[ WEEK THREE ]

[sheriffexe]

WEEK THREE

CURRENT POPULATION: 35 It's a rather quaint town when you get down to it. At least, that's what the Sheriff would argue. Warm and dry in the mornings and afternoons with a brisk coolness in the evenings. The perfect type of weather to just sit out on your rocking chair and observe the comings and goings. ... Of course, there's not much in the way of comings and goings when there aren't any actual people here to watch. Nevertheless, don't let that get you down! The town is your oyster and those roosters won't stop crowing until everyone's out of bed. Up and at 'em, rise and shine, it's time to make the day yours! Except there is, perhaps, a few things amiss. This post functions as the general mingle post for the week. Wanted Posters and other small events will be posted in top levels below. If there's any questions or requests, please send a PM or shoot a PP to robowest.

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[thatsthespirit]

[idk about anyone else, but Milla is here, one hand resting apprehensively on her hip. she doesn't like exploring unfamiliar territory without her sword, her spirit artes, or the power of the Four. but. . . if she keeps putting of her investigations for whenever she gets a weapon, then she'll never find a way out of here]

We should stay close together. This excursion will be dangerous.

[GEE HOW DID SHE GUESS]

[robitussin]

[Natalie's there as well, in the midst of grabbing a pickaxe from the nearby shack. She nods when Milla speaks.]

That sounds like a much less potentially deadly way to go.

[feminitis]

[Aaand Sei's here too. She's got her sword at her waist but grabs a pickaxe anyway, because honestly, you can't have enough weapons going into a dangerous place...]

Safety in numbers, right? We're all pretty capable people! We can do this.

[So, who wants to go in first...]

[tightly]

[ Chane will! She doesn't grab anything, but that doesn't mean there aren't any weapons on her person... (dun dun dunnnn.) Before the other women can really assist, she's made short work of about a third of the boarded signs blocking the entrance. They'll have to squeeze a bit, but they can get in now! Wordlessly, she maneuvers around what remains of the barricade and steps into the darkness of the mine. ]

[thatsthespirit]

[CHANE SO STRONG. at the last minute, Milla grabs a pickaxe of her own, as well as four helmets and some rope (which she ties around her waist). with the axe propped against her shoulder, she follows Chane, though not before handing out the helmets to everyone]

Watch your heads.

[robitussin]

[She puts the helmet that Milla hands her on carefully, toying with the light to make sure this is one of the ones that works. Satisfied with the results, she follows the others into the mine, careful as she goes in.]

What do you think we'll find?

Y'ALL ARE TOO QUICK FOR ME

[sheriffexe]

[ And boy howdy, is it dark.

There's no lighting coming in from anywhere but the entrance and all that they'll see if that they're in a stone cave. There's some mineral here and there in the walls but otherwise, that's it.

Well, aside from the giant hole in the floor. There is that. It seems to go pretty deep, too. ]

[feminitis]

Maybe-

[Sei is a moron. Case in point: even after she's given a helmet, she doesn't turn her head down to illuminate the ground. She very nearly walks right into the hole, but manages to jerk back at the last second, landing on her butt safely on the ground.]

...Well, I wasn't going to say a giant hole, but that, apparently.

[tightly]

[ With her own helmet snugly fastened on, Chane kneels down beside Sei. One hand is on the girl's shoulder to make sure she's okay, but she isn't looking at her. Rather, Chane is peering down into the hole. Hefting up a small rock close by, she tosses it into the hole, waiting to hear it hit the ground.

... Is there even room to maneuver around the hole? ]

[thatsthespirit]

[WELL. . . that's different. Milla stands by to listen for the rock, although she does flip on the light on her helmet and try to shine it into the hole's depths]

[robitussin]

[Natalie leans down to peer into the hole, too, letting out a low whistle as she does.]

Yeah, can't say this is the first thing I was expecting to see, either. Weird.

[sheriffexe]

[ There is room to move around the hole, safely at that! Just, you know, be careful. Don't trip.

It's also going to take a while to hit. It's a pretty deep hole after all and when it does, it's a soft hit. It doesn't hit hard ground. ]

[tightly]

[ ... Well, might as well move on. It's not like they can go down there.

Can they?

????

Chane looks around the group, waiting to see if anyone is going to suggest rappelling down. ]

[feminitis]

[She's a moron, so. She will.]

Did anyone bring a long enough rope for that? If we can lower ourselves down there, maybe we'll find something good...

[thatsthespirit]

[may already be lookin for a LARGE AND STURDY ROCK to tie the rope to. scratch that, it isn't "may," she is definitely looking]

I can help anchor whichever one of us decides to go down. It sounds as though there's something there.

[robitussin]

[Lowering someone into the mystery hole sounds like a great idea.]

I can check it out, if anyone wants to climb down with me.

[sheriffexe]

[ THERE IS NO ROCK. Haha, suckers. But all they'll get is like... a few hard stones kicking around, but nothing safe enough to anchor.

But hey, they do have pickaxes? ]

[tightly]

[ Chane, who can't exactly yell for help if anything goes wrong, shakes her head and gestures to Milla. It's better if she helps anchor.

Not a clue about the other thing, though. ]

[feminitis]

I'll go with you!

[Sei has wimpy little arms, don't ask her to hold the rope. But she can go with, definitely.]

[thatsthespirit]

[picks up on Chane's nod and returns it with one of her own. if two people go down, two will have to stay behind]

Then Chane and I will stay here to hold you both up. We can tie the rope around our waists and brace ourselves against the ground with our axes.

[robitussin]

Sure thing. Sounds good.

[She glances towards Sei.]

You wanna start going down first, or should I?

[feminitis]

I'll go. What kind of man would I be if I let someone get hurt because they went ahead of me?

[She's not actually a man, but whatever. Anyway, she picks up one side of the rope, gets herself secure, and heads to the side of the hole.

She glances over to the person on the other side of her rope.]

Ready when you are!

[Once she gets the go-ahead, she'll lower herself over the side and start rappelling down.]

[tightly]

[ Carefully slipping Sei's rope around her waist, Chane uses the young woman's pickaxe to ground herself as she slowly lowers her down with the other hand. It feels a bit like being tugged in twain, but she shows no signs of it externally. ]

[robitussin]

Cool, got it.

[A few moments after Sei starts, Natalie grabs onto her rope and secures it that same way the other girl did, mimicking those movements. She starts following her down. She's never done this before, but she seems to at least not be doing horribly at it, either.]

[thatsthespirit]

[digs the sharp points of her axe into the ground so she can support Natalie on her way down. she's pretty strong, so she's got this!!]