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EXPLORE THE MINES

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The mines, once boarded up and abandoned, have been opened back up to any would-be spelunkers to venture into in the hopes of finding gems and treasures aplenty. It is said that these mines burrow deep into the depths of the mountain and no one can tell you exactly how deep they go, but if you're feeling lucky, grab a pickaxe on your way in and find out for yourself.

The mines are a cyoa-style exploration event that can be participated in once every week until the end of the game. Results are determined via RNG and can earn your character unique items, help or hinder them with blessings and curses, or result in bodily injury if they get unlucky enough. Your character may brave the mines alone or bring a friend.

As physical injuries (excluding death) are a possible result of exploring the mines, let us know at any time if you want to retcon your results to avoid your character getting injured. If you choose this option, it will be as if your character never stepped foot in the mines, but you will not be able to participate again until the following week. Weigh your options carefully!

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[ They can absolutely titanic it! You'll be soaked and all, but the two men have withstood the tidal wave with the chariot! Congratulations! When the mermaid sees the outcome, she squeals. Such handsome and strong men! Wow!! ]

Now I want you even more!

[ With her motivation rising, she tries to freeze the wet area, which is... basically everywhere. Long distance attacks would be nice right about now. ]

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[ in theory... there should be— they can squeeze. the chariot embarrassingly looks more like a weird spaceship anyway, which is probably just weirder to envision, i'm sorry.

thankfully, they managed to make it ... mostly unscathed. just completely drenched. but there are definitely worse consequences out there. either way, he scrambles to find his bearings as quickly as he can.

once he sees the immediate area starting to freeze, he does prepare his spear to throw. mustering up all his strength and rolling a 14, he slings his arm back and releases. ] You should be careful for what you ask for, Miss.

[ but, damn... that's cold. he could only hope at times like these that he had fire abilities or something. ]

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[ It's a tight squeeze for sure, and...the oddest chariot Yuri's ever seen. But you know what? He's not complaining over here.

Especially since it saved him from being drowned. ]

You can say that all you'd like, but we're not going to make that easy.

[ He's already spoken for. But, their position isn't enviable. Speaking of long distance attacks, Yuri has a couple. Thanks to a clever usage of Azure Storm, Yuri, swings a couple of wind-based shockwaves in quick succession—less basic than your average Demon Fang/Majinken—and honestly bigger, in the hopes of dispelling the mermaid's concentration in an attempt to freeze the area. How's that going to work out? ]

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[ Luckily(?) for the two, the mermaid has rolled a nat 1, so she's getting spears and slashed at in a very cartoon-like sense in that there's no blood and that she's being knocked around in the pond. She disappears in the typical jrpg way, disappearing into sparkles.

With that the water in the pond drains until it's just a small crater-sized landscape. At the center of it, they can find 1 alexandrite the size of a human baby's fist and 1 mermaid scale that is the size of their hand. When the mermaid scale is held by two (or three) people at the same time, they will be compelled to go to the beach and convey their passionate, undying love for each other in the most dramatic way possible.

Upon receiving the two items, the two will find themselves outside of the mines in a blink of an eye. Journey's done! ]

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[ the way she disperses kind of reminds him more of spiritual matter than anything physical. perhaps, a bit reminiscent to what he was accustomed to in some ways, and he can't deny the bit of an ironic smile that makes its way to his features as a result.

still, looks like that was one issue over and done with. as with the last one, his eyes seem to ask his companion what he wants, and he ends up picking up the alexandrite. it's pretty big, not bad for raw materials. he's both impressed and kind of happy? looks like this will be a good place to come to a few more times, he thinks.

when they've both picked up their pieces, it looks like they're back to the start and he can't deny it's a bit funny. ] You know through all of this, I realized... I never got your name, huh? Pretty careless of me.

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[ Finally, Yuri manages to have some luck here!!

Anyway, he also finds himself more inclined to pick up the mermaid scale for some reason. He's never been the type of guy who was too into jewelry anyways. Maybe he can show it off to Judith and Flynn too; that'd be neat.

Regardless, Achilles presents a good question, because it's got him thinking. But technically he's done the same mistake. ]

...Same here, actually.

Well, easy way to fix that up, right? The name's Yuri Lowell. You?

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[ he's glad that they've both managed to forget, if just because in his head that means they are both somehow absolved from blame. is that how this works? maybe not, but he smiles in tune. ] Rid...

[ oh....


... and just like that he catches himself in his usual habit. ] Achilles. It's nice to meet you, Yuri. Maybe next time we can spar ourselves.

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[ For a moment, he isn't so sure what Achilles is about to say there, waiting a little until he decides on a different route for introductions. ]

Yeah. It's always good to keep a good rotation in sparring partners, you know?

[ Or at least, that's how he feels. But, boy, that sure has been a work out of sorts, so he'll offer: ]

Say, I'm going to head on back. If you want, I could whip something up for the both of us. A meal's good to have after a fight.

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[ naturally, he's not one to decline someone's offer of goodwill, and so he relents pretty easily. it helps too when yuri himself seems pretty easygoing and it wouldn't be a lie to say he wanted to get to know him better. ] Well, I don't turn away free stuff.

[ he says easily enough as stands beside yuri, placing an arm over his shoulder. ]

But, I agree! It'd be great if we had a drink too, but not sure if there's a lot of that here.

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[ Just so we don't clog up with non-exploration stuff, we can just continue at a leisure pace right here! ]