of Zubi's hand, by the way)

[10:37 PM] Caleb: ((Perception check Coil))

[10:39 PM] Caleb: ((Esren give me a perception check))

[10:40 PM] Esren'nilos: ((18))

[10:43 PM] Caleb: Esren  you noticed that they seemed to disappear from sight fairly quickly as they swam down as you are treading water waiting for them to return you see the light in the room start to change you also see another passage on the other side of the room you didn’t notice before

[10:44 PM] Coil: (22!)  (Sorry, cat thing.

[10:46 PM] Caleb: Coil you see various crystals some as large as buildings some smaller some of them vibrating you can’t tell what they are made of but it is not a material you have ever seen before some near to you seem small we and are just floating near both you and Zubi

[10:47 PM] Coil: reaches out with his free hand to touch one of them that is floating nearby.

[10:49 PM] Caleb: The crystal moves like a fish and swims around your hand.

[10:49 PM] Coil: (Also are we suffocating?)

[10:49 PM] Esren'nilos: will go investigate that other passage.

[10:50 PM] Caleb: ((You seem to be fine))

[10:50 PM] Coil: ((Are we breathing? Still underwater?))

[10:51 PM] Caleb: ((I moved Esren to another room for now))

[10:52 PM] Caleb: ((You are still underwater but you don’t feel like you are running out of air))

[10:53 PM] Coil: moves his hand toward one of the crystals again, and looks at Zubi.

[10:54 PM] Zubi: is wide-eyed and just kinda floatying in there!

[10:54 PM] Zubi: tries playing with one of the crystals too.

[10:54 PM] Caleb: As you both reach out the crystals dart out of your reach

[10:55 PM] Coil: smiles, and tries to reach out to one of them with the Force.

[11:00 PM] Caleb: Coil  you suddenly feel more connected to the force than you have in the past it burns through you but not in a bad way, you feel a living presence from every crystal and a connection to all of them

[11:00 PM] Caleb: Zubi you see Coil glow slightly

[11:01 PM] Caleb: One of the crystals swims into coils hand.

[11:01 PM] Coil: looks around at all the crystals and looks at the one in his hand.

[11:02 PM] Zubi: tries that too! Whynot.

[11:03 PM] Caleb: ((Reaching our with the force?))

[11:04 PM] Zubi: ((yeah!))

[11:05 PM] Caleb: Coil the crystal in your hand still seems to be moving but stays close to you now and isn’t avoiding your touch like the others

[11:06 PM] Coil: smiles at Zubi.

[11:07 PM] Zubi: smiles too, and waves at the little crystal.

[11:08 PM] Caleb: Zubi  you  feel connected to the force normally this feels different not bad but again not warm or slimy the crystals feel kind of alien in a way but not bad or anything

[11:09 PM] Caleb: A crystal swims towards Zubi a hand as it touches her you both are suddenly right below the surface of the pool

[11:10 PM] Coil: looks at Zubi and kisses her impulsively before swimming up toward the surface with her.

[11:11 PM] Zubi: is pretty happy with that.

[11:11 PM] Caleb: Coming up to the surface Esren is not in the pool or the room

[11:11 PM] Coil: ... that was weird.

[11:11 PM] Coil: ...where's Esren?

[11:12 PM] Caleb: You both still have a hold of a crystal each

[11:12 PM] Zubi: looks at hers.

11:12 PM] Coil: looks down. "I wonder what these are for."

[11:12 PM] Zubi: ... I don't know. Is he still down there?

[11:12 PM] Coil: He didn't come down with us.

[11:13 PM] Zubi: No, but he was in the pool, wasn't he?

[11:14 PM] Coil: Yeah, that's true.

[11:14 PM] Caleb: The crystals seem to be moving slightly still but stay in your hands

[11:14 PM] Coil: ((are they shaped like lightsaber crystals?))

[11:14 PM] Zubi: ... but he's not now. Or at least, I don't see him.

[11:15 PM] Coil: He might have gone to weird crystal town.

[11:15 PM] Coil: looks at his crystal. "No offense.  You are kind of weird."

[11:15 PM] Caleb: ((They do look like they could be used in a lightsaber))

[11:16 PM] Zubi: Wouldn't we be able to see him in the pool?

[11:16 PM] Caleb: As coil talks to it his crystal turns from clear to yellow and wiggles a little

[11:17 PM] Coil: It's a good weird.

[11:17 PM] Zubi: Oh, pretty!

[11:18 PM] Zubi: ... should we be worried about Ezzie?

[11:18 PM] Coil: nods. "We should find him, at least."

[11:19 PM] Coil: swims to the edge of the pool, looking for our things.

[11:19 PM] Zubi: hops out and starts getting dressed.

[11:20 PM] Coil: You're very pretty, by the way.

[11:20 PM] Caleb: The crystal fades back to clear

[11:21 PM] Coil: looks at the crystal. "You are, too."

[11:21 PM] Coil: gets dressed.

[11:21 PM] Zubi: Oh, thanks! So are you.

[11:22 PM] Coil: smiles, and looks around. "Esren?" He calls out.

[11:22 PM] Caleb: Coil your voice echoes across the water but you hear no response