Out of all the places you could live, you chose Pelican Town?

[frozentear]

Who: All the Alices, a bunch of monsters...
What: A little town with a big problem.
Where: World Three – Down in the Valley
Warnings: Fighting monsters, probable injury and/or death, who knows what else.

Sebastian wakes up in the hot sun on the sand, and for a moment he wonders if he's back in Ankh's heart. But there were no docks there, and this beach is very familiar. There's a staff next to him, and he picks it up without thinking. As he wanders closer to the docks, it's strange how quickly it becomes overcast and then starts to rain... it's much nicer than the beating sun, though.

Standing at the edge of the docks, he wonders where the others are. He wonders if he's back home for real, even though he knows it's unlikely. However, it's the first chance he's had to be alone for a while... hard to tell how long. As he stands there, he begins to realize something is different. Holding out a hand - focusing for a second - jelly begins to drip down into the water.

Well, that's new.

Comments

[worldkeys]

Yes, yes!

[ The little crab seems to be a bit nervous. ]

I'm really small, so I get picked on a lot. But maybe if I have a beautiful home, I won't be.

[zinit]

[Ah, poor thing and its little problems!]

Alright, we'll try and find something for you. Sparkly, you said? ... Pyrite, maybe? Or this is a mine, so some sort of shiny metal...?

[Ah, poor Qilby, being expected to care about this crab's little problems.]

[notsogreedy]

[Ankh really doesn't care about this crab's little problems. In all honesty, he'd probably still shoot the thing if it didn't seem to know how to get the door open. Cooperating's easier, probably.]

I don't suppose you have any idea where to find something like that.

[zinit]

[Loosely, while cracking his knuckles on his knee:] It's a mine. Surely there's something, even if we have to get it from another one of these crabs.

[Doing it for the door... for the door.]

[notsogreedy]

[He replies with some slightly displeased sound of acknowledgement. He's not sure he's seen any shiny rocks in here, but that doesn't mean they aren't there somewhere. Maybe one of these abilities he suddenly has can come in handy.

Detecting any shiny things nearby?]

[worldkeys]

[ Ankh will indeed find something shiny! ...It's a chest, unguarded, in a hidden alcove nearby. In it is an upgrade for Qilby's weapon. Will Ankh try again? ]

[notsogreedy]

[Well considering that got him approximately nothing, yes, let's try that again.]

[worldkeys]

[ He has detected a node of amethyst not too far away. It's a rock with amethysts jutting out of it. Very pretty. ]

[notsogreedy]

[That's more like it. Is it possible to pick this up and take it?]

[worldkeys]

[ Yes, so long as he's careful of the amethyst jutting out. ]

[notsogreedy]

[Alright, then. Picking this thing up and toting it back. He does note with a slight scowl that this rock is pointy but he's not so careless as to wind up getting cut by it.

He sets it down by the rock crab.]

Here. Now open the door.

[worldkeys]

[ The rock crab looks at the amethyst, then at Ankh, then back at the gift given to it... hmm, is the size good? He scuttles around it, popping out from under its current rock to test it out.

... It is a decent size for the small rock crab. Congratulations, Ankh. It seems appeased. ]

... I really like this...! Okay. I'll open the door. Thank you!

[ The huge door begins to slide open as the small crab scuttles to the other end, clearly satisfied with its new home. They can now continue onwards. ]

[zinit]

[Well, if Ankh isn't going to see what's in the chest, Qilby sure as hell is; it might be a clue for a puzzle to come. Curiosity killed the cat?]

[worldkeys]

[ It's merely an upgrade for his current weapon. He'll be hitting monsters a lot stronger now. Congratulations, Qilby! ]