the sickness ends.the temple.The Temple, shortly after Astoria's burst of energy, is in a constant state of growth. Trees are bursting into existence from seeds in mere seconds, flowers are growing wherever magic lands . . . and the Temple is abruptly a-buzz with energy, magic crackling throughout the air. You may find a tree in your house, or flowers suddenly growing along the walls, or plants wiggling their way through the stone walls of the buildings of the Temple. All of a sudden, the place looks very overgrown.
The Forest of the Fey seems to be responding in kind, too. Sprites are exceptionally active, darting out of the Forest and into the Temple with increasingly regularity, playing basic little tricks on the members of the Circle they can find. Flower crowns are made at an alarming rate, and there might be a few fruit-food fights that break out with the sudden abundance of peaches and apples that appear on the grounds. Learn how to duck!
With the magic comes the sudden fluctuation of energy: canon powers flicker on and off, as do the powers granted by Astoria. You feel more like yourself, you suddenly have access to energies you did not have previously in the Temple However, it's a double-edged sword -- it is not constant, and it may be more trouble than its worth.
And, remember: the Sickness is not fading immediately. If you make it to Stage 3, then you're stuck with sensory deprivation for at least another week or two. Sorry, friends.  lake dona.Lake Dona is a massive body of water, stretching outward for so far that it almost seems like an ocean until you see that the water is fresh. It is surrounded by long, leafy trees that dip into the water and has a variety of ancient ruins scattered around it -- weathered stones set into circles at seemingly even intervals, old buildings that seem to mirror the Temple in construct.
In addition to the ruins, there are a network of caverns tucked along the water’s edge, just underneath the surface on the western side of Lake Dona, that appear to go underground into murky darkness. The actual entrance to these caverns seem to be underwater, seemingly guarded by merfolk, but poking around may seem to be more trouble than its worth.
There is plenty of wildlife to be found within the lake itself, ranging from freshwater mermaids who would rather you stay the hell out of their backyard to a rather large and suspiciously friendly plesiosaurus-like creature (some would say that she prefers to be called Nessie) that seems intent on checking out who you are. The lake teems with odd-looking fish, most of which seem to be okay to eat, and plenty of plant life! But who knows what lurks in the depths below . . . that giant sea-monster looking thing has to be eating something.PROMPT IDEAS: Here are some prompt ideas for this new area! However, don't feel limited to such ideas! Feel free to fish, to explore, to swim, to poke around . . . it's always possible Astoria may check in on your character, too, once she is feeling better! ;)
1.) The Great Pumpkin The overgrowth of plants have caused a massive growth spurt in a lot of the trees, including the fruit trees that sprinkle themselves throughout the Temple. However, the fruit themselves seems to be growing at a rather . . . alarming rate, resulting in a few pumpkin-looking squash growing to the size of small boulders in the fields. Hope you have a lot of spare time on your hands to make a hell of a lot of Temple-pie, because these squash aren't going anywhere anytime soon.
2.) Food Fight!: Those damn sprites are at it again, and are collecting fruit off the ground and throwing it at people. Fight back, organize, and conquer! Or not. It's probably better to just not.
3.) Part Of Your World: The mermaids within Lake Dona are a suspicious lot, and they don't take kindly to strangers stomping through their territory. However, they are receptive to music, so if you are so musically inclined, they will definitely be more inclined to be a little more playful than territorial. If you aren't? Have fun getting tossed into the lake head-first by a bunch of pissed off mermaids who want you to get the hell of their lawn. They don't take kindly to your type around here.
4.) Nessie: Within Lake Dona is a massive plesiosaurus-type creature which seems to be . . . oddly friendly? It seems to pop up at the most inconvenient of times. Are you sitting on the edge of the lake enjoying the water? Enjoy a massive ass dinosaur sticking its impressively long neck out of the lake to check you out and also scare the bejesus out of you. That being said, Nessie is an extraordinarily friendly being, and will even give you laps around the lake if you ask nicely!
