surveillingscion: ([s2e08-b4])

[personal profile] surveillingscion 2025-06-05 05:21 am (UTC)(link)

[Oh, well, that’s just unnerving. (As though the rest of this hasn’t been.) A bright blue monkey-girl swings around the bars, and Caitlyn keeps her hands off her rifle but not her eyes off the metal. Running in circles around this off-kilter display is a two-headed dog, paws red and black reaching for that loose blue tail.

[They never make contact. After a few seconds it becomes apparent the motions cycle, and neither are paying attention to anyone else. Around and around they go…

[Meanwhile, a new inhabitant has a sidequest. Large fella, bearded and squarish, leaning on an upside-down hammer. Go talk to him?]

sadpoem: Omori (oomi 9)

[personal profile] sadpoem 2025-06-05 07:13 am (UTC)(link)
[Omori leads the way. Right before they reach the large, bearded fellow, though, Omori steps to the side, back, and to the side again in a little square. Caitlyn is now in the lead.]
surveillingscion: ([s2e08-c])

[personal profile] surveillingscion 2025-06-05 07:34 am (UTC)(link)

[Wh—? She watches this little square-step, wonders if he might be playing some kind of… what, prank? Children.

[But Caitlyn is in the lead, which means it’s her responsibility to talk to people and figure things out. So she turns back to the hammer-man, clears her throat, and—]

The Other Jay: Have fun while you can. The world isn’t meant to survive this fight.
Caitlyn: —Excuse me?
The Other Jay: I made a promise. I failed him. Maybe you can succeed where I haven’t.
Caitlyn: Ah, are you related to Jayce? What’s your cryptic talk about—?

Quest Obtained: A prize to perfection? (Kill ??? robots.)

The Other Jay: There are countless…
Caitlyn: . . .

[Hammer-man’s last line loops.]