Baklava

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@The 42nd Gecko

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Well, in *light* of Lange's suggestion, Lethe or someone should probably suggest that a light source go with each group. Those who have the ability to summon fire (such as Lethe) would also count.

.:: ℤ𝕖𝕝𝕕𝕒 - 𝕎𝕙𝕚𝕤𝕡𝕖𝕣𝕤 𝕚𝕟 𝕥𝕙𝕖 ℕ𝕚𝕘𝕙𝕥 ::.

Remember you guys also have the three NPCs to choose between as well.

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@Captain Jenno@Furia@jasonwolf@Chanda@Dervish@DearTrickster@Bright_Ops



Whew! I did it! Life's a busy bitch, my friends. Jason, a robotic Keith David sounds like the opposite of a self-conscious robot lacking so much data he's considered 'innocent' and I love it.

Alright so, with this post, I'm leaving it up to you guys to decide how you all want to divide into teams. Have at it.

.:: ℤ𝕖𝕝𝕕𝕒 - 𝕎𝕙𝕚𝕤𝕡𝕖𝕣𝕤 𝕚𝕟 𝕥𝕙𝕖 ℕ𝕚𝕘𝕙𝕥 ::.

With everyone being accounted for, Lethe floating into the room. As she emerged from the black curtain-like entrance, her glow visibly darkened-- though it was only for a moment.

"Alright," Lethe clapped her hands together as she approached the center of the room. "Now that everybody knows everybody, let's get going."

The purple fairy hung in the air for a moment, as if expecting everyone to do something.

"What are you all staring at? Stand back!" Lethe commanded impatiently. Right, she forgot to explain how this all worked. Oh well. They'd figure it out. She extended her limbs and began her spell.

"DIN'S--"

Blue flames. in the form of a hollow orb, surrounded her tiny body. It pulsated and flickered, growing slightly bigger and bigger.

"FLAME!"

The ball of flame expanded at a steady pace, engulfing all the torches in the room and thus forcing anyone who didn't want to get fried up against the walls. As soon as the sphere had ignited every torch, it dissipated. The entire Temple shook so vigorously it knocked anyone without something to hold them steady onto the cold hard ground.

Lethe exhaled, opening her eyes to see many of her newfound heroes lying down on the job.

"Really, guys?" she flew to the door, hovering there for a moment, "Come on." Almost as if on cue, the door, instead of sliding open, crumbled to the ground in a heap of stone chunks.

A long, dark corridor stretched before them, illuminated only by the Lethe's purple glow and the lanterns of Lev and Jillian.

"All of you should know your basic history, but just in case anyone's been living under a rock, I'll explain," the fairy's voice echoed against the walls as an unnatural chill wafted through the air-- washing over everyone in a continuous stream and feeling quite similar to the temple's entrance (though to a lesser extent). And so Lethe began her story...

Long ago, an evil man by the name of Ganondorf stole the power of the Triforce and spread darkness throughout the land. Hyrule crumbled beneath his rule and the blood of her denizens soaked the earth while their cries echoed across the fields and forests.

A young boy dressed in green was chosen to embark on a quest to save the land. Navi, a fairy chosen by the Goddesses Three, served as his guide so he could fulfill his destiny. With the held of the beloved Princess Zelda, the boy defeated the evil that was Ganondorf and sealed him with the Blade of Evil's Bane.

The boy became known as the Hero of Time and we now all revere him as the one who saved Hyrule from certain doom.

Finished with her tale, Lethe went on to address them, "As I have already explained, Ganondorf is coming. He will break free from the his imprisonment at any moment and there is something within this temple that we must retrieve in order to defeat him."

The group had now entered a spacious room with three passageways before them-- each so long they became swallowed by darkness. She stopped and twisted the the small crescent-shaped charm on her belt and a flash of purple smoke erupted from the ground around her, revealing a petite young woman, barely an inch above five feet, with a purple tea-cup dress, long purple hair, pixie-like facial features and almond-shaped eyes of amethyst.

"The object we're looking for is a special keystone," she continued as if nothing had changed, "I'm assuming everyone here has an idea of what that is? We'll be needing to split into three different groups in order to find it."

