Single Thread RP Reset!Limbo.

[Cream Starlight]

*Jerigo wearls around upon hearing Xueqing's sounds of alarm. She sashes over, kneeling beside the two.*
"How have you been harmed?!"
*She grabs a few spare fabrics to use as bandages, and also grabs a stick to make a splint for Dust.*

(We are that close)

(Woah)

Jerigo might easily see a rock debris around them. One that Xueqing pushed back, about 10cm in diameter.
"A flying rock, that's it."
Xueqing then remembers the bandages on her right arm. They've been out of use for a long time, and since one of her wounds healed, they've been cosmetic.
She quickly get the bandages off and tries helping Jerigo with Dusty's broken arm.
Seeing this, Dusty can't help shaking her head while smiling. "Heh, you two. Just like Riv and my brother."
"Hell, I wish I wasn't gunned. But at this point, perhaps being gunned has more benefit, meeting two more friends in the otherworld."
"I do miss Riv though."
"...Can confirm. I got here by falling off heights, though."

 

[Cryogenesis]

And thus, the nightly sigil lighting begins. The brightness within the camp intensifies with a quiet hum, all before a potent, narrow golden-yellow beam rips straight into the sky, vanishing into hell knows where. It seems to almost pierce the heavens.

And for the first time in a long time, the heavens seem to listen.

Something black, with hints of red amidst the dark metal, rips out from seemingly nowhere, careening, as if damaged, towards the ground. It makes contact like a bullet, the entire world seeming to shudder once as a distant roar fills the air, debris flung far and wide..... it's not even a bit of a stretch to say everyone present can see this.. thing.. go down.

Issac stands there as he sees the mysterious object fall out of the sky. He then begins to walk towards the location where the object fell, wondering if it's a foe or an ally.

 

[Furry(?) Reindeer(?)]

"That must've been what Madam was asking us about. Xueqing, Xueqing's doupleganger, stay here in the tent while I go inform Madam Topaz."
*Jerigo stops working on the cabin and goes into camp. She sidesteps all the guards and soldiers who eye her suspensiously and makes a beeline towards Madam Topaz's tent. Once standing at the flap, she announces her presence.*
"Madam Topaz, it's the bipedal cat creature. I believe I have witnessed something that is of interest to you. If you're awake, then it would be a good idea to heed my words."
*Jerigo stands waiting outside the tent flap.*

The door to the ornate cabin-cart offers no response.. is anyone.. in there?

Notably, it was as if nobody noticed her arrival, the entire camp seems to be mobilizing. carts are being filled with soldiers, weapons being polished, and groups forming.

Is that.. Madam Topaz on an armored horse not far off? Seems so. She has a large spear held calmy down by her side, turning her mount about to address questions and issue orders. Small groups and thundering chariots begin to launch off into the night.

From the distance Jerigo has, and what she can hear, her tone almost sounds.. excited?

Issac stands there as he sees the mysterious object fall out of the sky. He then begins to walk towards the location where the object fell, wondering if it's a foe or an ally.

As he does, he finds that the area is eerily silent. The quiet smoldering of flames seems to be the only, single sound barely trickling out from the surroundings. A dull, flickering red light is hidden somewhere amidst the trees.. though the treeline abruptly ends.

Isaac stands on the precipice of an easily quarter-mile wide crater, a hundred feet deep at the lowest point. The ground is still steaming and slowly shifting from the impact as it cools. Burning bits of black metal litter the trees and landscape, with something black and metallic at the center of the crater as well. It's damn near impossible to tell what it is, only that it's beyond ruined, lightly ablaze, and some figure near it, seemingly also of the same dark metal, seems to be trying to push back to their feet.

The thing is long and skinny, with pointy, inhumanly long limbs. Red, fluorescent liquid seems to dribble from its extensive injuries, including a lost arm. After a moment, the figure soon manages to push their way back into the mass of metal within the crater... odd.

 

[Cryogenesis]

As he does, he finds that the area is eerily silent. The quiet smoldering of flames seems to be the only, single sound barely trickling out from the surroundings. A dull, flickering red light is hidden somewhere amidst the trees.. though the treeline abruptly ends.

Issac creates a greatbow out of light magic and begins to approach the zone of impact more carefully.

