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WHO: EVERYONE. All PCs thus far will be in this log, through active tagging or implication.
WHAT: THRILLS. SPILLS. Hiking trip toward the Diamond City.
WHERE: The Overworld.
WHEN: Forward-dated to May 1st (Tuesday) through May 7th (Monday).
WARNINGS: May contain violence or other mentions of physical harm. This is not summer camp.
NOTES: More information can be found on the OOC post here. Please read it!

Gathered in the morning haze, Sleepers were brought to the mouth of the Cave with plenty of supplies and equipment. Compasses that would point them toward the City. Backpacks full of clothes and food, medical kits, tents and even weapons. Stun rifles and knives — to fight off any unwanted company, they said. ("Watch out for their bite," Ryan had commented. "Those fuckers are downright feral.") The straight and narrow path would get them there in six days if they kept a good clip. They were sent off just like that. Refusals to leave were met with a wall of guard force officers blocking the entrance back into the cave city. No way to go but forward, unless someone was particularly stalwart about remaining.

From the exterminator's station near the mouth, leaving the Cave was as simple as a short hike upward into the fresh air of the Overworld. Dust and an uncomfortable sort of heat pervaded the atmosphere, light winds stirring up the sand and teasing the meager bits of vegetation that had grown. No matter what direction you looked... it was all wasteland, cracked ground and desolate emptiness. Jutting up from scarred ground were boulders and small spires made entirely of glass and patches of stone; instead of reflecting the harsh sunlight, they seemed to absorb it and only add to the muted loneliness of the atmosphere. As far as the eye could see, there was no life to be found.

With no other option, the Sleepers eventually made their way onward.

| Day 1: Calm

| Day 2: Animals

| Day 3: Sandstorm

| Day 4: Mansion

| Day 5: Thomp

| Days 6&7: Long way

Comments

[itemfinder]

Chivy had to laugh at that. "I don't think anything about this has been easy, just really annoying." Possibly an understatement, but trying to pinpoint the right word would mean actually thinking through all the things that had gone in unexpected directions and Chivy didn't really feel like dwelling on the negatives at the moment. The current circumstances were bad enough on their own.

[whowillsaveyou]

"They have, haven't they?" The Doctor smiled toward the fellow, not seeming too phased by the experiences of the trip himself. It was something he'd grown used to, the unexpected dangers of travel. "Let's hope the city isn't overrun with beasts, hmm?" His gaze turned to the ravine. "But first we have to get there." He hoped that wouldn't be as much of a challenge as the cats or the sandstorm.

[itemfinder]

The idea of finding the city in an unlivable condition was not at all a happy one. "If it is, I'm still not going back to that cave," Chivy said firmly. "It took way too much to get out here to start with."

[whowillsaveyou]

"Hmm, yes. I suppose we could fortify a location and work on clearing more of it, if it were required." He had to admit the thought hadn't crossed his mind sooner, and that was a bit surprising. Still, buildings were more easily defended than the terrain outside, and he didn't intend to go back to the cave without investigating the city properly. "We'll see what we find, hmm?"