TEAM ONE

[paradisamods]

Let's go, shall we

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OBSTACLE ONE: THE RIVER

[paradisamods]

There's an underwater river right below the ledge they're standing on, and the next ledge is a bit too far to jump. Good thing there are two ways across: either swing across the ropes that hang midway across the chasm, or climb down, ford the river, and climb back up again. It looks climbable enough.

If you go by water, though, mind how long you're in it -- it's very, very hot, and there's something in the water that looks suspiciously like a giant octopus.

[rappelle]

[ jet grabs the nearest rope, testing its strength. of course he's going to swing across. ]

Doable. I'll test it first, and anyone small enough can hitch a ride with me next.

[save_the_souls]

[He watches this guy]

Do you think it can get everyone across?

[heliotroping]

[considering that he can't swim at all]

I hope so...

OBSTACLE TWO: THE HUMAN LADDER

[paradisamods]

Getting over this bit might require some team work. If you can boost someone up the 12' wall and get them to the top, maybe they can tie off a rope to help everyone else get up. Who's the lightest?

[tomatoandbasil]

[She comes in at a tiny, pocket sized 5'3" and about 135 pounds. Does she look like a sturdy base? Just look at her and her dumb short self.]

This thing doesn't want us to rest at all, does it?

[waterproofed]

Obstacles are all part of the experience.

[tomatoandbasil]

Reminds me of training gauntlets back home, almost.

OBSTACLE THREE: LAVA

[paradisamods]

Did you notice it getting hot? You should be, now. We're talking sweaty, slippery-fingers hot.

That's because there's a small lava flow up ahead, glowing orange with heat. On the heat-color spectrum, orange ain't so bad, but come on; we all know that's still hot as fuck. It's lava.

Getting across is going to be dangerous, but it looks like there's a small ledge that passes over it. If they can tightrope walk across the 6" stone beam without falling, maybe they'll get out of this one okay.

[gwaine]

[Going first! Mostly to get away from the very hot lava as quickly as possible. He elbows Allen in passing as he strides to it.]

If I die here, tell no one.

[And by no one, he means Arthur. He stamps on it a couple of times before putting his weight on it. And slowly stepping across. So far so good.]

[save_the_souls]

Would everyone stop with the death talk...!

[But he watches, very carefully]

Keep your arms out for balance!

[gwaine]

[That makes Gwaine pull up short before he reaches halfway and turn his head to stare at Allen. With a roll of his eyes, he moves forward again. He holds up his arms exaggeratedly like they were wings. Better?]

OBSTACLE FOUR: THE BRIDGE

[paradisamods]

The bridge is out, but long beams of timber are strewn about. They're rotting, but hopefully with enough, they can bear enough weight. If you can pull them up and move them enough, maybe you can make a new make-shift bridge.

And you better figure it out, because it sounds like that octopus is following you, which is pretty scary because that implies it can get past lava no problem.

[heliotroping]

...What is that noise? [he doesn't want to look, he doesn't want to look]

[waterproofed]

Uhhh. I think it's that octopus.

[gwaine]

...How did it get past the lava?

OBSTACLE FIVE: THE DON'T-GET-BLOWN-OFF-THE-LEDGE

[paradisamods]

There's another hole in the floor here, of indeterminate depth, and it's much, much too far to jump. However, a lot of metal poles are jutting out of the walls; if you guys are daring enough, maybe you can monkey-bars your way across. If that's not good for you, there's an extremely narrow ledge that can be crossed, but unlike the balance-beam of before, this one's tight up against the wall, meaning it's less about balance and more about keeping your back to the wall.

And every once in a while, a geyser of water shoots out of the wall, threatening to knock you off.

It depends on which is more of a risk to you, really.

[save_the_souls]

[Allen stares at the geyser and frowns]

...Does anyone have a working watch or clock? We could time how often the geyser comes.

[hulloeverything]

[A wrist comes shooting into Allen's field of vision. A gold watch is attached to said wrist.]

It's a bit soggy but it's been through worse. We'd just have to hook my crystal up to it, first.

[youfallback]

[Carolina smiles a little at that. Oh Eleven. She's moving up beside both of them, hands on her hips.]

Prepared for everything.