Isaac stands on the precipice of an easily quarter-mile wide crater, a hundred feet deep at the lowest point. The ground is still steaming and slowly shifting from the impact as it cools. Burning bits of black metal litter the trees and landscape, with something black and metallic at the center of the crater as well. It's damn near impossible to tell what it is, only that it's beyond ruined, lightly ablaze, and some figure near it, seemingly also of the same dark metal, seems to be trying to push back to their feet.

The thing is long and skinny, with pointy, inhumanly long limbs. Red, fluorescent liquid seems to dribble from its extensive injuries, including a lost arm. After a moment, the figure soon manages to push their way back into the mass of metal within the crater... odd.

Issac stands at the edge of the crater, bow in hand and now on high alert. As he stares at the entity inside, he draws his bow, creating four javelin-like arrows out of light magic and aiming them at the center of the crater.
"YOU, ARE YOU ALRIGHT DOWN THERE?"

 

[Cream Starlight]

"...Can confirm. I got here by falling off heights, though."

"Falling off heights...?"
While still waiting for the treatment to finish, Dusty looks at Xueqing, as if she heard something weird.
"Are you just not that careful, stupidity?"
"Uh, no. Was pushed." And then the younger girl realizes that Dusty called her stupidity. "WHO ARE YOU CALLING STUPIDITY DAWG-"
She pinches Dusty's face with her left hand while skilfully wrapping the bandages around the older girl's right arm injury with her right hand. It seems like she's familiar with treatments with bandages.
"Alright alright! I surrender!" Dusty tries to sound agonized, but she can't help letting out a little laugh.

 

[Naimeon]

And thus, the nightly sigil lighting begins. The brightness within the camp intensifies with a quiet hum, all before a potent, narrow golden-yellow beam rips straight into the sky, vanishing into hell knows where. It seems to almost pierce the heavens.

And for the first time in a long time, the heavens seem to listen.

Something black, with hints of red amidst the dark metal, rips out from seemingly nowhere, careening, as if damaged, towards the ground. It makes contact like a bullet, the entire world seeming to shudder once as a distant roar fills the air, debris flung far and wide..... it's not even a bit of a stretch to say everyone present can see this.. thing.. go down.


The knight has already drawn and primed another greatarrow, standing slightly crooked as they breathe heavily and slowly.

They slowly lower the huge bow, beginning to attempt to speak in a hoarse voice, though they're soon interrupted by the distant collision, turning to face the source of the noise and tremor.

Geist didn't budge upon the impact, Only look at the aftermath of it.
He didn't seem to be interested at first, But his guiding vision has completely stop, As if something block it off from him.

Whatever it was, He have deal with the interference before he could continue his original goal.

Without saying a word to a knight, He walks off with only intuition as his only guide.

 

[Cream Starlight]

Meanwhile, the Creeper has stopped cutting. The amount of logs he's got is already enough to make 3 of Xueqing and Jerigo's cabin(s).
Remembering that something had an impact earlier, he decides to go there to investigate. (1 post left to reach.)

 

[Furry(?) Reindeer(?)]

Issac creates a greatbow out of light magic and begins to approach the zone of impact more carefully.

Issac stands at the edge of the crater, bow in hand and now on high alert. As he stares at the entity inside, he draws his bow, creating four javelin-like arrows out of light magic and aiming them at the center of the crater.
"YOU, ARE YOU ALRIGHT DOWN THERE?"

No response, nor sign of movement is visible nor audible from the strange craft. It's quiet, at least, for now. It'll be a bit of an awkward walk the few hundred feet to where the craft is lying, seemingly upside down, now that you've looked at it longer.

Geist didn't budge upon the impact, Only look at the aftermath of it.
He didn't seem to be interested at first, But his guiding vision has completely stop, As if something block it off from him.

Whatever it was, He have deal with the interference before he could continue his original goal.

Without saying a word to a knight, He walks off with only intuition as his only guide.

The knight stares at him for a moment, though they take the chance where it's given. They begin to stride quickly off into the darkening woods, a bit of a limp in their steps.

Meanwhile, the Creeper has stopped cutting. The amount of logs he's got is already enough to make 3 of Xueqing and Jerigo's cabin(s).
Remembering that something had an impact earlier, he decides to go there to investigate. (1 post left to reach.)

