HIRUNE: Make some plans.

[austereastronomer]

-- CURRENT austereAstronomer [AA] RIGHT NOW opened memo on board Team planning, welcome to new players --

AA: If you're reading this memo, that means you have been invited to play a game called "Scrib."
AA: I will warn you right now that there is a great deal of inherent danger in proceeding with this path.
AA: You will almost certainly need to fight for your life immediately.
AA: But unlike meteors, the challenges this game presents can be fought and overcome.
AA: If you think you are not up to it, this is a good time to back out. Once you enter the game, there is no turning back.
AA: But if you still want to play, we're going to need to do some planning.
AA: Who do we have on board?

Comments

[apiarycryptonaut]

You take a look around from where you see HIRUNE standing to see where she is. This isn't where she was. What the? It is really, REALLY DARK here.

I c4n't see 4nything... else either, oh no.
But um, m4ybe, mount4ins?
You might be right!
Other th4n th4t it's... re4lly d4rk, I think.
M4ybe it will get... brighter l4ter, um, m4ybe?

4nd oh, um, I... do need to do... th4t don't I, um.
I'm 4 little sc4red.
But I know I... h4ve to do it!
Soon, um, m4ybe, um.
But, is there 4nything... else I c4n do... for right now, m4ybe?

[austereastronomer]

You squint around in the darkness, and start thinking about ways to produce some very large light sources. This is going to get annoying fast.

Though, above you, you can see something kind of glowing above you... a sort of teal color, a sort of circular thing. That's probably important.

Well, your progress at this juncture is far more pressing than my own.
But I imagine it should go relatively smoothly for you.
You got me through it safely, after all.
I think... I think, though, after that, that our next goal should be to build upwards.

[apiarycryptonaut]

You... don't think that you'll be able to get in as smoothly, especially after what you just watched, but you do nod at your screen at Hirune's suggestion.

Oh, um, you me4n... m4ybe building up your... hive higher, upw4rds, m4ybe?
I think I c4n... do th4t 4fter I... get into the g4me!
I, um, m4ybe, um.
I hope I c4n... get in, too, Hirune.

[austereastronomer]

Yes, precisely.
Regarding your entry, I *would* say there's no pressure, but in fact this seems to be a matter of life and death.
So if there was ever a time to have confidence in your abilities, I think it would be now.
If it's any help, I have great faith in your ability to make it through.
You're the best at solving puzzles I know, after all.
Just think of it as a particularly challenging one.
...perhaps with a few pieces missing.

[apiarycryptonaut]

... ... ... ...
I c4n do th4t.
I c4n 4bsolutely do... th4t, I hope, yes!
4nd when I solve... it I won't h4ve... to do it 4g4in!
I just h4ve to... m4ke it through once!
I c4n do it... I hope, I think.
I'll get in the... g4me too, I will!

[austereastronomer]

You can and you will.
Well, the earlier start you get the easier it'll be.
So I'll let you go.
I think it's time I go see what's out there.

[apiarycryptonaut]

Ok4y, th4nk you, Hirune!
I'll see you in... the g4me 4g4in, 4bsolutely...!
St4y s4fe, ple4se, ok4y?

[austereastronomer]

I will.
You stay safe, too.

Fingers crossed. Maybe... just maybe, things will work out.

You hope, anyway.

[apiarycryptonaut]

I will, 4bsolutely, Hirune!

--apiaryCryptonaut [AC] ceased pestering austereAstronomer [AA]--