AMALTHEA

[soulping]

[ Upon stepping through the archway, you find yourself deep within a green forest, surrounded by trees, undergrowth, and the chittering skittering noises of small animals and insects. Behind you and around you, the trees and other vegetation close in on themselves; before you, a narrow but clear path beckons strongly. ]

[ Your normal skills are off, but you gain Basic Outdoorsmanship. ]

Comments

[menially]

Assuming that the vine will be strong enough to support a person's weight and the stick sharp enough to spear something, sure. Doesn't that sound kind of unlikely, though?

[goodbyenurse]

...PErhaps if we ask the trees nicely?

[menially]

.......

[Belt please don't be silly.]

...Last I checked, trees weren't really the, ah... talkative type.

[goodbyenurse]

This tree has proven quite obliging thus far.

[JUST GONNA PAT ITS TRUNK.]

Oh, great tree, your branches are indeed quite mighty.

Do you perhaps know of a way through which we could borrow your strength to guide us across the river?

[soulping]

[The tree rustles! It seems like a pleased kind of rustle?

It gives another shake, and a couple of conveniently solid, sharp-ended branches fall down.]

[goodbyenurse]

[PATTING AGAIN.]

Thank you very much, my friend. I greatly appreciate it.

[AND CLIMBING DOWN... to collect some vines next, enough to span the gap.]

Technic, kindly help me with this? We shall use these to cross on a rudimentary rope bridge. We will have to hang underneath, but it should be passable.

[menially]

[GOT THE STAKES but yes, he's nodding and already over here to help you!]

If there's enough here, maybe we could braid it together. You know, something to make it stronger, to hold the weight better.

[codecmoment]

Like a raft?

[goodbyenurse]

More like a rudimentary rope bridge.

We will be throwing one stake over the water and having it catch on the other side. Then we will plan the other on this side, and cross while hanging from the vines.

[menially]

[He laughs weakly.]

More like what you might see with rope, I guess. The strands weave together to help support the load, right?

[goodbyenurse]

That sounds excellent. Braid the vines, then use them with these stakes in order to cross the river.

Splendid! Let us get to work.

[menially]

Got it.

[It's going to be tedious, but whatever, it's not the time to complain. He'll get to work on the vines.]

[goodbyenurse]

[After one last thanks to the trees, Belt will be helping.]

[menially]

[....That was definitely convenient.

Quietly strolls over to try and pick them up while Belt is talking to the tree.]