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[aspearation]

[ Undyne had said she wanted more guidance from ALASTAIR. Here she is, with more guidance, and she doesn’t know if she likes it. Looking more ragged than ever, she’s standing with Pearl, with the volcano Nalalona in the background. ]

Alright chumps, listen up, it’s time for some teamwork! ALASTAIR has some ideas about what we can do to get the volcano going again, so everyone can get their powers back. ...it’s going to involve a bomb.

[Pearl clears her throat, despite the fact her body is flickering in and out of view at some points during the video. The Gem stands tall as she gestures back to the volcano.]

This is correct. ALASTAIR has entrusted us with schematics of creating a bomb and a catapult. It’s up to us to gather the necessary supplies and assemble them.

They have observed a high level of tectonic plate activity here, near the Nalalona volcano. With enough force -- the bomb in this case -- we can possibly trigger an eruption and restore the natives’ Gifts, along with our own magical abilities. The volcano’s opening is large enough for us to hit our mark with the bomb. It’s up to us to put it all together.

We can’t afford to not try. Look around you, half our team relies on magic just to exist. This isn’t just about helping the natives use magic anymore, this about saving ourselves. If you don’t use magic, good for you, but if you have a heart, you’ll understand why this is important, and why if I catch anyone slacking off, they’ll be answering to my spear about why they don't think it's important. Got it?!

[Pearl glances to Undyne and offers her a weak smile. The situation they were all facing was quite dire. She faces the feed again.]

I know we have the ability to make this work. And we will, if we all work together on this. Every little bit helps!

[ OOC note: There will be a mod-posted mass log on the 16th for gathering/construction/etc. Pearl and Undyne will be around, and feel free to use this post to chat among each other as well! ]

[ OOC edit: The NPCs Crowley and Cherenkov speak! ]

Comments

[aspearation]

Controlled detonation. Uh. Pearl might, but I don't.

But we're going to be launching it so it won't matter??

[anteil]

It matters because it gives you even less control than usual. If you can't even strategically blow something up, what do you think your odds are on a mostly blind launch?

This is going to get us and a whole bunch of little deer killed.

[aspearation]

What's your great idea, then? How would you get a volcano to erupt?

[anteil]

Oh, the bomb would still be necessary. No way around it. | At least none she sees. | But we would need test launches, and proper understanding of your schematics, of the bomb itself, a handful of people who actually know what they are doing when they're playing with explosives.

[aspearation]

Yeah, and all that takes time. Some of us don't have time.

[ She's not worried about herself, but Pearl, Papyrus, Sans... maybe Mettaton... ]

[anteil]

And some of us don't want to die for your impatience.

| She seems to be reading something. Then re-reads it.

Yep, it's the list of ingredients Pearl sent to another recruit. |

You know what, I take it back. Go ahead. It won't safe anyone, but at least you can't do any harm with those ingredients.

[aspearation]

And some of us don't want to die because you want to be stubborn.

These natives freakin' love volcano eruptions, you think they don't know how to handle it already?

[anteil]

They have lava tunnels, they will be fine. Less so if our bomb does an unusual amount of damage to some part of the volcano we can't see, since we're going to launch it with a catapult, but... None of the material are explosives.

I'll help, what else is there to do, but we need to keep thinking.

You know.

Just in case wood, coconuts and interstines don't solve the problem.

[aspearation]

We can gather and think at the same time, can't we?