Suddenly, a deer exploded in a dramatic shower of sparks, turning into... Oh! Wasn't this amazing?! A... bee-thing! All Paige knew was that she HAD to figure out how this magic worked. It would be thrilling to be able to explode into whatever shape she wanted to be! And treasures! Anything they could find with the magic fork, or anything the Cheery Court could make - what a promise that was! ALL THE SHINIES she could ever dream of. PAIGE WANTED IN.
"I'll do it too!" she squealed, jumping forward to take the fork from the one with ankle-bracelets. She bounded in the direction the fork's owner (well, temporary owner, from what she'd said) gestured, stopped in front of another section of rock, and shifted the fork's handle in her teeth. She didn't have hands, so it was more difficult for her, but she wasn't about to let that stop her from trying! She struck the fork against the wall, but it buzzed instead of ringing. She must have held it wrong somehow. Pouting, she offered it back to Rain, or whoever else would take it. She'd have better luck next time.
Action. Thought. "Speech."
(forgive my inactivity just pretend hes been trying lol)
'specs' walked around a bit more. he looked back to the crowd, sniffing the fork that cerilaine held. "may i..?" the fox asked, taking it tentatively into his jaws. he walked around, trying to find something.
as he walked, the fork began to vibrate. it hurt his teeth. badly. but it meant something! "g-guys! over here, i found something!" he yipped, slightly muffled.
The tuning fork began to suddenly vibrate, rattling Forgraves' teeth. It was stronger if he turned it toward the Generator; weaker in any other direction.
A little more searching in that direction could perhaps narrow it down...
The tuning fork is indicating the direction of the Generator. One more Barely+ roll should be able to pinpoint its target.
@Forgraves
Action. Thought. "Speech."
Tilting his head around, he would find it was stronger when he pointed at the generator, weird machine thing. strange.
he winced. well, guess it wouldnt hurt to look that direction. "guys, it seems to be by the generator somewhere! hold on."
he walked closer, trying to get a good read...
"dammit." he hissed, the tuning fork getting weaker no matter where he looked. maybe he was missing something? "i lost it, but its gotta be over here! the things vibrating! by the generator!"
Specs was the one who found it. Rain had a very narrow range of motion in their face, especially behind the mask, but it twisted with displeasure. The mandibles clicked in mild irritation below it and they snatched the fork back from him. It seemed to be a game of hot potato now, fighting to see whose ears were the best and who struck it in the right spot -- they couldn't deny their jealously, though they did grate out an "Excellent work, Specs."
Rain moved closer to the Generator. Whatever the fork was resonating with, it was clearly over here. They held it up, angling it slightly. They were good with vibrations -- all the faeries were, insectoid as they were. Surely it would be her who found it, her who claimed her prize--?
Her eyes lit up. It certainly seemed so.
The tuning fork led at last, in trembling assurance, to its terminus: a flat area of completely unremarkable rock a few yards from the Generator. It was still on shore: near the river's edge, but simply a part of the ground. There was nothing of interest here, at all.
Over one particular spot, the tuning fork shook and quivered, nearly jerking itself from Rain's grasp.
Was it trickery, perhaps? Had the Collector betrayed them, somehow, or did something lie beneath, just waiting to be uncovered?
@Rain
Curious, they tapped at the stone with a foot.
"It has been laid to rest," they declared, parroting the Collector.
"There may be hints nearby, the creature said. He said that thanks to our efforts they would wake up and break the stone, like our hatching-stones, but perhaps we have to break this one first." They held the tuning fork close to it, tapping it on the exact spot that seemed to pull it with the most force. Maybe the fork itself would break things?
"Wake up!" Rain demanded, scowling at the rock.
"And you all, go look for clues. Or try to dig, if you know how to break stone." Hah, it felt good to be the boss for once -- they could understand why Rain liked it so much! Although, now it meant that everyone was looking at them, so if they made a mistake, it would be on
their shoulders.
@forgraves @arwen @marshmallow @matthieu @cerilaine @jasmedai @paige