A distant thundering of hooves and whine of chariot wheels soon builds behind them, with three knights on horseback, and two flamethrower-like weapons mounted on two chariots whizzing by, bolting towards the crater.

 

[Creeper326]

A distant thundering of hooves and whine of chariot wheels soon builds behind them, with three knights on horseback, and two flamethrower-like weapons mounted on two chariots whizzing by, bolting towards the crater.

*Jerigo sees the soldiers wheeling it towards the impact. She doesn't join, focusing on continue building the cabin. She begins finishing up the foundations and floor, and begins on the walls. She takes off a few lairs so the heat doesn't affect her too badly, including her head scarf so her head is completely uncovered.*

 

[Cream Starlight]

After having dealt with Dusty's injury, Xueqing gets back on and finalize her plan, and soon she finishes.
<...How I wish I can project this.>
Then, she walks to Jerigo. "Well-" *takes out her phone, showing the planned structure* "I have an idea."

Dusty walks up attempting to help, but Xueqing pushes her away. "You just got injured. You need rest."
"That's just my right arm. I still have my lef-" "Nope"

 

[Creeper326]

After having dealt with Dusty's injury, Xueqing gets back on and finalize her plan, and soon she finishes.
<...How I wish I can project this.>
Then, she walks to Jerigo. "Well-" *takes out her phone, showing the planned structure* "I have an idea."

*Jerigo is utterly baffled by the phone. She extends her hands.*
"May I hold your artifact, Xueqing? Also, it looks exactly as we need it. Your artifact is most useful for art I see."

Dusty walks up attempting to help, but Xueqing pushes her away. "You just got injured. You need rest."
"That's just my right arm. I still have my lef-" "Nope"

"Relax and rest newcomer. We shall have the cabin made within good time, and would have been and will be fine making it without you. Rest in the tent, we shall not abandon you and you need not prove your worth to us. You are welcome here without needing to repay us."

 

[Cream Starlight]

*Jerigo is utterly baffled by the phone. She extends her hands.*
"May I hold your artifact, Xueqing? Also, it looks exactly as we need it. Your artifact is most useful for art I see."

"Mhm!" The agent hands the feline the phone.
<...Artifact? She doesn't know smartphones?>
"Well... you should be able to use two fingers to drag around and zoom in or out. Doing that with single finger and you'll leave your own mark on the picture."
"You can try to get familiar with it."
(Very, very IC accurate)
(For the screen content you can imagine her phone with ibis Paint X opened)

"Relax and rest newcomer. We shall have the cabin made within good time, and would have been and will be fine making it without you. Rest in the tent, we shall not abandon you and you need not prove your worth to us. You are welcome here without needing to repay us."

"Uh."
Dusty looks aside. She seems like she wants to say more, but eventually she shakes her head.
"Fine. When you get into trouble, don't expect me to be a fricking coward, though."
Then, she gets into the tent - with her mask still on.

 

[Creeper326]

"Mhm!" The agent hands the feline the phone.
<...Artifact? She doesn't know smartphones?>
"Well... you should be able to use two fingers to drag around and zoom in or out. Doing that with single finger and you'll leave your own mark on the picture."
"You can try to get familiar with it."

"Thank you!"
*Jerigo plays around with the phone for a while, very curious and interested in the modern device. Once she has seen the full cabin and drawn a smiley cat face next to the building on the digital page, she hands the phone back to Xueqing.*
"That is a most amazing artifact, my child. Thank you for trusting me to hold it for a while."

(Very, very IC accurate)
(For the screen content you can imagine her phone with ibis Paint X opened)

(Indeed, most indeed.)

"Uh."
Dusty looks aside. She seems like she wants to say more, but eventually she shakes her head.
"Fine. When you get into trouble, don't expect me to be a fricking coward, though."
Then, she gets into the tent - with her mask still on.

"We would expect any less, my masked lady."
*Jerigo goes back to hauling a few logs in place; tying them and hammering the logs in place, sawing pieces to go together with her saber.*

 

[Cream Starlight]

"Thank you!"
*Jerigo plays around with the phone for a while, very curious and interested in the modern device. Once she has seen the full cabin and drawn a smiley cat face next to the building on the digital page, she hands the phone back to Xueqing.*
"That is a most amazing artifact, my child. Thank you for trusting me to hold it for a while."


(Indeed, most indeed.)

