welcome to the jungle we've got fun and games

[saddleclub]

Who: Y'all
When: Day 8 noonish
Where: THE JUNGLE

[So there is a mostly unexplored jungle out there.

It seems like a good day to explore it, eh?

Please look out for:

Venomous snakes, the smaller ones will leave you fevered and nauseas, the larger may stop your heart.

Spores, inhaling them can leave you with mild to severe continuing hallucinations

Pollen, it may make you sneeze.

Dark shadows in the undergrowth, that seem to whisper as you pass. In familiar voices...? Or that's just the wind.

Vicious monsters. They want to eat you.

And look out, if you go exploring, because halfway through your adventure the sky seems to open up and pour on you, try to find a safe shelter--if that exists in the jungle.

For those of you not inclined to explore well, you may see lights in the jungle, little wisps, of light in the growth, or maybe it's your team colors you see? The more you look the more you feel practically compelled to follow those lights and flashes of something familiar....

Maybe you get caught by the jungle's dangers, trapped in a cave by the downpour, or maybe you make it to an odd break around a still pond, the surface so smooth it's almost like a mirror. If you look in, your reflection looks back. And it smiles at you.

And if you make it this far, if you look deep into your reflection and let it stare back, you might find yourself leaning down, towards it--hopefully you have a companion to pull you back before pale arms reach to pull you in and drown you.

Even if you're pulled back from the glass pool, a strange dread lingers with you for a while. And the urge to be near others is incredibly strong. Be it their presence or their touch you crave, you need reassurance.

((OOC: Explore, use this an excuse for wet huddling together in a cave while hallucinating, get cool new scars from fighting beasts, encounter the glassy pool, or whatever! Grab a buddy, have a good(?) time.))]

Comments

[ruinatings]

Oh, yes. Large and intoxicated. What difficult prey.

[HUFFS and sits down beside him.]

[crimeson]

Large and drunk and also strong! Don't forget that.

[taking off his shirt to wring it out a bit, very hot]

[ruinatings]

[He's. Too drunk not to stare a little.]

--Right. That too.

[crimeson]

Both you and me, and your brother too.

[putting his shirt back on but it's still very translucent, and he's picking himself back up and heading to the edge of the pond.]

[ruinatings]

Yes, and he won't be impaired by double vision.

[Although double vision of those pecs is worth it.]

[crimeson]

Oh man, you really can't hold your liquor, huh? It was just one bottle!

[ruinatings]

As I have told you, I do not generally drink!

[And thus as he tries to get up to follow Randy he stumbles, and catches himself on a tree.]

[crimeson]

Only one way to build up a resistance.

[he's still heading for the pond, shooting rufus a soft smile, distracted but fond.]

Careful.

[normally he'd be more attentive but he's... so very focused, on the water's surface]

[ruinatings]

I had no intention of building anything, you shameless degenerate.

[What is so interesting in this water, Randy? Rufus has to come over and see.

...Hm. Is the reflection different from Randy's actual face or is Rufus just that drunk?]

[crimeson]

[it's different!!! he's leaning over it, intensely distracted.]

[ruinatings]

...I think the pond is doing something strange.

[Honestly it's really unsettling, but also Rufus is dizzy so he's not trying too hard to rescue Randy from the creepy reflection just yet.]

[crimeson]

Can't be too strange, right? S'just... interesting.

[ruinatings]

You mean "disturbing". ...Creepy?

[Is that the commoner word?]

[crimeson]

Is it? It's just... showing a reflection, isn't it?

[he's very in the danger zone now

luckily Jusis is here for him]

[ruinatings]

A weird one.

[Thanks Jusis you're a pal. Of course now it's Rufus examining the pond but that's okay because the movement is just reminding him he's nauseous.]

...I think I'm going to be ill.

[crimeson]

[Randy's gently trying to tug him away, suddenly sobered.]

Don't look at it.

[ruinatings]

Why?

[mmrrrrgh fine he's letting Randy pull him]

[crimeson]

[tugging him... perhaps closer than intended, into more of a hug than a restraint]

It's bad.

[ruinatings]

[Oh. Oh my.]

It's-- what?

[Excuse him he's distracted by muscles.]

[crimeson]

It-- feels bad. It's hard to explain. But I was gonna fall in, and now it feels bad.

[they are very nice muscles holding him close]

[ruinatings]

Well-- You feel fine to me.

[Like, very fine?]

[crimeson]

--I'm absolutely gonna flirt with you about that later when we're sober, don't you doubt it.

[ruinatings]

Flirt? You devious beast! How much do you intend to disgrace me?

[So Rufus buffs, while touching Randy's tid.]

[crimeson]

[Randy's laughing, snuggling Rufus closer, warm and large and friendly.]

As much as you'll let me?

[ruinatings]

Once I have gotten control of myself I will not allow any further nonsense!

[but he's not actually trying to escape right now]

If you're going to be a fool you may as well do it now.