5.) Caverns: The caverns within the lake are dark, deep, and menacing The merfolk inform you that you cannot go there -- no one can, but the merfolk sure seem to be keeping a careful eye out on it. Testing the boundaries indicates a weird magical field around the entrance of the cave, that works like a bit of a forcefield. Weird, right? |
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...Even if there are no seatbelts.
Without further ado, Prompto steps up, taking a hold of Daylight's hand. ]
Uhhh... [ He gives this question due thought. ] You know what? I'm all in! Bridal style.
[ NO SHAME. ]
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with a whoop of joy, daylight wastes no time in sweeping prompto off his feet and checking he has a secure grip on the guy. wouldn't be a good impression if there's a sticky situation along the way! ]
Alright! Just gotta check my systems first and-
[ a shrill and panicked sound cuts the air: beep beep beep!! beeeeep!!
uh oh.
it's the meddy patrol. barrelling after the two boys as they beeped their poor processors out.
gulping audibly, daylight wastes no time in lauching himself into the air, calling out in one breathless take: ] Gottagowe'llbebacksoonbyeMeddy!!
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He holds on tight, arms winding up and around Daylight's neck, before he chimes in with: ]
It's the popo!! Go go go!!!
[ And indeed, off they go! Prompto salutes Meddy as they take off, the ground falling away, his body tensing up. Right, a jetpack flight means actually flying, doesn't it? It's fine. He'll get used to it. ]
Woo-hoo-hooooo! And we're off! [ ... ] How high can you go, anyway?
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Pretty high, [ is his loud and cheerful and, frankly, very unhelpful answer.
thankfully, he adds onto it: ] The highest I've ever flown in the air is maybe 6,500 feet but, um, I think we should stay waaaay below that. I know humans can function normally until 18,000 feet but-
[ ... huh. ]
You are human, right?
[ daylight! you just can't ask someone if they're human. ]
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Last time I checked! [ why is he like this ] Which, uh, means — yeah. I'm human.
[ And of course, he follows that up with: ]
Aaaaaand what about you?
[ He doesn't know exactly what Daylight is, after all...maybe he shouldn't assume this is what humans look like where he's from! ]
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daylight says this with such cheerfulness, with such ease that it's kind hard to tell if he's trying to pull on prompto's leg. if he is than daylight is an impressive multitasker, considering the sudden dip and swoop he makes while he and prompto glide over the temple's buildings below them.
thankfully, he adds to his answer: ] But, er, only on my mom's side. Got most of my stuff from my dad. I think. Definitely got my frame from my mom since it's pretty-
[ what's the word? daylight pauses, slowing down a bit in his jetting about so he doesn't crash into anything in the air. ]
-humanoid in appearance. [ yeah. that'll work! he looks to prompto for approval for the choice of words. ]
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Actually, you know what, he's probably better off not thinking about the details too hard. ]
Wow! I was seriously not expecting that, dude. N-no offense. I've just never met anyone, uh...half-human like you before.
[ ...Wait. ]
Does that mean you're a cyborg?
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asdsad poor prompto-daylight doesn't seem to take offence to the surprise at all. perhaps he's used to it from where he's from. perhaps it's not a big deal to be from two different species of varying heights and biologies and customs.
whatever the case, it's clear he takes it instead with how he cheerfully chirps, ] Mechanoid, actually! I'm supposed to be known classified as a technorganic but, um, I've been told I'm more of my dad than my mom in terms of... you know. Inside stuff.
[ the exams have been very thorough in making sure they knew what exactly day is. those are days he can most certainly do without, thank you. ]
Do you have cyborgs where you're from? [ he must, daylight reasons to himself. he did give it as an option. ]
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Yeah! — Well...sorta. We have androids, and people use cybernetics...but I dunno about a full-on cyborg-cyborg. Like the kind in movies.
[ You know what movie he's thinking of. ]
Seems like it'd be pretty neat, though. Like, if my arm could turn into a gun, or something, or if my intestines were mechanical so I never get a tummy ache!
[ He has...given this a lot of thought. ]