Crystal Cave Adventure (RP)

- Roald -

The material of the sword carries the sound much better than the air. While it also carries --and amplifies-- the creaking tension of the adjusting crystals, behind that racket you think you can hear a 'voice' --definitely not Asha's voice-- which seems to be saying: "Release me."

What do you do?

After a brief confusion due to reflected light and sound sending you the wrong way on the last turn, you round a corner and see Asha crouching up ahead, she appears to be trying to console or placate someone you can not see --someone in the crystal, you can assume, given your discoveries. You see her making a downward motion with her hand and can possibly make out the words "...patient...".

Asha does not appear to have noticed you yet.

What do you do?

Startled, Asha stands up from her crouched position, her mouth moves for a moment then she says hesitantly: "Um... I thought I saw someone in the crystal... it looked... like me?

"What is going on?" She asks, her voice sounding strange as she looks nervously at the reflection.

Seeing that Albert is tending to Asha, Deoring steps up to the closest wall and peers closely into the crystals, looking and listening intently and carefully.

- Albert -

"What are you doing?" Ahsa says, prevented from pulling away by the crystal at her back.

When the hand settles on her shoulder, she looks a little less tense, and you recall several hints from earlier conversations where she used words like 'groped' to describe the contact the night before.

You feel no connection with Raynor at all, but what that means is harder to interpret. You also get the strong impression that she really wants to leave this place, and does not want to be around the crystals.

"Um... don't talk to the... whatever... is in the crystals." She says, sounding worried. "I think they tried to trick me? I can't quite remember. But don't believe a word they say."

"I... I think so?" Ahsa says. "It is confusing...."

She takes a step away from Albert's hand while considering her answer.

"Yes. It wants to get out." She agrees. "It tried to trick me into 'releasing' it. I think it did something to my mind." She looks uncomfortable at this last bit.

"Don't talk to it!" She repeats more urgently.

"Don't talk to it!" Ahsa repeats, the fear and desperation at this idea barely controlled in her voice.

- Deoring -

You see a distorted reflection of yourself and the others.

Asha's reflection it waving its hands around --just like her excite real-world counterpart-- but not quite in time. It really does appear like it is trying to reach out and grasp you.

What do you do?