003 | Audio + Commentlog

[tomb_raiding]

I want to know what's down in those tunnels.

Samantha, if you're not terribly busy, there's something I'd like to ask you.

[Yes, she's going. Any attempt to talk her out of it will be shut down. She's made up her mind and that's that.

And if you're curious, she's out poking around the keep looking for an entrance. You'll most likely find her by the Clothier tower, the Great Keep, and around the Marigold's Tower.]

Comments

[iwannabeadragon]

A bunch of dust, and darkness, and more dust, and some angry stone creatures. If you go down there you might want to pack a lunch.

[tomb_raiding]

Thanks for the heads up.

[iwannabeadragon]

No problem at all. Anything you'd like me to look after while you're gone? Seeing how you're not going to be back for a month or two.

[tomb_raiding]

Thanks but no thanks.

[iwannabeadragon]

If you insist. Try not to get lost.

[tomb_raiding]

I'll work on it.

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[halfbrokenwings]

[...]

Ma'am? You really do not want to go down there.

[Says another voice of experience.]

There are stone croco-diles. A really big one - even... it's bad. It's really bad.

Audio

[tomb_raiding]

It's nothing I can't handle.

Audio

[halfbrokenwings]

Please-!

[Her voice is pleading.]

It- killed me. The tunnels, their twisting- and way of moving- it will try to kill you.

Audio

[tomb_raiding]

Well, it wouldn't be the first time a place has tried to kill me.

[Srsly, crumbling temples, centaurs, lava, evil god-kings with a grudge. Lara's seen pretty much everything.]

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[halfbrokenwings]

[You should tell her the stories sometimes. The bard could make quite the ballad of it all-]

Would you wish to know then, what has been found about the tunnels? The ways that are known of them- or find out yourself, ma'am?

[thii2ii22tupiid]

NO.

You don't want to go down there! It isn't safe.

[tomb_raiding]

I'll be fine.

[thii2ii22tupiid]

No. No, no. The black tunnels around the keep, they're not safe for anyone. All that's in there is darkness and nothingness and death. You can't find anything there, it all moves, it fucks with time and space and won't let you out on your own.

[tomb_raiding]

Oh, really?

[now she's curious...-er]

[thii2ii22tupiid]

*Oh, fuck, he knows that tone.*

I know those things better than anyone here. You can't get out on your own, unless a slow death counts. There's no food, there's no water, there's no light, there's just emptiness. And death.

*Did he mention death? He's not sure he's mentioned it enough.*

[tomb_raiding]

I'll be fine.

[She's going prepared. Don't worry.]

[thii2ii22tupiid]

Yeah. That's what I thought too.

Its not up to you. It doesn't matter what you've been in before. They will fuck you over.

[tomb_raiding]

And if I don't go, all I'll ever get is vague answers or completely ignored. I don't like secrets.

[thii2ii22tupiid]

I gave you the answers! I told you all that's down there! I was in those fucking tunnels for...I don't know, for weeks maybe, there is no way out there.

[tomb_raiding]

You're here out now, aren't you?

[Srsly, Sollux, you're talking a brick wall.]

[thii2ii22tupiid]

Because I died. Did you not fucking hear that part or are you just choosing to ignore it so you can go heroicly into your own death?
Don't fucking come to me when you die, I fucking told you so. Starving to death isn't fun, but if you're all that intent on doing it be my fucking guest.

[tomb_raiding]

Trust me, Sollux, you are the last person I would go to if I die.

[agisquodadis]

What is it?

[tomb_raiding]

I'm going to attempt a map in the journal. Would you mind keeping an eye on it for me?

[agisquodadis]

Of course.

[tomb_raiding]

Thank you. We'll see how well it goes, I suppose.

[agisquodadis]

Where are you going, exactly?

[tomb_raiding]

The tunnels beneath the Keep.

[agisquodadis]

[Grunt.]

Hm. Be careful.