-Well, sure-
-You take the clothing, the broken wine glasses, the empty wine bottle, the basket of rotting food, and the note-
-Gespenst encounters no resistance as he wades through the river. Nothing he can't handle, anyways-
"Seven is here too, dressed like the concept of choosing clothes that look nice together was an arcane secret far beyond their grasp."As of the time of me penning this, I can tell you aren't really watching the news. You're positive. You know the shit's about to hit the fan, but at the same time you're only distantly aware of it and you can keep living. And keep me living. Lucky you, not being a news hound like I am. Things are surprisingly civil, not even just in our corner of the world. I mean, yeah, lots of people are going apeshit, there's riots nearly everywhere, entire cities are burning down - but it's not like world governments are trying to settle any scores at the last minute. Then again, they all pooled together for this, so I guess they need to display solidarity. Just like us, all they can do is sit and wait.
Why am I writing this? Well... you know as well as I do the world's about one wrong step from falling into hell. That's probably not doing it justice, either. You may not be keeping up with this as intently as I am, but you still know that if our technology fails us, there's going to be a lot of people who aren't going to be alive come next month. Chances are I'm going to be one of them. So I'm writing this in the event it happens - whatever's up there gets down here, we fight it off, and I die. So that even in my absence you'll have at least something of me to keep with you.
Of course, odds are if I'm dead, you are too. So not like this is very useful. Or maybe the system works, and we can all breathe easy. I can stuff this in a lockbox and tell you about it in fifty years when we're old and silly. It is kinda redundant. But you know me, being the hopeless romantic. I guess I'm just scared of dying. You probably have the right idea, choosing not to keep up with this, because I haven't been getting good sleep since I have. You're probably putting as much effort into avoiding this as I am into thinking about it, and yet you're sleeping better than I am. I guess you must be a cryptid or something. That, or ignorance is bliss.
I always thought I'd have more time. Story of everyone's life, though, right? It always happens when you least expect it. "Mind that bus, what bus, splat". I've gotten better at cherising every moment we spend together, though. So I guess there's at least some silver lining to the imminent apocalypse.
I love you, kwonbg
-There's a little bit more to the note, but it's entirely unintelligible like the name right at the end of where you can read it. Looks like the wine got spilled over it-
-Longram, initially you meet with the same success as Gespenst. However, it soon becomes clear that if you wanna go this way, you'll have to go all the way underwater-
-Rostam, which way? Left or right works pretty well, so you might as well choose something.-
-You make it across without incident, Gespenst. Other side is about as safe as the rest of the forest you've been travelling through is.-
edited 15th Aug '17 7:28:31 PM by SpartyMcFly
"Seven is here too, dressed like the concept of choosing clothes that look nice together was an arcane secret far beyond their grasp."-Well, after heading far enough to the right, you and Lovisia find a bridge, Rostam-
-It looks old, but at the same time, reliable-
-In the meanwhile, Longram, as you walk a giant squid comes right at you-
-Roll Dexterity with a -4 penalty to dodge it because you're underwater-
"Seven is here too, dressed like the concept of choosing clothes that look nice together was an arcane secret far beyond their grasp."-Well, Longram, the squid attaches itself to your leg-
-But you manage to avoid it hitting somewhere worse, and doing something like sucking your arm up or completely obscuring your vision by clamping onto your head-
-Count your blessings-
"Seven is here too, dressed like the concept of choosing clothes that look nice together was an arcane secret far beyond their grasp."

-ges starts trying to wade across it first-