"We would expect any less, my masked lady."
*Jerigo goes back to hauling a few logs in place; tying them and hammering the logs in place, sawing pieces to go together with her saber.*

"It's not a problem. As long as you're using it in a normal way other than smacking it on the ground hard, it's nigh impossible for it to break, either physically or functionally." <And it's very likely impossible for this place to have any Android virus...>
Getting the phone back, Xueqing takes a look at the screen, then...
...there's a cat face.
"...a"
Locking her phone and putting it into the pocket, Xueqing goes to get some more logs into place.

Dusty sits in the tent, deep in thought.
[35/150]
<It's just a while that we met. Why is Jerigo this selfless...?>
<...I won't argue that my past self isn't, and if she is just along with her, I don't see a reason to call her untrustworthy.>
<...Time will prove everything.>

...And then, she hears the hooves' noise. She has been selectively ignoring it due to the need to talk with someone else.
<...This place has horse?>
<Horse...>
The masked girl frowns.
<There might be medieval knights around. They aren't too much of a threat, but we should be cautious...>

@Fluxxation
Creeper has arrived at where the crater was created. He then also notices Isaac and the weird-looking figure at the center of thhe crater.
He draws out his laser gun with his 4th mechanical limb in case something bad happens, then shouts into the crater.
"Anyone down there, you fine yet?"

 

[Cryogenesis]

No response, nor sign of movement is visible nor audible from the strange craft. It's quiet, at least, for now. It'll be a bit of an awkward walk the few hundred feet to where the craft is lying, seemingly upside down, now that you've looked at it longer.

Issac disbands his greatbow and slides down inside the crater to where the craft is, wondering what the thing inside even is.

@Fluxxation
Creeper has arrived at where the crater was created. He then also notices Isaac and the weird-looking figure at the center of thhe crater.
He draws out his laser gun with his 4th mechanical limb in case something bad happens, then shouts into the crater.
"Anyone down there, you fine yet?"

As Issac slides down the crater, he looks at Creeper, noticing his four limbs, nothing he hasn't seen before, but more stunned at the laser gun.

 

[Creeper326]

"It's not a problem. As long as you're using it in a normal way other than smacking it on the ground hard, it's nigh impossible for it to break, either physically or functionally." <And it's very likely impossible for this place to have any Android virus...>
Getting the phone back, Xueqing takes a look at the screen, then...
...there's a cat face.
"...a"
Locking her phone and putting it into the pocket, Xueqing goes to get some more logs into place.

(⁠^•ᴥ•^⁠)⁠ﾉ
"I appreciate you letting me use it! Good to know it's durability."
*She thinks for a little while.*
"Is it alive? You said it might have an 'Android virus' on your world?"

Dusty sits in the tent, deep in thought.
[35/150]
<It's just a while that we met. Why is Jerigo this selfless...?>
<...I won't argue that my past self isn't, and if she is just along with her, I don't see a reason to call her untrustworthy.>
<...Time will prove everything.>

...And then, she hears the hooves' noise. She has been selectively ignoring it due to the need to talk with someone else.
<...This place has horse?>
<Horse...>
The masked girl frowns.
<There might be medieval knights around. They aren't too much of a threat, but we should be cautious...>

 

[Furry(?) Reindeer(?)]

Creeper has arrived at where the crater was created. He then also notices Isaac and the weird-looking figure at the center of thhe crater.
He draws out his laser gun with his 4th mechanical limb in case something bad happens, then shouts into the crater.
"Anyone down there, you fine yet?"

Around the creeper, the rest of the small army forms up. Some wary and confused glances are cast towards the machine, though the bulk of the focus is on the strange craft.
Ballistae carts are lowered and primed, taking aim at the ship. Bows are drawn and spells are primed. Knights and soldiers bearing shields form up a dozen strong, slowly advancing down the crater's rim.

Issac disbands his greatbow and slides down inside the crater to where the craft is, wondering what the thing inside even is.

A quiet click is followed by a slow hiss and groan. A ramp extends up, given the ship is upside down, and some steam wafts out from within the craft.

Something is slotted into metal with a quiet click, and pinpoint metal steps echo throughout the frame of the ruined craft.

