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I will make this pretty later

(Spoilers I won't, I always say I will but I won't-)

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INVENTORY:

-Grenade Launcher with 3 ammo stacks (refreshes monthly)

-Nondescript gaming console (it's an offbrand Nintendo Switch)

-Some glowing star rocks from an investigation with Elsword in the Deep Woods

-A little knitted dragon from Elsword that I forgot to link and am too lazy to find now

-1 Kotatsu that he keeps in his room at the lab. It's red with light beige birds on it

-His toolbox from Rhodes

-A workshop that connects to Gnosis' lab via a breezeway. He lives there with Passenger now

-3 erythrites, used to make Passenger a pair of earrings

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[...damn Mizuki you really know your otomes don't you.]

No, I...I think I understand what you are saying, Mizuki.

[Even moreso when put into the context of a videogame.]

I cannot expect perfection. I cannot expect anything specific, for that would only be setting myself up for failure. And trying to figure out the "right" way to do it is just going to make things needlessly complicated.

[He sighs, his tail curling around his side.]

...perhaps at the root of it all, I am merely overthinking things.

[ Mizuki just hyper analyzes every character from any otome or anime or video game or- ]

Understandable. One usually does so when thinking about how to handle a relationship. Don't be too hard on yourself, though. I believe in you, 100%! And, at the end of the day, I just want my friend to be happy.

And I'll, like, pick a fight with Mister Passenger if he makes you cry, too! [ He's only half-joking ]

[Sesa laughs, a deep chuckle in his chest that echoes through the forest around them.]

Haha...thank you, my friend. Though I hope there won't be any need for fighting.

[A fight between Mizuki and Passenger sounds. Scary. Knowing what they both can do...]

Coming on this trip with you is a good distraction from my troubles, if nothing else. I recall the trip feeling like it only took Elsword and I a few hours by foot, even though we were really gone for several days.

I’m sure it won’t come to that, of course. I just also don’t take too kindly to people who hurt my friends is all.

And I do recall that. I was very worried about you two. Fortunately, people know where we’re going this time. It’s just a shame we can’t get to the lighthouse in the distance without traversing the fog. I really want to know what’s out there.

As do I. There is much left for us to discover, though perhaps if we can make it as far as the sea, we might be able to find a route that leads us closer to the lighthouse's cliffside? It's worth checking out, if nothing else.

[You know, before they potentially get eaten by a sea serpent.]

Mmh, you think? I’m not too worried about it right now, I think. I mean, it’s not entirely safe at the moment, and if we’re lucky, maybe the next time the fog expands, it’ll be fine? I guess that won’t be fore some time…

[ Mizuki adjusts the box a bit. ] And if we’re going to traverse the fog wall anyway, that’s just convince me to go out to get close to the serpent for its gift anyway.

You make a good point. The fog seems to pull out and in relatively frequently, so perhaps the name of the game will be patience. We'll see once we get there what we have to work with.

[Sesa hums, thoughtfully.]

I hope the serpent likes it. I was not able to gauge much of its personality before, since it was asleep at the time.

Mmh, I've noticed that the fog seems to pull back whenever we go into one of the Forest's games. I had the theory that maybe it expends a lot of energy putting them together for us, and it's probably why we have more stuff to explore after. It's just a theory... but I can't imagine why else it'd be like that.

And, maybe. If it doesn't, I'm sure it still doesn't hurt to try. But if it's anything like the 'gods' on Terra, I'm sure it'll at least appreciate the sentiment...

That's a reasonable theory. We should focus our exploration efforts during these times then, if possible. Who knows what we might find, mm?

[Hopefully nothing that wants to eat them.]

Surely! Who doesn't like gifts, after all? And it may perceive it as an offering, if nothing else.

[They shouldn't be far now, so they won't have long to wonder.]

[ Immediately: ] Dr. Kal'tsit. [ Ask him how he knows- ] But I don't think the serpent will be like her, so we should be okay.

[ That they are! Fortunately for them, it's easy enough to get to where the safe path ends and the fog begins. He gives a little hum as he adjusts the chest. Should he just... throw it into the water... or- ]

Mmmh, I think We might have to go out there, just to make sure the chest doesn't sink immediately...

Mm, you are probably right. Though...when Elsword and I were here, he flew over the waves with me in tow. It won't be so easy for us to replicate that.

[Hm......if only one of them could swim....hm................]

Well, I certainly can’t fly, but I can keep you afloat no problem!!! Watch!

[ Several noodles hoist Sesa up in the air while several others hold the box. And then he just throws himself towards the water. Have fun with that sudden fall, Sesa! ]

[Sesa? Screams??]

Waugh-!! M-Mizuki??

[He's of course being held by Mizuki's noodles, so there's no danger of him falling in the water and drowning. But they are in the water, and that's enough for Sesa to be just mildly alarmed, to say the least.]

[ Don't worry, Mizuki won't let him drown! He's not a monster!!! Or, maybe he is, but still. He splorshes into the water and then... his noodles somehow keep Sesa held aloft above the waves. After a moment, they swarm and gather to make Sesa a little fucked up noodle raft that if stared at for too long could induce horrifying day terrors so like don't do that maybe. He even sets the Sun Box next to him.

