??? Explora Session 3: 9AM PST/11AM CST/Noon EST Start

[idolpro]

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THE GATES | THE COURTYARD | THE FOUNTAINS | THE GARDENS

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Re: THE COURTYARD

[bluescreenwhitedragon]

[He's also stealing at least one copy of the game because #ygo]

Re: THE COURTYARD

[idolpro]

[ You're not familiar with this game, exactly, but it somewhat looks like chess . . . ? There are pieces in different shapes and sizes, as well as different colors. The board is checkered, etched into the stone. Each piece is heavily layered with thick light.

But you swipe one despite not knowing what it is. If you don't know rules, you can invent them, right? ]

Re: THE COURTYARD

[bluescreenwhitedragon]

[Also picking up jewelry.]

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[idolpro]

[ The trinkets are just that: trinkets. Necklaces, bands, simply jewelry of gold and silver. They glisten in the sun, but staring directly at them will start to hurt your eyes—if you stare too long, you might get snow blindness.

When you touch one, it glistens brightly, too brightly, almost to the point of being its own light source. Where you touch it, though, that brightness dusts away onto your fingertips, leaving them with their own glow and returning the trinket itself to a more natural sheen. ]

Re: THE COURTYARD

[nohalation]

[Following behind him!]

What is that??

Re: THE COURTYARD

[bluescreenwhitedragon]

No idea. I don't remember if these were here last time.

You should pick up one for yourself.

[This one's a Christmas gift to his game-obsessed husband. Who knew shopping could be done this late and this easy?]

Re: THE COURTYARD

[nohalation]

Oh okay!

[She's gonna pick one up for herself, ty. This is what you gotta do for love. Times are hard!]

Re: THE COURTYARD

[bluescreenwhitedragon]

Excellent.

Shall we continue?

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[nohalation]

Yes!!!

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[temperedinpride]

It its a shame we likely have not the time to stop and play.

Re: THE COURTYARD

[bluescreenwhitedragon]

We could stay behind like last time, but I don't think there will be a sleeping angel to take us back to the production this time around.

Re: THE COURTYARD

[temperedinpride]

What did happen before?

Re: THE COURTYARD

[bluescreenwhitedragon]

Last time, we disturbed an angel who managed to sleep right through whatever final conflict that occurred between Heaven and Hell.

Their whereabouts are currently unknown.

Re: THE COURTYARD

[temperedinpride]

Fascinating. Perhaps they've set themselves the new god?

They do seem to be expecting visitors.

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[asonoficeandfire]

...do you think the fruits are edible?

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[bluescreenwhitedragon]

They probably won't kill you as someone stuck their soul in one and didn't die.

But I wouldn't test it.

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[asonoficeandfire]

Someone did what...?

And I wasn't going to try, not after what happened at the gate. But I figured I'd bring some of them back.

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[idolpro]

[ Actually... for all the impossible perfection of the fruit, there is something almost welcoming about it—not a compulsion; just a gentle, almost home-y feeling. ]

Re: THE COURTYARD

[bluescreenwhitedragon]

Oh definitely loot it.

We can do tests on it later. Like good little scientists.

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[asonoficeandfire]

"Staying on brand", at least.

[he's definitely contemplating the fruit though it IS tempting]

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[irregular]

... kinda disappointing, ain't it?

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[bluescreenwhitedragon]

Nothing's changed.

So why did this place open up again? I doubt there's another sleeping angel.

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[irregular]

No idea. Doesn't look like there's anything new to find, either. Less, actually. They had those towers last time, right?

Re: THE COURTYARD

[bluescreenwhitedragon]

Yes.

But the only way to know how much is left is to continue going forward.

Maybe we missed something last time.

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[irregular]

Maybe.

Why'd they do this? What's in it for them? I mean - the anchor looked deliberate, right?