Chapter 2: Expedition to Farsky

"Weird breathing? Yeah, that's not going to turn it horrible." Hashia follows Myrage.

Lucina nods, "I think that's the best choice to start with."

Aduan stared about the large chamber at all the puzzles trying to put some sense to them. The return of sound brought him out of his reverie.

"-- and that's why the chip machine didn't notice the elephant. Oh. I can hear again." Eunbyeol will stay with the group. She's unbalanced, not stupid. "Can someone explain why we're going toward the creepy death breathing instead of the nice chimes?"

The group takes a right from the room of golden hands and down the stone passageway toward the rasping noising. Moments after walking into the right passageway, the calm music from the left passageway cuts out completely. You can still hear your own voices and footsteps, however.

As you walk down the passageway, it comes to a sharp bend. Beyond the turn, you find a circular room, smaller than the first. It appears it was once a garden but whatever plants were here are long dead. Dominating the space is a bipedal construct hunched over what appears to be an old well. The rasping sound is coming from it. As you enter the space, it rises and speaks in a flat, monotone voice.

"Farsky guests must present ID at all times. Display your ID immediately."

Hashia steps forward, presenting herself as clearly the leader. "Please take us to your leader. We wish to discuss our identification status, and it is of utmost secrecy."

The construct takes a few moments to process Hashia's commands. Its singular ocular lens seems to focus and refocus for a time.

As it speaks, a red light flashes where its nose might be if it were a human "I shall escort you immediately to the gatehouse to obtain your ID."

It strides forward, extending its arms wide, and sending its tentacle-like fingers even wider in an attempt to corral you back into the passageway from which you came.

"Failure to comply will be met with force." it drones, its red light flashing in the dim light. The thing moves with deadly grace.

"Excellent, hope it isn't filled with slurges, right?" She laughs, but catches the others with a sharp eye.

Lucina follows quietly, watching carefully for any signs of other danger.

"Creepy death breathing equals possible death, check. Where's the gatehouse, creepy death breather?"

Myrage stays a bit quiet, not wanting to set the moving machina off and go killer. He quietly moves back down the passage with the other's.

The robot turns its head to Eunbyeol. Its eye lens focuses and refocuses on your face.

"The gatehouse is outside. You may call me Clarice."

It continues to push you back to the intersection

Aduan frowns not understanding why he can't determine anything about the chamber. He doesn't seem to get a sense of anything. But, he follows the others nonetheless.

This whole thing is making Lucina a bit nervous, but she figures that she's not the best one to determine the group's course. She looks to Hashia and raises an eyebrow as if to say, Is this alright?

Hashia says in a low voice, "I don't think we should leave the compound, so don't follow it out. Best be prepared for an inconvenient reaction."

Myrage gets that "oh great" look on his face as he over hears Hasia and Lucina.