forum Drawn to the Valley - Character Chat - Always Open

Started March 31, 2020 by @Mojack group

tune

Elara took a deep breath. "I'm going." Inside her head, she silently added, And nothing, not even my stupid illness will stop me. And that's final.

Clementine realized there was someone looking in her direction and started running towards them.

“Well, as I explained before, it’s an abandoned testing field-facility that was previously owned by the government. No longer, though. They left this dirty place years ago. No dangers aside from the usual, falling, tripping hazards. Dust maybe if you have any allergies or problems or stuff like that.” Dewey paused, glancing a bit away from them, further into the valley.

There, there seemed to be a wall of some sorts. Like, a very steep wall of the valley. Fro here, you could only see what seemed to be metal sticking out of it.
“Those,” he pointed, taking a breath, “are the caves. Now, when I say dangers, I met the ones out here. In there, I’m not quite sure what’s in there if I’m being honest. I’m sure the government took whatever they were working with, with them when they left, so it should be mostly safe.” Key word, being mostly. “There isn’t really a map for them, so if you do end up going in there, make sure you remember where you’re going.”

“…Or..” He paused. “Well, maybe not.” He muttered to himself, turning around and pacing. “Sure, sure..”

Turning back around, Dewey finally spoke to the others. “I’m probably the closest to a tour guide you’ll get, so if any of you want to go into the caves AKA the facility, let me know. Or you could stay out here and look around..or you could go in yourself if you wanted to.”

Conner glanced around at the others, his gaze lingering on Elara and then Caesar, before saying, "I'll go. Anyone else?"

Akira stepped forward, dusting off her hoodie. "I'll- I'll go. I've gotta do something anyway- anyway."

"Well," Jordan said. "What are we waiting for?" Then he made his way towards the valley.

Elara didn't hesitate, stepping forward to follow Jordan. As she walked, she marveled at how pretty everything seemed. How perfect that one building in the far distance seemed. Almost too perfect…

Akira followed after Elara, looking in awe at her surroundings. "This place- place is oddly beautiful. I think I have painting supplies in my- in my car, too. I should paint it, later."

Conner pushed his hair out of his eyes and followed the small group that has already set out, making sure his inhaler was still in his pocket.

Dewey paused for a moment, glancing at the group then at the others who had already set out. He decided to go with the others who were venturing down into the valley.

“If anyone wants to come,” he called out, “feel free to follow!” He sped up in order to join the ones that were descending into the valley. Dewey hadn’t actually been in the facility that much. And, he didn’t actually recall the place being broken down this much either..if he recalled, there should’ve been a massive structure somewhere, but it seemed that it had gone away too. The only thing he could really recognize was the caves. Which, he just barely knew his way around, but he wasn’t going to say that.

Jordan admired the broken buildings. He had never seen anything quite like it. He wondered what the place had looked like before the ruins.

Clementine ran after the guy who had yelled ‘feel free to follow’, since she needed somewhere to go. She was also hopping there was a shop there. She was still stuck in her muddy uniform.

Caesar glanced over at Conner then nodded,"I'll follow, this will be exciting.", he acquiesced. Without saying anything else, he began to walk along with the group. He didn't look around as they walked, he had this motion that he could get lost. Not that Caesar was on his tippy toes or anything, he just felt better with knowing that most of the group is on the same boat as him.

The last thing August remembered was pain. Pain, and Arabelle’s bloodied face crying over her. That was before everything vanished. When August opened her blue eyes, an open night sky lay before her.
She stood up. A canyon… valley? Something like that lay before her. Somehow, she was not where she remembered being. Her mind grasped at fragments of a life that seemed grow smaller, more faint the more she tried to remember. She shook her head. There was something important she needed to remember. Someone she knew…
She felt it would be futile to try any further, and took to investigating her surroundings. Aside from the strange valley, people were visible a little ways from her. She started toward them, noticing that they were going somewhere. Were they witches too? Probably not, but maybe they could help her. All she had to do was not give anything away. No magic. Nothing that would put her at risk.

August managed to catch up to Caesar and Conner. “Umm, hello. This might sound crazy, but did any of you suddenly find yourselves here without your memory? Also, where is everyone going? I… oh. My name’s August. What’s yours?”
She was fidgeting where she stood. The nagging feeling that there was something important she was forgetting wouldn’t leave her alone. There was also a fear of being discovered. She had to stay focused and guarded.

For a moment, Caesar's mind started to wander off. His attention was hazy as his eyes just glazed over. Nothing seemed to bother the kid at all; or nothing right now seemed to scary to him. As long as he kept with the group and didn't look around, everything will be fine. He was out of it to the point where his ears didn't perk up to the sound of footsteps.

Caesar stopped then turned to the girl next to him. His eyes squinted trying to see her before offering a small smile. "Everyone else just showed up with the same thoughts, we're just following Dewey right now since no one really knows this place.", he nodded,"Oh, I'm Caesar by the way, nice to meet you; and don't worry, there's no need to be scared."

“Nice to meet you too! It’s just… I am a little scared, I guess. I remember my name, age, and everything, but I don’t remember…” August paused, a fuzzy image of a bloodied, wet face appearing in her mind. “… who I was… what happened to me. Anyway,” she turned to Caesar. “Who’s Dewey?”

Conner glanced at the girl who was talking to Caesar. "Oh, that dude over there," he said, pointing to the masked man by the entrance to the caves. "He seems to live here or something. I'm Conner, by the way. It's nice to meet ya." He smiled warmly, hoping to comfort her.

Dewey turned around, walking backwards. “Yea,” he said, “I’m Dewey, the ‘tour guide’ for this place.” He folded his arms. “I don’t really live here though, not anymore at least. Just come here. For memories sake.” He glances to the caves, walking closer to them at the second. “If you’ve got any questions, feel free to ask.” Though he’d prefer not to repeat the whole thing he said before, he’d do it if required.

August returned Conner’s smile. Then she turned and studied Dewey for a moment, her eyebrows forming a knot on her face. She sighed.
“To be honest, I just feel I need to remember something important. But, are we… safe here? There aren’t any serpents or burrow wyrms in there, right?” She caught herself. Why did she ask that? These people probably haven’t even seen one of those. But how could she say she had seen one then? Did she encounter one in the past?
Never mind that. Focus on the now, she thought.