EVENT ★ MAT GATHERING

[futurologists]

The investigations in the sungazing log have lead to a number of discoveries, including trace amounts of solar radiation and seemingly temporary lights in the sky that match no known star charts currently in Chantes. On the 15th, Rick will announce via the verdict over the network: the sun isn’t gone. un: 82736775 Those of you who actually did your job instead of screwing off (and breaking my shit! Yes, I know all about it), congrats. We've made headway on our dumbass situation. The sun isn't gone (obviously). There are radiation levels suggesting that it's still there somewhere, but it's weirdly faint. Concerning item number one. Concerning item number two: there are lights in the sky but they're not native stars. They're red in the west in the morning, and in the east in the evening. This suggests a solar cycle that we just can't observe (with a western sunrise apparently). There are no moons visible; supposedly there should be two. Go figure. The most interesting observations came from the storm, during which the "star" readings went off the charts, dawg. All lit up like Christmas and shit. Hypothesis: the darkness is not because homeboy made anything "vanish with magic," but because he stuck a big "blanket" between the planet and the sky. The "stars" are likely just holes in his dumb bullshit. So let's get this solution rolling so we can get off this godforsaken rock. This is where you losers come in. I need things . . . The mystery of the disappearing sun might be clear, but that doesn’t mean the problem’s solved. Now’s the hard part: creating something that will dispel the darkness. Fortunately, with the right ingredients, science might be able to win the daylight back. All recruits will be encouraged to help with some good, old-fashioned teamwork and fetch quests. SCAVENGER HUNT The list is as follows: Iron ore. Collecting it seems easy enough, but a dangerous serpentine creature capable of breathing electricity known as a Behir lairs nearby. If hungry, it will ambush characters and will not stop unless it succeeds or is slain. Following the rich iron supply, characters will also find a series of winding underground caves and caverns. Inside are items such as glowing cave mushrooms that are likely radioactive. Blue mushrooms maintain their coloring due to a rare solute in the cave water, helpful for optimizing fuel. Green mushrooms are useless and if you collect them you should feel bad. Bat guano. Bats indigenous to the caves also seem to be affected by the contaminated cave water, however -- they’re enormous, blood-sucking, and have developed a mild venom. While one bite won’t kill anyone, the bats have numbers, ultrasonic screeches, and bad tempers. Plutonic rocks. The source of the odd cave life, an ancient scattering of some massive meteorite resides deep inside the cave. They’ve got rich veins and chunks of crystal, the bigger the better. (We’d tell you what these space oddities are for, but we think it’d blow your minds.) Cave Minnows. The fish inside the cave lakes are easy to spot since they’re bioluminescent, but only the small, quick ones metabolize the correct oils for this project. The large ones will simply try to drag you into a death roll the -- surprisingly deep -- waters. Glowworms. See those lights hanging overhead? They’re not bulbs, but bundles of strange, glowing cave worms. Reaching and handling them might be tricky, and keep careful watch of them. They’ll burrow into anything, including your packs, your collected materials, or worst of all, you. Rock salt. Delicious! Potassium nitrate. This one is easier to find in Chantes itself: an old woman in town has a giant jar of it that she uses for pickling. Recruits may attempt to wile her out of a cup, or steal from the elderly. Wildcard. If you don't mind volatile reactions, go ahead and science on your own. Or see anything else that might be useful? Grab it and go. As a side-mission for the cave items, it seems the 15th is also the only day of the year that the night-blooming cereus plants are open around the cavern entrances. These flowers must be handled very delicately or they’ll wither and die, and local insects of all shapes, sizes, and aggressiveness will be drawn to them, so collectors beware. These flowers will have no bearing on the sun solution, but the goblin church will ask outgoing adventurers to bring some back with them. These items may come into play in February depending on IC actions, but otherwise they make for some pretty decorations! And finally, a big thanks to ricksybusiness for submitting their player plot and working with us. You go, Rick Sanchez.

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[grunehexe]

[o m g]

Shush.

[Sieglinde put a finger to her lips and shot a glare the skeletons way. Was he trying to start a swarm?]

Don't wake them!

[boneafide]

[If Papyrus was TRYING to do anything, she'd surely know.]

Oh!

[This is still not quiet, really. It's more like when someone's TRYING to be quiet, but they have no concept of how loud they really are.]

Is this better?

[Probably not.]

[grunehexe]

No it is not?

[Was this happening because he didn't have proper flesh ears?

Ominous fluttering above them signaled more of the bats stirring from sleep, and Sieglinde tried to reach up to slap a hand over Papyrus'... skull.

Mouth.]

[boneafide]

[Well, her tiny hands cover like... his teeth. But he gets the picture, and nods instead of replying. Congratulations, Sieglinde, it worked. But now, since talking is banned, Papyrus is waiting for her to tell him what to do next. Because putting an eight year old human in charge is the best thing to do, he's done it before, it's definitely worked in everyone's favor.]

[grunehexe]

[It's a good thing they've reached an understanding!

Sieglinde sighs heartily in relief, finally removing her hands from his teeth and moving to her satchel to pull out a large glass jar, which she thrust at his chest.]

Fill this with guano- quietly.

[Whispered, because that is how you do that, Mister Papyrus!, moving to find her own jar as the skull-faced canine began sniffing about the edge of the poop field.]

[boneafide]

[And fill it he does. This is pretty gross though, and he's going to need like, several showers after this, but he won't turn down an important task given to him just because it's gross!!

Also, maybe Sieglinde will praise him afterwards, that would be nice... ]

[grunehexe]

[Sieglinde doesn't talk while she works- not because she has nothing to say, but because... ammonia. It reeks, and over time makes her eyes and nose sting, so she keeps her mouth shut tight and works as quickly as possible until her jar is full of the ripest bat shit available, trying to wipe what she could from her leather gloves before gesturing at Papyrus.]

Let's get out of here.

[She might! If he does it quietly.]

[boneafide]

[ He nods vigorously, and follows her out of the bat-filled cave, still keeping quiet, but definitely thinking a lot of things. Like how he wants to jump in a river for hours now, but also that maybe since he did everything Sieglinde wanted, she could be his... friend?? ]