August 2021 - Stuck in the Nets

[staymods]

Stuck in the Nets

The strange whispers at night have persisted throughout the month of August, only growing stronger with time. Whatever is out there, it's searching for something. Or perhaps someone?

But that is a secondary worry today. The biggest problem on hand is that something large appears to have gotten caught in one of the sea nets. It's hard to tell what it is at a distance, but it's trashing about and getting tangled up in the lines. Something needs to be done about this before the creature destroys too much of the netting.

But also, Otherworlders should move cautiously. As they go to investigate, they'll find that the air is still and lacks the ambient sounds usually found in nature. There are no bird calls, no buzzing insects, nothing. Just the sounds of splashing.

Comments

[ghoulserrand]

How many... superpowers... do you have...?

[If you thought he wasn't going to incredulously ask, you were mistaken.]

Er... that might... work too...

[maidofmistakes]

Uh, super strength, heat vision, super breath -- that means I can hold my breath for a long time and I have ice breath. Immune to Earth diseases, but apparently not the Rash, which is weird, but I guess since it's only from this dimension. I can run fast and jump high, but I usually fly instead. It's also hard to hurt me, and apparently I age slowly now, though I haven't been on Earth long enough for it to show in any case.

It all depends on me absorbing energy from Earth's yellow sun, though. And if I'm under a red sun, like we had back home, then I'm basically just like a human. I also can't do anything against magic, and I could build up a resistance to mental suggestion like what happened with the troll, but I... kind of haven't. I never learned how. But I know I could! I mean, Kal learned somehow, and he grew up on Earth, so the art can't be lost forever or anything.

[ghoulserrand]

[He stares at her. He stares, silently, for a long, long moment, goggles reflecting her back.]

I... guess that's why you're super....

[They were just passing out powers and she took the whole damn basket, huh?]

Remind me to... ask about Kal... when we don't have... a big threat on our hands...

[maidofmistakes]

Okay. [She rubs the back of her head.] I know it's a lot to get used to. I made a lot of mistakes when I started out... and broke almost everything I touched... and crashed into the cafeteria on my first day of school.

[ghoulserrand]

[He smiles faintly behind his gaiter.]

Trust me... I know a lot... about getting used to... strange new things. I hope the cafeteria thing... didn't hurt too much...

[maidofmistakes]

It actually hurt the building more than it hurt me. I felt really bad about it, though.

[ghoulserrand]

[That makes him laugh.]

Better than building... than you...

[He glances back at the water.]

Let's make sure... you stay intact... We'll meet here... alright?

[maidofmistakes]

Got it. I won't get too close. Don't worry.

[And she won't! But she'll get yelled at anyway.]