Nimuequest

[dramatispersonae]

[It is dark, though you can see faint light from the moon. There is a light snow falling, and you're next to a frozen over lake.

There is a crack in the ice, however. A small hole, big enough to jump down.

Outside of that, you can see the faint outline of a path, leading into the darkness. There may be a forest ahead? It's hard to see. What will you do?]

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[tuffguy]

[ TO THE PATH LEADING TO DARKNESS because that is totes safe ]

[dramatispersonae]

[it is! It's very rocky and uneven. I'm sure you feel quite at home here.]

[tuffguy]

[ ROCKS i love rocks |DD ]

[dramatispersonae]

[the ground slopes up, and as it does, the snow drifts get larger and wetter, the path becomes more and more obscure until suddenly... there really is no path. You can choose any direction to go that you want, but the moonlight flickers behind clouds.

You're suddenly aware of the intense feeling of being watched.]

[tuffguy]

[ Iiiii want some rocks with me so I'm going to get some rocks.

Then I'm going to keep on going straight ]

[brotagonist]

...wait! I forgot to ask how I'd tell which book it was!

[S...SHAKES HIS HEAD and goes to peer more closely at the hole in the ice, not jumping in — I don't want hypothermia]

[dramatispersonae]

[the black water churns for a moment-- and then calms. You can see a faint light.]

[brotagonist]

Huh?

[WHY DID THE WATER MOVE — reaching to touch it, if he can do that without getting out onto the ice.]

[dramatispersonae]

[it's going to be a bit of a reach to try and touch it from the shore...]

[antreegonist]

*shiversss and then tests the water under the crack in the ice, with one hand*

[dramatispersonae]

[It is freezing. Why would you stick your hand in ice water?

... However, there is a warm feeling spreading from the water. You can see the faint glimmer of a light.]

[antreegonist]

*IDK EVERYTHING IS COLD HERE AND PERSONAE REALMS ARE FUNNY ANYWAY -- oooh, warm feelings. dunks his arm further in?*

[dramatispersonae]

[the warm feeling is spreading all over your body]

[orange_sun]

*eyeing the hole for a second...*

I don't think a book would survive long down there, even a spellbook.

*...but heading towards the path instead, calling up a golden spark to light his way*

[dramatispersonae]

[that makes it a little easier to manage the rocky and uneven path-- and you can even make out foot prints turning to the left a few minutes later]

[orange_sun]

*...hmmm.

kneeling to check them out!*

[dramatispersonae]

[they're human, partially obscured by new snow...]

[justaking]

[checks out the crack in the ice first, but doesn't jump yet]

[dramatispersonae]

[it's a bit away from the shore. The water is churning in it.]

[justaking]

[:|a well this will still be there later]

[let's head down the path to the forest first]

[dramatispersonae]

[the ground slopes up, and as it does, the snow drifts get larger and wetter, the path becomes more and more obscure until suddenly... there really is no path. You can choose any direction to go that you want, but the moonlight flickers behind clouds.

You're suddenly aware of the intense feeling of being watched.]

[glorious]

[There is a place to jump to my potential doom. The choice is obvious, isn't it?]

[.../jump]

[dramatispersonae]

[IT'S FREEZING!

... but then it warms up quickly, much like the warm water you might swim in during summer.

If you look around, there is a light... it's leading you deeper...]

[glorious]

[TEMPERATURES...]

[but following that light seems like the wisest idea]

[dramatispersonae]

[it's a very wise light. It leads you to an underwater tunnel.]