~It's a mystery~

[soulping]

[ Closed to Sakura, Aster, and Carnelian! ]

[ The cove is nice and quiet right now, isn't that great. ]

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[showyouthesight]

[ I do enjoy a quiet cove.

That said, he also brought his sword. ]

[queencrimson]

[I brought a murderbirdy. And a pen to take notes with!]

[footwork]

[ he brought-- no, he didn't bring anything, but he sure is standing close to Sakura. ]

... How many sword lessons have you had with Lace, again?

[soulping]

[you're going to probably find a couple of boys doing some exploring too.]

[queencrimson]

[The voices sent me here hi have a henwen with a weird summon following her.]

--Ah, hello.

[showyouthesight]

[ To Aster:

Also, you should've brought the pokemon, Aster. ]

Usually one every other day.

[ To Carnelian: ]

Henwen?

[queencrimson]

Yes. My name is Carnelian. You're on...Dawon, right?

[footwork]

[ focus shifting on Carnelian, ]

Mm, we are... I'm Aster, and this is Sakura!

[showyouthesight]

Why are you here?

[queencrimson]

...No matter how I look at it, the best place for any sort of clue what's going on is here at the cove.

[footwork]

That's kinda reckless, you know.

[showyouthesight]

She's right. That's what we're here for too.

What are you trying to find out?

[queencrimson]

...I want to know what Ulrich is. Think about it--everyone here is either an Echo or someone like us. Where does Ulrich fit in?

[I would also like to punch him in the jaw.]

[footwork]

Just coming alone, I meant. [ but, he waves it off-- he also personally hasn't heard anything about Ulrich, so he curiously looks up at Sakura to see if he has. ]

[showyouthesight]

You don't have a personal investment?

[ He nods to Aster. ]

We're here to keep searching for clues as to what happened to our teammate. Someone tried to influence her.

And that's a good point. Why aren't you with more of yours?

[queencrimson]

None of my team has run afoul of him before. ...And a lot of them are young or don't know how to fight. [Brushing her hair back out of her face.]

I heard a little, of what was found the last time people came here. I don't think it should be left alone, but that's not really the same kind of personal investment.

[footwork]

That's still a good reason! Better to check it out now before it does get personal, in case it tries to happen again...

[ after a beat, ] D'you wanna come with us? We have a sword.

[showyouthesight]

I have a sword. But it's better than nothing.

[queencrimson]

I have some magic skill, as well as my summon. [Gesturing at garuda.]

Let's hope it doesn't come to a fight, regardless.

[footwork]

Should we think up of a plan in case it does come to that? Like a safety word or something so we all know when to bail.

[showyouthesight]

[ Sakura might be staring a lot at Garuda because um. ]

... Right. Uh... scatter usually works...

[queencrimson]

Scatter, run, flee...they'll all work. [SHRUGGING.

Garuda is staring right back atcha, Sakura. And. Giggling.]

We should probably head inside before someone realizes we're here, however.

[footwork]

That's so lame...

[ but he supposes they work, even if they get zero points for creativity. he nods at the idea of going inside though. ]

[showyouthesight]

It doesn't need to be flashy. Just get the job done.

[ But yes, we are heading forward now! ]

[soulping]

[The rocks are fairly crumbly, and while most of the previous entries have been sealed off by raptors or something. . .

One seems to have crumbled open. It may not look the safest, but it's the only entrance that seems available.]