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> Unnerved, but too busy to think about it, the party gets moving
> Whitewood thinks he can navigate it
> with middling (partial) success, due to the Clouded fallout, he does.
> They travel through the ruins of what looks like a freshly-pillaged, once-beautiful town without much issue-- some streets are blocked by debris, though, and it takes some time and effort to clear their path
> It also does nothing for Whitewood, as he picks up a minor Blood Fallout to replace Furious (which he cleared when he finally got off the night before)
> Nothing serious, just a slight damage debuff as he finds himself Winded from the heavy lifting
> They carry on, eventually finding bodies unrelated to the carnival-- fresh dead, already picked over for valuables
> Nothing of value to be found here, not now
> They continue on, with Cheri picking up a familiar scent-- like wine and expensive perfume-- the magic of Incarne
> Hopeful (and mildly aroused) she decides to take the lead, thinking perhaps they'll be reunited with Enamora, their lost Incarnadine
> They follow the trail successfully, leading to the center of the town. There, the trail ends abruptly... but nothing else happens
> disappointing, but not damaging to the ego
> Seeing the buildings deeper in are less damaged, some of them just boarded up, they decide to explore a few and see what they can find-- maybe people, maybe valuables, who knows.
> team effort, everyone's vulnerable here
> partial success
> Everyone picks up a little Mind stress, seeing the state of the place
> Penny gets a Minor Fallout: Figment
> This fallout is an illusory-- or imagined-- version of another one, so she thinks something is happening to her, but it's not.
> She thinks she has Deja Vu-- that this village is the one she grew up in, that these are people she knew scattered about like bags of sand
> Penny was raised by the Vermissian Collective, so this is obviously not true, but she's going to need serious help to get that grip back
> Unnerved, but too busy to think about it, the party gets moving
> Whitewood thinks he can navigate it
> with middling (partial) success, due to the Clouded fallout, he does.
> They travel through the ruins of what looks like a freshly-pillaged, once-beautiful town without much issue-- some streets are blocked by debris, though, and it takes some time and effort to clear their path
> It also does nothing for Whitewood, as he picks up a minor Blood Fallout to replace Furious (which he cleared when he finally got off the night before)
> Nothing serious, just a slight damage debuff as he finds himself Winded from the heavy lifting
> They carry on, eventually finding bodies unrelated to the carnival-- fresh dead, already picked over for valuables
> Nothing of value to be found here, not now
> They continue on, with Cheri picking up a familiar scent-- like wine and expensive perfume-- the magic of Incarne
> Hopeful (and mildly aroused) she decides to take the lead, thinking perhaps they'll be reunited with Enamora, their lost Incarnadine
> They follow the trail successfully, leading to the center of the town. There, the trail ends abruptly... but nothing else happens
> disappointing, but not damaging to the ego
> Seeing the buildings deeper in are less damaged, some of them just boarded up, they decide to explore a few and see what they can find-- maybe people, maybe valuables, who knows.
> team effort, everyone's vulnerable here
> partial success
> Everyone picks up a little Mind stress, seeing the state of the place
> Penny gets a Minor Fallout: Figment
> This fallout is an illusory-- or imagined-- version of another one, so she thinks something is happening to her, but it's not.
> She thinks she has Deja Vu-- that this village is the one she grew up in, that these are people she knew scattered about like bags of sand
> Penny was raised by the Vermissian Collective, so this is obviously not true, but she's going to need serious help to get that grip back
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