[Quest: Things getting clearer]

[flailofthelord]

As the questers progress, the balck line on the horizon becomes thicker, more pronounced. And it soon becomes obvious what they're looking at. A giant intrusion of some hard rock, raised up perhaps hundreds of feet above normal ground level, and covering a vast region across the travellers' path.

To go around would add days to their journey

Comments

[cpttightpants]

"Been through worse than that." Mal says, his eyes squinting as he looks at the horizon. "Say we go straight on." He glances around the group. "Don't gotta but never shied down from somethin' like that before."

[whoismatches]

Steph stares up at the mountain, frowning.

"Can we get the car up it? Anyone see any roads?"

[cpttightpants]

"Transportation would slow us down... just like goin' around would." Mal shrugs and looks to Steph, among the others. "We need the transport? Way I see it we was all made with the best kind of transport possible... walkin' ain't half bad. Course if we had a few mares..." But they didn't. "We need the thransport?" He asks again.

[whoismatches]

"Prolly not."

She shrugs.

"We can load everything onto ourselves."

[flailofthelord]

From this distance, there don't appear to be any roads at all, or anything likely to make the cliffs easily scaleable. They're sheer, tall, and if someone has binoculars on them, they're apparently made of basalt.

[cpttightpants]

Mal is a stubborn man... doesn't know how to quit, and... did he mention stubborn?

He looks to Steph. "Conjure we got enough strength to do it."

[whoismatches]

She fingers her belt, with the grappling hooks, pitons, and other bat things,

"We can do it."

[cpttightpants]

"Need some rope... and got two daggers on me. They'll help with the climbin'." Mal says as he takes a few steps towards the cliffs studying them.

[whoismatches]

"I've got line."

As she starts pulling some out.

[cpttightpants]

Mal looks back to Steph and nods. "Think we can break into teams and pull each other up and over if we got a mind to."

[deathonnahorse]

Methos looks up the cliff face.

"Just for the record, you guys are nuts."

Doesn't mean he won't do it, just stating that fact aloud is all.

[cpttightpants]

"It's been stated on more than one occasion." Mal nods at Methos mischievously and then glances to Steph. "About me, that is."

[usedtobeone]

"I'm not sure I want to leave it." Veronica looks sadly at the Sebring, her companion since its discovery in the abandoned parking lot.

But Backup barks, and Veronica shrugs.

"We'll come this way on the way back, though, pick it up again."

Right?

[cpttightpants]

"We will xin gan." Mal looks assuredly to Veronica. "Anyway if no one else is willin', I'll make my way back here with you to pick it up... even if they're willin'. Can promise you that." And Mal never breaks a promise if he can help it.

xin gan - sweetheart

[deathonnahorse]

"Maybe there's a place at the base of the cliff where we can hide it. A cave or overhang or something," Methos offers. "Or at least make it less obvious, in case anyone else shows up."

[cpttightpants]

"Brush or somethin'. Good thinkin'." Mal nods at Methos. "You think others will be followin'?"