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[lightwithin]

The tunnels, beneath the castle.

How do I get down there, does anyone remember?

[Someone is planning an expedition.]

Oh, and I've been thinking of going camping soon, near the forest. Does anyone want to come?

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[missmimmi]

Camping does sound fun.

[lightwithin]

Have you been before?

[Not that this is an audition. But there are things in the forest that Kairi knows to watch out for now that she didn't before.]

[missmimmi]

I have. Sort of.

[If the jungle on the Elegante counts for anything.]

[lightwithin]

In your garden back home?

[She's trying to restrain giggles.]

[missmimmi]

Ah, well, when we had a garden it was much too small for that.

[lightwithin]

Oh.

Heh, then how did you sort of go camping?

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[thii2ii22tupiid]

NO!
You DON'T want to go into those tunnels, there is nothing there.

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[lightwithin]

... Why?

What do you mean there's nothing there?

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[thii2ii22tupiid]

*Forgive him for jumping to the conclusion that she wants the black tunnels. He doesn't know how to get to the normal ones anyway.*

Nothing! There's nothing but darkness and emptiness and death. There's no exit, there's nothing interesting, there's just being trapped and hoping it lets you go.
It won't, by the way.

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[lightwithin]

What?

What are you talking about?

What happened down there?

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[thii2ii22tupiid]

I'm talking about the fucking tunnels around the keep. What do you think I'm talking about?!

[heavyweaponsbot]

You want to go under the keep?

[lightwithin]

Mhmm. Do you know how?

[heavyweaponsbot]

Why do you want to get below the keep?

[lightwithin]

You said the world's... core... Would be underground.

[heavyweaponsbot]

... That is not what I meant. What you mean and what I mean are not the same.

[wanderersfang]

If the forest around here is anything like the forests at home, I know how to make camp. And hunt if you need it.

[lightwithin]

That's okay. I was going to take food. And I can fish.

But you could help make camp!

I'm Kairi. Who's this?

[wanderersfang]

Oh. Well that's good.

My name's Luka.

[lightwithin]

Okay, Luka.

I'll let you know when we're going.

Um, do you think you could bring some blankets or something?

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[snowtop]

[Xanth is conflicted.

The last time he spoke with Kairi, it was not this Kairi, it was the other Kairi. That had been... well, awful.

But he misses her, and she could be in danger trying to get into the tunnels or the forest. He knows well enough that she's adventurous, but she doesn't know.

He runs a hand across the tattoos on his face and gathers his courage.]

Wh-- w-why do you... w-want to-- g-go back in? Th-the... t-tunnels, I, I-I mean?

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[lightwithin]

I need to look for something.

[She's already told two people and they both thought she was strange. Xanth... He's already been avoiding her. She doesn't need him thinking she's strange too.]

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[snowtop]

[With that vague a reply, maybe she doesn't want to talk over unsecured channels?]

Wh-- w-what... what is it? It-- i-it's not, is it...

D-Dangerous?

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[lightwithin]

Hehe, no. It's not dangerous.

[Not to her.]

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[snowtop]

O-Oh.

W-Well, then-- w-- w-what is it? I-I mean, it's-- w-what's even d-down there?

[All Xanth hears is a whole lot of danger and a whole lot of not much else.]