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Mon 8th Aug 2022 04:09

Midnight's Journal: After R.Y.L.A.H.

by Midnight Erebus

So another mission. We decided to finally take action against that storm the explosion of our previous sub caused. Not something I expected to be much help with so I stuck around on the new sub while the airship and away team went ahead.
 
It was pretty routine for the most part at first. Just keeping an eye on the navigation controls as we arrived on site. Then the giant Lippies came, skittering around on the sub. For a moment I thought we'd get a chance to try out some of the new features. I for one wanted to wrestle them with the sub's new arms. Smash them into each other and the like. Captain decided we should make sure not to agitate them however. Suppose I can't blame her being a bit cautious with the new sub. Apparently Vatna opened a rift and Lio used some magic to lure them into it? Seemed like a riskier option to me than combat in many ways but Vatna's mastery over rifts is rather substantial it seems. Also have to admit, seemed a rather extreme measure. Either we killed a very large number of them or we unleashed them onto another world. Was that really the right choice? I guess we'll see.
 
Anyways, not entirely clear what happened after that situation happened. Apparently some science experiment based on my World Fair project went horribly wrong and caused some chaos? I'm going to have to study what they did with my idea. Maybe they solved some of the problems I hadn't figured out yet, particularly with materials. Obviously wouldn't want to exactly replicate it as they went far too high risk too quickly. Nilly would have probably agreed with the idea that high risk came with high reward, but even she knew to limit the scope of testing new alchemical projects to a scale that she could control. She wouldn't test a new bomb by making it large enough to destroy a village for example. She'd keep the yield lower until she understood its properties. Those nuns however seemed to have jumped straight to "Let's blow up a mountain!"
 
Anyways, before said project blew up entirely, apparently they did accomplish creating some sentient magical creature. I admit I'm curious about it. They apparently fought it at first but it gained sentience soon after? When I heard the message to save it, I used one of the scrolls I made to focus my shadows into a solid platform to send up to the group, then followed instructions to contain the creature until it could be talked to. Things almost went wrong pretty quickly after that. LETO was trapped in the storm. We were given orders to withdraw however despite the risk to his life. I wanted to move the forcefield to help him but with the withdrawal and the distance, that wasn't exactly an easy thing to do. Luckily, LETO ended up absorbing the storm into himself and survived! That was quite an amazing and inspiring feat. I'm impressed!
 
Oh and apparently I missed Lio asking Pim out. Makes me regret staying on the sub as I really wanted to see that. Means I'll just have to get some plans ready before their date. It's a shame Akhana isn't going to be available around that time. I was going to be sneaky and invite her along just to mess with Lio and see where things go. Perhaps this is for the best though. Take things slower rather than the added risk her inclusion might have caused. Still, I'm going to make a point to bring some things along for them and act as their errand boy best I can. Not exactly a dignified position, but hey, it'll be worth it to not only help Lio out, but to mess with him as much as I can. In any case, I need to see if I can track some stuff down from Pim's home town... wonder if I can talk to a few of her siblings. Bet they'll have some of the best ideas.

Continue reading...

  1. First Day on the Wanderpus
  2. The Results of Midnight's Final Exam
  3. After Action Report: Destruction of the HTTP Wanderpus
  4. Midnight Erebus's Bestiary, Page 3
  5. Midnight Erebus's Bestiary, Page 2
  6. Midnight Erebus's Bestiary, Page 1
  7. Midnight Erebus's Bestiary, Page 4
  8. Midnight Erebus's Bestiary, Page 5
  9. Midnight Erebus's Bestiary, Page 6
  10. Midnight's Old Journal, 12/23/3540
    23rd Day of the 12th Month, 3540 AM
  11. Midnight's Old Journal, 01/01/3541
    1st Day of the 1st Month, 3541 AM
  12. To Liminal's Moon
  13. Midnight's Old Journal, 05/11/3541
    11th Day of the 5th Month, 3541 AM
  14. 100 Questions About Midnight, Part 1 - The Basics & Growing Up
  15. 100 Questions About Midnight, Part 2 - Past Influences, Beliefs and Opinions
  16. 100 Questions About Midnight, Part 3 - Relationships with Others, Likes and Dislikes
  17. 100 Questions About Midnight, Part 4 - Self Images and Etc.
  18. The Storm
  19. After Mission Report: The Floating Island
  20. Midnight's Private Journal: After Legends Rise
  21. Midnight's Private Journal: After The Pot & Kettle
  22. Midnight's Personal Journal: After Call My Name
  23. Expanded Questions About Midnight - The HTML Wanderpus
  24. Midnight's Private Journal: After The Ascension
  25. Midnight's Private Journal: After Ante Up
  26. Midnight's Private Journal: After Teeth
  27. Midnight's Notes: The World Fair
  28. Midnight's Journal: After Hello Tomorrow
  29. Midnight's Journal: After Pretty Little Things
  30. Midnight's Journal: An Interesting New Sword
  31. Midnight's Journal: After R.Y.L.A.H.
  32. Midnight's Journal: After Diners, Dungeons & Dives
  33. Midnight's Journal: After Palm Reader
  34. Midnight's Journal: After Bookwyrm
  35. Midnight's Journal: After Veldt
  36. Midnight's Journal: After Where You'll Find Me Now
  37. Midnight's Journal: After A Bard's Tale
  38. Midnight's Journal: After Valhalla's Calling
  39. Midnight's Journal: After Broken
  40. Midnight's Journal: After They Know Me
  41. Midnight's Journal: After Welcome to the World
  42. Midnight's Journal: After Villainous Thing
  43. Midnight's Journal: After Curses
  44. Midnight's Journal: "The Librarian's Defeat"
  45. Midnight's Journal: "The World Changes"
  46. Midnight's Journal: After Sleep is for the Weak
  47. Midnight's Journal: After creature
  48. Midnight's Journal: After Dear Fellow Traveler
  49. Midnight's Report: After Love From The Other Side
  50. Midnight's Report: Handclap
  51. Midnight's Journal: A Story to a Giant
  52. Midnight's Journal: Constellations
  53. Midnight's Report: Wolf
  54. Midnight's Report: Of Bees and Bones
  55. Midnight's Report: Building Steam (Flower and Geoff)
  56. Midnight's Report: Nothing Breaks Like a Heart Ep. 1

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