he has jumped down onto a ledge that's further down below. and even further than that seems to be a large deposit of debris. it's difficult to get a visual of what the debris is from where elysium is, which is why thorns jumped down.
he glances up and makes a face. elysium you failed step one... ]
[ you don't just leave behind your fiancé with separation anxiety.
he squats down to watch thorns from this ledge… even if he can't see what he's doing exactly, he can see thorns and that's what matters. he will not be intimidated into leaving and stares. ]
… Do you think you can perform an autopsy? I'll contact the village to see if they were expecting anyone. Whatever this is, we shouldn't get too involved.
[ as inclined as he is for them to ignore this entirely, they can't be blamed for this if they want safe passage through yan… ]
I'll comb the area and see if I can find anything.
[ the main reason he didn't want to go here with elysium is because he didn't want docybara following him and getting freaked out at the smell of corpses, but as long as elysium has that handled it should be fine.
but he will quietly try to see what he can figure out, although at first glance it does seem like they fell from the edge down here... however that shouldn't have been enough to kill an entire group of people. ]
[ yes… he'll guide docybara out of this mess and straight into another, because of course he will. he stumbles on strangers encroaching on their camp; they don't seem to want a direct altercation, dispersing the moment elysium appears, but within seconds he's tying docybara to the campsite and giving chase. docybara isn't happy about this, likely protesting loud enough for thorns to hear—but this isn't about him.
[ docybara making noise isn't strange, but elysium not shushing him due to the current circumstances is.
the bad part though is that thorns hasn't climb all the way up to see what's going on... his corazonix gives him so many cheats but they do not give him another pair of eyes to see, unfortunately. and while he is good at climbing due to how much of it he had to do on his ship, someone running would have a much bigger head start... rip ]
[ they promised each other not to go off on their own anymore, but who's the one who broke that promise first? stupid. it doesn't matter that they were in a cold war!! they were supposed to suffer it together!! so now elysium is off on his own, hoping to put an end to this once and for all so they can go back to their full-time loveydovey life.
it's ten minutes and docybara only continues to get louder. what gives. ]
but docybara is so happy thorns has come back for him? it gives a soft, needy whine and fastens its teeth into his pant leg, trying to keep him from leaving again. why is everyone in this club so clingy. ]
thorns is just going to bribe docybara with food as a distraction technique before hurrying along... where is his bbbb.... they can never fight again. ]
but he will direct his attention back to their new friend. it is actually not that difficult to get him to talk as he seems to value his life over secrecy. but he does reveal that his group was paid to watch over this area and to attack anyone passing through. he doesn't have much information on the ones who hired them, other than they seem like they have a lot of funds as the pay was higher than typical mercenary work, and that they asked for them to cause as minimal damage to bodies as they can manage.
but he seems to not offer much else... he is definitely not the leader of the group. ]
well now that he's actively dying(?) he is no longer covering the stab wound to his gut. they really are never getting their wedding or beach honeymoon, at this rate. ]
the problem is thorns doesn't want to just sit down immediately since the others might still be nearby. so when he reaches docybara, he immediately unties him so they can start moving. ]
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but elysium can see thorns kneeling down to apparently look at something on the ground? and then he just jumps and vanishes from view. ]
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This is as much as he's able to stay still so he's just going to panickily rush over to the edge. ]
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he has jumped down onto a ledge that's further down below. and even further than that seems to be a large deposit of debris. it's difficult to get a visual of what the debris is from where elysium is, which is why thorns jumped down.
he glances up and makes a face. elysium you failed step one... ]
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he squats down to watch thorns from this ledge… even if he can't see what he's doing exactly, he can see thorns and that's what matters. he will not be intimidated into leaving and stares. ]
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well, thorns is going to climb down a little more before sending some of his alchemiac units down... he calls up to elysium, ]
There's bodies down there. I think they're fresh.
[ he just does not know if it was unfortunate accident or something else. ]
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… Do you think you can perform an autopsy? I'll contact the village to see if they were expecting anyone. Whatever this is, we shouldn't get too involved.
[ as inclined as he is for them to ignore this entirely, they can't be blamed for this if they want safe passage through yan… ]
I'll comb the area and see if I can find anything.
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[ the main reason he didn't want to go here with elysium is because he didn't want docybara following him and getting freaked out at the smell of corpses, but as long as elysium has that handled it should be fine.
but he will quietly try to see what he can figure out, although at first glance it does seem like they fell from the edge down here... however that shouldn't have been enough to kill an entire group of people. ]
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this shouldn't be too dangerous… right? ]
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the bad part though is that thorns hasn't climb all the way up to see what's going on... his corazonix gives him so many cheats but they do not give him another pair of eyes to see, unfortunately. and while he is good at climbing due to how much of it he had to do on his ship, someone running would have a much bigger head start... rip ]
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it's ten minutes and docybara only continues to get louder. what gives. ]
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WELL. he is up now and he sees docybara alone. alright. this is cool. where the fuck is elysium. ]
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but docybara is so happy thorns has come back for him? it gives a soft, needy whine and fastens its teeth into his pant leg, trying to keep him from leaving again. why is everyone in this club so clingy. ]
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thorns is just going to bribe docybara with food as a distraction technique before hurrying along... where is his bbbb.... they can never fight again. ]
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his bbbb is… unwell… and heavy breathing while against a tree trunk but so is the random guy across from him? look!! they've caught someone alive. ]
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thorns hurries over to elysium, pulling his sword out to keep it pointed at the stranger. is there anything obvious with elysium at a closer look... ]
What happened?
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You should be asking him.
[ points to the other guy. ]
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but he will direct his attention back to their new friend. it is actually not that difficult to get him to talk as he seems to value his life over secrecy. but he does reveal that his group was paid to watch over this area and to attack anyone passing through. he doesn't have much information on the ones who hired them, other than they seem like they have a lot of funds as the pay was higher than typical mercenary work, and that they asked for them to cause as minimal damage to bodies as they can manage.
but he seems to not offer much else... he is definitely not the leader of the group. ]
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as in the middle of thorns' interrogation, elysium starts to cough… ]
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thorns will tie the guy to a tree and take his weapon before swarming onto elysium. ]
I'll carry you.
[ their supplies are with their baby... ]
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well now that he's actively dying(?) he is no longer covering the stab wound to his gut. they really are never getting their wedding or beach honeymoon, at this rate. ]
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but he's just going to pick him up and head back to their abandoned baby. ]
Tell me what happened.
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They were trying to go through our stuff. [ becomes hello against thorns. ] I couldn't just let it go.
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Tell me about your injuries.
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there's a pause before he answers, interrupted by another cough. ]
… I was flanked by another guy. There were four others but I think they left when they realised you were on your way.
They probably know about our combat capabilities to some extent.
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the problem is thorns doesn't want to just sit down immediately since the others might still be nearby. so when he reaches docybara, he immediately unties him so they can start moving. ]
Sorry. We have to go.
[ baby is grumpy... but will move when urged... ]
Hang on for a little bit, mi sol.
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