Void Rift (rp) - Intermission

I jump out of the room, flying up to the surface.

Artemis draws her bow, aiming it at me, "What are you doing?" Artemis asks, suspicious.

"Whoa, hey Artemis. When did you get here?" I ask.

"Linoa said you were going to go out on another killing spree." Artemis says, bow kept drawn.

"What? You seriously believe her? Artemis, you know me better than her. I love you. I was just going to search for the Cafe she mentioned to get some breakfast." I say honestly.

"Then why did you dig into someone's bedroom?" Artemis asks, lowering her bow slightly.

"I got bored and dug a hole. I didn't know someone's bedroom was below." I say.

Artemis sighs, lowering her bow and removing her arrow, before hugging me.

"Don't scare me like that. You know I don't like it when you go off on killing sprees." Artemis says, hugging me tightly.

 

The Anubi below seems startled upon seeing the hole.
"W-who are you?!" They ask, nervous. "What d-did we do to deserve this?!"

 

I make a run for it.

"Sorry! This was just an accident!" Artemis says, before chasing after me.

 

They watch you, confused as you run off.

Linoa seems to be near the forest's edge, trying to appease the wolfadillo that frustrates you.

 

I jump the chasm, flying partially to assist, before landing in a large flower which closes around me quickly. Artemis takes her bridge back over the chasm, before walking over to the flower.

"You should have apologised." Artemis says, annoyed.

"What? And get trapped here?" I ask from the flower, "It's probably best they don't know who I am."

Artemis sighs opening the flower and letting me out.

"This situation just keeps getting worse." Artemis says, her tone sounding exhausted, before she heads back into the forest. I follow Artemis, speeding up to walk next to her.

"I think it's because Ihra isn't here. She had a way of keeping everyone stable." I say, slightly saddened at the thought.

 

Linoa runs over to the desert as you pass, the wolfadillo opting to ignore its provided food and trail Artemis.

 

Artemis and I head back to the camp, Artemis finding a tree to meditate in while I look for Sapphire.

 

"I think I might stick here. I stood for the entire night by accident. Not good for my feet. Or, anyone's feet, really."
I comment, still relaxing under the tree.

Crystal just wanders around aimlessly, looking at what there is to look at.

 

"Oh, ok then." Stephanie says, going and sitting by the campfire with the others.

OOC: You wanna skip to present or...?

 

OOC: Yeah, that's just kinda a send-off 'cause I was late on the response. (And also too busy Breath of the Wild-ing)

It seems I'm still relaxing.

 

Stephanie appears to be reading her tome again by the lake, her shoes and socks beside her with her trousers rolled up as she idly moves her feet about in the water.

 

I just sit by idly, mainly watching Stephanie and waiting for something to happen.

 

Looking for an invisible thing is about as difficult as it sounds.

There turns out to be quite a bit of forest to get lost in.

 

Crystal runs around the forest, looking at anything, really.

 

I decide to check the alternate layers of reality to see which one Sapphire is hiding on, before Abigail calls me over.

"Uh, Aj, can I ask a favour?" Abigail asks, looking around worriedly.

"Sure, what is it?" I ask.

"Do you think you could take me home when you go to the Shadow Palace with Sophie? I don't want to be here anymore." Abigail says, sounding depressed.

"Oh, sure, if you really want to. Are you sure you don't want to stick this adventure out?" I ask.

"I just...I don't like it here. Everyone else wants me dead or tortured, this isn't fun like it used to be. Not like our last adventure, or even the ones before we found Ihra." Abigail says, depressed.

"Well, I'll take you back as soon as I find Sapphire. Don't worry." I say happily.

"Thanks...it means a lot." Abigail says, a small smile on her face as she hugs me.

I go back to looking on the alternate planes of reality to see which one Sapphire's cloaked into.

 

Sapphire doesn't seem to be on any other plane of reality.
...until she walks back from the desert, crumbs sticking out of her mouth and a bag in hand.
"I heard you wanted one, so Linoa showed me to the cafe. The Anubi are really nice, it's like a whole bunch of people who want everything to be the way Ihra did!" She says happily, handing the bag to you. "I brought enough back for you and everyone else. Er- oh no, I forgot about Miss Myria..."

Nothing really stands out, except for a few treetop structures and an odd beast who seems extremely passive - except for its tail, which has a head of its own that wants to bite everything.

 

"Myria isn't here, though." I say, opening the bag and looking inside.

 

There are four wrapped sandwiches inside.
"Oh... then I didn't miscount!" She replies, relieved.
...then she looks at Abigail.
"Is something wrong?"

 

Crystal hides a bit, spying on the beast.

 

The beast itself is half asleep, leaning against a tree as its tail gnaws on a rock.