[You find yourselves in a nondescript clearing in what look like Aather's woods. There are a few paths leading away, one immediately recognizable as leading to Turquoise. Another path leads to the familiar landscape of the clearing where Aather's ring is, but the third simply disappears into the woods. It's impossible to tell what's waiting at the end from here.
Several brightly colored blue birds flit from tree to tree, watching the group with sharp eyes.]
[Turquoise's path leads to, as might be expected, Turquoise’s cabin. There isn’t anything immediately noteworthy about it—it looks no different from the actual cabin in Aather. Even the lightpost outside is the same. However, Yayoi is seated on the ground next to it, leaning against the post and watching the approaching group closely.
There is a small flock of bluebirds that appear the same as the one from the clearing here.]
[This path leads to what looks like an ordinary clearing. A few boulders are scattered around the area, but most interesting is probably the door standing on the far side of the clearing. Even though there’s no wall or even a frame to support it, it seems as if it’s standing slightly ajar. A crack of light shines from behind it, and if you watch closely enough you might notice a shadow passing over it every now and then.
Yayoi is sitting on a boulder directly in the path to the door. She doesn’t seem entirely happy to see anyone here.]
[You are in Aather’s ring clearing! Although both the ring and the fruit salad tree are present, there doesn’t appear to be any sign of Sterling’s cave. A pair of paths lead away from here; one down a rocky, unfamiliar path, earthy brown stone rising high on either side, the other simply leading away through the woods. Where it leads to can’t be seen from here.
There are a number of people milling about here as well. A few heroes of various teams are sitting by the fruit tree with Yayoi, chatting cheerfully amongst themselves. There are several knights wandering back and forth along the perimeter of the clearing as well, watching the forest and occasionally stopping to chat with the group of heroes. And, if you happen to spare a glance up, a black dragon is soaring lazily overhead.
There are one or two bluebirds here, apparently the same sort as the one in the clearing. They flit about, occasionally dipping down to chirp at the heart dwellers in the area.]
[The door leads into a circular room with a tall, glass box in the center. Familiar isn’t it? There is an odd wooden door on the far wall, but surely the people in the room are more interesting than that.
Strangely, it’s Yayoi who’s trapped in the glass box looking fairly composed, considering her current location. A closer look, however, might reveal how tense and uneasy she is, shooting wary glances at the only other occupant of the room every now and then. Acedia of Ruby is lounging lazily at one of the desks, brushing his fingers over a pair of buttons idly and smiling ever so cheerfully up at Yayoi—though, as people enter, he looks their way instead.] More players?
[The rocky path gradually begins to open up, broadening until it ends at a massive lake caught in an intense summer storm; the waters churn furiously. High cliffs and hills surround the side of the lake that the path opens onto, and the far side is too distant to be seen. There are two boys fighting viciously in the distance, kicks sending up cascades of bloody lake water. They don’t appear to have noticed any intruders yet, or perhaps they just have no interest in them at all.
Yayoi stands in the shallows of the lake with a bluebird perched on her shoulder. Her clothes have nearly all been torn away. Apart from underclothes the only real covering she has is a shredded jacket that she's clutching around herself and a pair of boots. She doesn’t seem to mind though; all her attention is on the battle taking place in the center of the lake.
Something strange and pale is floating in the shallows a short distance from her . . .]
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Several brightly colored blue birds flit from tree to tree, watching the group with sharp eyes.]
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So, who wants to chill here until time's up?
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Oh. . . this is interesting.
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Oi, Breeze!
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Breeze...
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What's up with this...
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Turquoise: Exterior
There is a small flock of bluebirds that appear the same as the one from the clearing here.]
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Breeze!
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Anybody home?
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Will you be rejoining your fellows, or accompanying us further? We will be going indoors.
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The Path through the Woods
Yayoi is sitting on a boulder directly in the path to the door. She doesn’t seem entirely happy to see anyone here.]
What are you doing here?
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Pardon the intrusion~ I have a little business here.
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The Ring
There are a number of people milling about here as well. A few heroes of various teams are sitting by the fruit tree with Yayoi, chatting cheerfully amongst themselves. There are several knights wandering back and forth along the perimeter of the clearing as well, watching the forest and occasionally stopping to chat with the group of heroes. And, if you happen to spare a glance up, a black dragon is soaring lazily overhead.
There are one or two bluebirds here, apparently the same sort as the one in the clearing. They flit about, occasionally dipping down to chirp at the heart dwellers in the area.]
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[ WALKIN' OVER TO THE PEOPLE MILLING ABOUT. Let's interject on them . . . ]
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Oh, my... Beaten to the punch...
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The Lake
Yayoi stands in the shallows of the lake with a bluebird perched on her shoulder. Her clothes have nearly all been torn away. Apart from underclothes the only real covering she has is a shredded jacket that she's clutching around herself and a pair of boots. She doesn’t seem to mind though; all her attention is on the battle taking place in the center of the lake.
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Hey, Breeze.
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