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_{Collab with Dervish}

"It's, ah... fine. I'd offer a hand to help you up, but I'm pretty sure that would go about as well if you tried to do the same for a Goron. No offense." Lev said with a facsimile of a shrug. "Not to say you're large or anything. You Hylians kind of carry the crushing weight of looming mortality with you, and I'm just not that strong. I can pretend, if that helps."

Her face went visibly white, instantly wondering what crossing a Poe might result in for her. Instead, however, he simply told her it was fine and prattled on about why he couldn't help her up. It was as if she'd bumped into... well... anyone on the street, really. Minus the inability to help her up, apparently. Something she found comforting-- in that he'd thought to help her up at all.

"N-no, that won't be necessary," her voice faltered as she got up. She mindlessly dusted off the back of her thighs and fell back into her age-old habit of trying to eliminate that pesky scratch on her shoulder. She took a deep breath and pursed her lips.

Oh, no. Her thoughts raced during the millisecond her lungs were full and her eyes lingered on the glowing eyes of the Poe before her. Entranced. No... not entranced... intrigued? Confused? Scared? How long had she been holding her breath?

Don't make things awkward. You've already crashed into him-- don't make it worse. Don't make him uncomfortable. Don't cause any trouble. Don't-

"I'm Felicia," she blurted, extending her hand. Somewhere inside the the cluttered recesses of her mind, a tea kettle screamed in disagreement.

"Lev, right?" she attempted a cheery smile, but just looked tired, "It's, uh, nice to meet you."

Lev regarded the offered hand with surprise before hesitantly reaching out and taking it. Her hand had five fingers, was warm, and just felt wrong. This was his first real time having physical contact with the living in such a way in as long as he could remember. He could only imagine what Felicia felt when she looked at him; the only expression he could make was with over exaggerated gestures and shifting eyes, her face was a fireworks display in comparison, only much easier to set off than the barrel back in Kakariko Village with that damn dog.

"Got it in one. And so cordial, it would warm my heart if I had one. Pardon my awkwardness; as you can imagine, conversations aren't something I come across on a daily basis. So, uh... what exactly made you decide to listen to voices in your head?" He asked, genuinely curious. He was undead, what did he have to lose by going into a spooky dungeon? Felicia on the other hand, didn't even look like she could figure out what side of a sword to grab onto.

Cold. Her hand slightly recoiled in Lev's grasp, but she didn't want to be rude. She'd never shaken hands with a Poe before. Cordial? A nervous smile flickered on her lips. He was surprised she was being cordial?

" Well...," Felicia found herself not wanting to answer Lev's question. But, of course, she did anyway, "I guess I just... don't have a whole lot holding me back? Let's just say that." Her face became difficult to read as she averted her eyes, pensively feeling her flask through her pocket. A drink sounded pretty good right about now, but there were too many people... to much to focus on... or maybe just enough.

Lev regarded Felicia for a moment before glancing at the other gathered figures and returning his attention to her. "Here's a cheerful thought. What if everyone here is a loser? Like, literally disposable. At least you wouldn't be alone! You gotta be better than, I don't know. That Skullkid?" he offered, feeling pleased at his ability to reassure in the face of adversity. In truth, the whole Temple gave him the creeps, and he was all too eager to distract himself from the crushing reality he was thrust in.

Felicia offered a half-hearted smile out of politeness, but she found Lev's words anything but cheery. If anyone here was a disposable loser, it was probably her. She chuckled out loud, readjusting her hat. "Yeah," she nodded, "Well, I don't know about that."

"Cheer up, dear Felicia. I'm here, I'm going to make you all famous." Lev said confidently, looking at Lethe, who finally deligated to join them along with some absolutely baffling contraption of metal and another Gerudo, only this one was old enough to drink. "Y'know, I've lived for a long time, and I have never been as confused and off put as I am right now."

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@Chanda The perfect skipping rock.

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Agh, gotta push that post to tomorrow, guys! Sorry!

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Alright, newbies and company! Sorry for the delay. I'll have a fresh post up for you all by the end of the day.

—(••[ 𝕎𝕀𝕊ℍ𝔼𝔸𝕋𝔼ℝ ]••)—

Green team's post is up!