[Open Mingle] Remember Me For Centuries

[achievementhunter]

Who: Chara, The Knight, Ginko, Hinata, Chip, Seto, Muffet, Ren, Xion- and anyone else who'd like to jump in!
What: Some exploration occurs, blood is spilled-- everyone has a picnic. In that order.
When: 4/20 BLAZE IT
Where: Ziziphus : C5 and D5 closed prompts, B5 for picnicking!
Warnings: Please post your warnings in comment headers!


CLOSED C5 - You're a cherry blossom

CLOSED D5 - You're about to bloom

OPEN B5 - You look so pretty but you're gone so soon

OPEN B5 - ???

Comments

[shatteredlenses]

Not all poisons leave obvious signs internally or externally. It can be easy to miss if you aren't looking for it specifically, especially if you don't have the tools you are used to having.

[But what is the best way for them to learn more while remaining safe? The vines have already shown themselves to have some level of intelligence. Once they realize they are being studied, there is no way of knowing how they will react.]

We may need to become more aggressive in our search for information, though I am loathe to do anything that might upset the creature or creatures attached to those vines. People certainly shouldn't be heading out in groups of less than two, and I would even suggest more than three if possible, since that is the largest number of vines we've run into at once so far.

It would help if we could figure out how they are gathering information about us, but while it is obvious they aren't using eyes, there are any number of other senses they could be using. My thoughts lean toward them tracking through movement and sound since that is how I do most of my own navigation without vision, though it's also possible they can track body temperature.

[prettypurpleparlor]

There's simply too much we don't know to be completely safe about this, but if it is poison there are a few basic safety precautions we can try.

[She'd know, considering. Muffet counts out her points on her fingers idly as she speaks:]

Skin contact with the vines would be the most obvious vector, so it would likely be best to keep as much bare skin covered up as possible. It could also be airborne, like those spores, so we might ask around if anyone has something that can filter air, or can make one. Asking the Storyteller for a gas mask might perhaps be going a tad overboard... but then again, perhaps not. Definitely don't eat or drink anything you aren't completely certain is safe- including any of your own food that might have been contaminated, not just things found out here.

[She sighs, briefly.]

It would be nice to think that these vines, whatever they might be, aren't particularly hostile to us, given that they've thus far preferred to run from us instead of attacking. But I wouldn't push my luck...

pretend I didn't lose this in my inbox

[thisisourfuture]

I wouldn't push luck with this one. Especially when we can't rule out it might have been feeding on this tigerlily.

[Hinata shifts his weight from one foot to the other. They can't be completely safe. It's like the despair virus all over again. Right. He lets out a breath and speaks up again.]

So, we should avoid skin contact and do what we can to stay decontaminated. I want to say we go a step further and don't stay on this island after dark. We wouldn't be able to spot them if they come for us at night.

I agree with having more than one person per search party. And if we can arrange it, each party should take medical supplies with them. I'll gather what I can and put together kits with my spare supplies.

[shatteredlenses]

Agreed. Can I ask if one of you will make sure this new occurrence and the safety suggestions make it to the rock by the mana pool? It's still one of our best ways to spread information aside from actual meetings and the communication stones we recently acquired. I would offer to do it myself...

[He chuckles then, expression apologetic.]

...but I'm afraid I'm the last person you want leaving anyone a written message.