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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

[dishearten]

Magical abilities have been disappearing here, it is not a leap to think ALISTAIR should have been concerned to send us here. Even if you're right and they didn't consider it, the appropriate action should not be wildly throwing explosives, it should be bringing those that need magic back to safety. This course of action is more for us than it is for the natives of this land.

If someone tells you to do something ill-advised or downright dangerous, you have the option to not do it. That is my point.

( seems like it's too late for that, though. everyone invites him to find the solution on his own without conceding to the fact they might not be thinking things through. )

[beyourrock]

Exactly. You have the option not to do it.

[She levels her gaze with the feed, her lips in a thin line.]

I know it's bad. Trust me, I do. But there's nothing else to work off of. And they give evidence that there is some kind of activity going on here near this volcano.

You may do as you wish, and think what you will of anyone who follows through with it. But we're running out of time.

[dishearten]

We are running out of time. And instead of questioning the individuals that brought us here, that could send us back to a place we'd be safe, you're taking their guidance and choosing to do something dangerous and ill-informed, no matter how you look at it.

It's not wrong to be afraid, nor to want a solution. But this isn't the way, and I wish more people would question those responsible for us being in danger instead of blindly following their instructions.

( he shakes his head. his battery is absolutely on empty, now, and it does not seem it was a prudent use of energy in the first place. )

Do as you will. I hope that it doesn't end up as destructively as it could.