Something tall, perhaps eight or nine feet in height, strides from the flipped craft. It's sparking quietly, five pinpoint, flickering lenses flitting about, then snapping down towards Isaac.
There's a click of metal mandibles as the thing strides closer on blade-like legs, hunching a bit to tilt its head down at Isaac.

"??

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The soldiers yell, weapons aim, and a single horse strides to join the force, Topaz on its back.

"... On my command."

She raises her arm to a ninety degree angle, looking down into the crater, visible eye wide, watching.

 

[Cryogenesis]

Around the creeper, the rest of the small army forms up. Some wary and confused glances are cast towards the machine, though the bulk of the focus is on the strange craft.
Ballistae carts are lowered and primed, taking aim at the ship. Bows are drawn and spells are primed. Knights and soldiers bearing shields form up a dozen strong, slowly advancing down the crater's rim.

Issac looks up from the crater to see Topaz's army. He waves at them before looking back at the craft.

A quiet click is followed by a slow hiss and groan. A ramp extends up, given the ship is upside down, and some steam wafts out from within the craft.

Something is slotted into metal with a quiet click, and pinpoint metal steps echo throughout the frame of the ruined craft.

Something tall, perhaps eight or nine feet in height, strides from the flipped craft. It's sparking quietly, five pinpoint, flickering lenses flitting about, then snapping down towards Isaac.
There's a click of metal mandibles as the thing strides closer on blade-like legs, hunching a bit to tilt its head down at Isaac.

"??

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??"

Issac is left stunned. He has seen multiple horrors, both in Umbral and with the roghar back in Axiom. He isn't stunned because of the shape; he's stunned because of its material. He's never seen an automaton before, and he snaps back into reality once the creature begins to speak and tilts his head to the side after he speaks.
"Unfortunately, they didn't teach me such language back at the Hollow Sentinels. I did learn Spanish and Russian back when I was a Viking, so if you can speak any of the two, it would be great, and if you know English, it would be better."

The soldiers yell, weapons aim, and a single horse strides to join the force, Topaz on its back.

"... On my command."

She raises her arm to a ninety degree angle, looking down into the crater, visible eye wide, watching.

Issac looks back at Topaz, seeing that she's planning on launching a barrage of projectiles, he begins to wave his arms frantically in a manner that says STOP
"WAIT, DON'T SHOOT, I'M DOWN HERE AND WILL GET CAUGHT IN THE CROSSFIRE"

 

[Cream Starlight]

(⁠^•ᴥ•^⁠)⁠ﾉ
"I appreciate you letting me use it! Good to know it's durability."
*She thinks for a little while.*
"Is it alive? You said it might have an 'Android virus' on your world?"

(*wink wink* content in <this> is for thoughts!)
"a" Xueqing appears shocked for a moment, dumbfounded over the fact someone hears her thought.
But soon, she snaps out of it.
"Nah. It isn't, but it's... not immune to that thing."

 

[Furry(?) Reindeer(?)]

Issac looks up from the crater to see Topaz's army. He waves at them before looking back at the craft.

Issac is left stunned. He has seen multiple horrors, both in Umbral and with the roghar back in Axiom. He isn't stunned because of the shape; he's stunned because of its material. He's never seen an automaton before, and he snaps back into reality once the creature begins to speak and tilts his head to the side after he speaks.
"Unfortunately, they didn't teach me such language back at the Hollow Sentinels. I did learn Spanish and Russian back when I was a Viking, so if you can speak any of the two, it would be great, and if you know English, it would be better."

Its speckled visor continues to scrutinize him offering no further words or indications.

Issac looks back at Topaz, seeing that she's planning on launching a barrage of projectiles, he begins to wave his arms frantically in a manner that says STOP
"WAIT, DON'T SHOOT, I'M DOWN HERE AND WILL GET CAUGHT IN THE CROSSFIRE"

She closes her eye with a quiet sigh, breathing in sharply to steel herself.

"Then it would be smart to move."

She only allows a good three seconds before she waves her bent arm down, a hellfire of bolts, fireballs, and arrows raining down on the alien machine.

It attempts to zip away with a quick jump, but gets pelted regardless. One of the ballistae bolts gouges through its gut, pinning it to the side of the craft as its peppered with the rest of the projectiles. The arrows and bolts mostly ping harmlessly off of it's metal surface, though the collection of fire magic seems to fully engulf it for a moment...