Anyway, Mizuki swims for the serpent, being mindful of anything that might impede them, though he hopes this'll be a simple enough drop off. ]

[Aaaaa

Well, Sesa DOES trust Mizuki. He knows he wouldn't let him drown. But that doesn't mean being in the water like this, especially the deep sea, isn't still alarming for someone like him who sinks like a stone. The fucked up little noodle raft is his lifeline, and at least he's been around Mizuki enough to avoid looking directly at them, so he won't be having any day terrors this time. Instead, he just sort of...flattens himself out a little on the makeshift raft, holding onto his noodles as best he can so he doesn't go sliding off if they're hit by an errant wave.]

B-be mindful, Mizuki...we do not know yet what this serpent is going to be like.

[If this serpent just rises up and eats them both, well, they had a good run.]

[ Mizuki’s voice comes from a seemingly sourceless place, in that of an echo-y sort of way that is equal parts charming and ominous. So, not much unlike a siren. ]

If it’s aggressive, I’ll protect you, Sesa. Don’t worry, I’m not gonna let you down, I promise.

[Weh...]

Thank you, Mizuki.

[Well! Only one thing to do now!! Time to go see if the sea serpent is friendly.]

[This fish is under Not Contactable legally but I've been known to make exceptions for Crime in the past, so,

While the Cosmic Serpent would very much Prefer to be asleep and you guys are mere molecules next to it... the suddenness of having something foreign underwater does manage to stir it. One large eye cracks open to look at you before...

It just shuts.

Bubbles blow out from that sparkly, galaxy-coloured nose. You can assume they're sighing.]

[ Breaking the law, breaking the law—

Anyway, Mizuki adjusts himself to prepare for the waves that a creature that massive is bound to cause with something as simple as a sigh. Sesa should be fine, and he’ll even put up a barrier if needed. Fortunately as well, his Aegirian talent of being able to speak from somewhere seemingly sourceless means that it’s pretty easy to try and talk with the serpent.

The question is if it’ll understand them or not, but that’s something he supposes isn’t an immediate issue. ]

Hello! Sorry to disturb you while you’re resting. We weren’t entirely sure when was a good time to drop by…

I don’t know if you can understand me, but we were hoping… maybe we could give you something? We don’t expect anything in return, of course, but in my world, this gift is something akin to the Sun.

If that’s something you would like?

[ He attempts to lift the box a bit from the raft. Sesa is more than welcome to help, of course. ]

[Sesa will help, of course. He can't go too far with it since he isn't going to get in the sea, obviously, but he can like...help lower it into the water, as far as his arms are able to reach anyway. He's not sure how Mizuki intends to get it to the bottom, unless he's just going to drop it on the serpent's head.

Who knows if the serpent will be receptive to said sun box but, hey.]

[ Well it's going to be less the box and more then Orb(tm) inside of the box. The sun box is actually mostly just decorative, and meant to contain the overbearing light of the small sun inside. Which he opens when it's in the water, and Sesa will see the area light up around them in the same span of an average city just light up, even below the surface. Whatever time it is at this point, it's hard to say for sure, because man is it bright out right now.

Anyway, Mizuki is also not sure how to distribute the sun. It's very bright, though, and he's squinting just a little bit. Should he... throw? Sure. Okay. The sun is being chucked. It's in the water, so it's fine- ]

The Sun, you say? Would you claim her from her throne above then?

[The serpent shifts to raise her head, and if you're observant you may notice traits of a nurse shark- the shape of it's head, the nose, the placement of long whiskers. It's very body seems like a shining nebula, or a particularly vibrant and iridescent opal. When it opens his eyes again, it's like looking at craters on the moon.]

Why for? If it is power you offer, I have no need. We of this Cove have already feasted on the magic of the cosmos. Any more would be greedy.

[ Whoop- ok, he's catching the Sun and cradling it in a noodle for right now, then. ]

Um, I should've specified - it's a Sun from my world. Not the one here. And those are... stars, right?

I felt as though maybe you were asleep because all the stars disappeared... I thought giving you something like this might give you some comfort. It must be so lonely out here, after all. Especially when you probably witness all the stuff that creature had done.

[Oh, hm...is there a misunderstanding, perhaps?]

What Mizuki speaks of is true. [Sesa supplies, hoping his addition is helpful...and also able to be heard, since he can't really project his voice underneath the water like Mizuki can.] This sun is a gift from our home, not something taken unwarranted.

You misunderstand my existence. Though it is no fault of your own. Centuries ago, fragments of the cosmos' power fell into the sea from the cliff above. We consumed the power, much like you have, and it changed us. I consumed more than any here. Look.

[The serpent nods it's head around the waters. The waters surrounding the shining whirlpool are filled with life, and they all shine like the sun, moon, and stars.

She returns it's attention to the two of them.]

I still do not understand why you would gift me anything. I may accept. But I am not a kind one, the way the Sun and Moon are.

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