Good-End Visits!

[panumbra]

Who: Anyone
When: Day 146, morning
Where: Portals
What: A not-so-long awaited return

[So for those who were curious about that counter that said "6 days" a couple days ago in the portal room next to the level 3 baths, the numbers on it have been jumping around the last couple of days, up and down, as if giving a live update of the haggling that's been going on behind the scenes.

Today the numbers run all the way down to zero suddenly and then is replaced with the following:

"Duration: approx 2-3 days"

With that the portal surface starts to ripple in the way that indicates that it's become permeable, and those who wander by the area may start to get the distinct smell of salty ocean air coming through it. Those on this side who try to push through it will find that although their hand disappears through the shadow layer of the portal, something that feels sort of like saran wrap blocks their hand on the other side, stretching under their weight but not letting them through.

Not so for the other side though, and if people stick around long enough they might get a surprise.]


((ooc: OK. Pre-visit threading if you're so inclined! Otherwise everyone is free to comment to this post (normal residents too, of course)! Good-enders, please indicate you're visiting in your header so people can spot you easily. You will be allowed to visit and post freely for 2-3 IC days, which translates to maybe a little more than a week OOCly.

Questions go here.))

Comments

[untempered]

[FIRST.

Noric steps through the portal, looking around him as he does so.]

Looks much the same...

[hyanaimne]

[was investigating the strange numbers when—]

—Noric?

[untempered]

Tempest. It's good to see you.

[hyanaimne]

It's good to see you as well . . .

[hesitates . . .

. . .

no fuck it hugging him '^']

[untempered]

[hugging her back]

[hyanaimne]

[it's a tight one. Mutters into his shoulder]

I missed you.

[untempered]

[...rubs her back a bit]

I missed you too. Are you all right?

[hyanaimne]

[pulls back a bit and smiles a little]

Mm, I am fine. Your return is just a . . . pleasant surprise after a few unpleasant ones.

[untempered]

Well, that's no good. How am I supposed to whine about my life when yours is also unpleasant?

[hyanaimne]

[. . . snerks]

We could always take turns.

[untempered]

I'd say I'd be terribly boring before long, because my problems are all about hard labour, and getting Xavier to do it.

[hyanaimne]

My, your life is quite hard, isn't it?

[untempered]

Extremely.

But I can't complain, honestly.

[melonlord]

[someone couldn't see the sign. Someone just saw a person come through the wall at a spot different from the trips to the jungle]

[someone is going to check it out]

What's that?

[untempered]

Ah, hello again. I just meant this place hasn't changed since I left. Near as I can tell, anyway.

[melonlord]

Not really. We met a cranky forest spirit, and the things that live in the lake. And also it's cold.

[untempered]

I was under the impression most spirits here were disagreeable.

[melonlord]

Good point, but we don't see most of them. And I'm not just talking about me here.

[untempered]

I did notice it's a bit colder.

[melonlord]

There was snow. I had to get shoes.

[untempered]

Snow... I haven't seen that in many years.

[melonlord]

If you had asked, I could have saved you some.

[untempered]

I'll try not to be too disappointed.

[melonlord]

We also got to check out the dam on the river. It's got passages inside, and it used to make energy. Chrys wants to fix it.

[untempered]

[laughs a bit]

Of course he does...