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[callada]

Before you all go running off around town now that things are quieter:

The Tunnel of Love at the amusement park is the crocodile spirits' new territory. They were moved there as a compromise so you can all access the shopping center safely. Ride at your own risk.

Shopping center's still flooded. Burst pipe at the aquarium in some kind of camping supplies shop. Might want to bring some plumbing tools to fix it and drain the water, we didn't have anything on hand. Should be safe now though, just wet.

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@fjord

[fjorgedinfire]

I'm not sure if the water has anywhere to drain, I'll have to look into that later.

But, if anyone wants to go fixing it, I can help keep the water at bay for maybe ten minutes. And keep us from drowning if we fuck it up badly enough to make it worse.

@SuprNerd

[moderatelymaladjusted]

How?

Re: @SuprNerd

[fjorgedinfire]

Magic. Ain't much more to it than that.

[moderatelymaladjusted]

Can you vanish the water completely? With magic, I mean. Evaporate it, maybe. Banish it to another dimension or just displace it to the lake?

[fjorgedinfire]

That's not my style, unfortunately. I got my powers from a water god, so what I do is control it. I can cause floods, part water or send it uphill, but it doesn't last long and I can't do it too often.

[moderatelymaladjusted]

Could you push it all the way out of the shopping center? Like, a reverse flood?

[fjorgedinfire]

Not in a way where it won't just come flooding back in again. We might have to find a drain in there and see if we can't get rid of it the old fashioned way. Or break a hole in a wall.

[moderatelymaladjusted]

Breaking a wall might not be a bad idea.

You have water-magic, can you breathe under water? Swim down and find a drain?

[fjorgedinfire]

Actually yeah, that's how I found the pipe in the first place. I didn't have much luck finding a drain - could be it's too dark, or that there isn't one. The pipe was supposed to be going into a giant fish tank, except that's broken now. I wouldn't imagine the place has drainage otherwise.

[moderatelymaladjusted]

Oh. Have you tried swimming in the lake?

[fjorgedinfire]

River, yes. Lake, no. And I dislocated my shoulder and snapped my neck doing the first, so forgive me for not having a lot of faith in the other.

[Well, if no-one knew how he died in there before, they sure do now.]

[moderatelymaladjusted]

No one told you that the river would kill you? That's like all it does-- it kills people. Maybe someone should make a huge sign

The lake is different. Maybe.

[fjorgedinfire]

I was indeed informed of that, yes. Which is why I went with other people backing me up and coming in with me, to see if it was a spirit fucking with people or just something in the water. It's also how I discovered the rivers are probably well over a hundred feet deep and taste like shit. Like something died upstream.

[Happy now, asshole? He didn't just dive in there for kicks.]

So I assume that if you want to do something with the lake, you're gonna be there to back me up when you send me in there.

[moderatelymaladjusted]

It tasted like what? Okay, I'm not even going to ask you how or why you know what dead things in the water tastes like. I'm just going to take your word for it and move on.

Yes?

@ephrim

[sunsbreath]

[ Guess who was backreading. Extensively. ]

What are these pipes made of?

[fjorgedinfire]

I'd hazard a guess at copper, maybe, but I'm not sure. I'm not familiar enough with the metals this place used to use to make a good call.

[sunsbreath]

As long as it's metal, it doesn't matter.

I need enough metal to repair the damage. Are the materials in the junkyard available for us to use?

[fjorgedinfire]

Already used to this place, huh? [He doesn't recognise the username. But then, he also doesn't use the network much...] Yeah, if you can get past the spirit guarding it. Seems like it's friendly enough, just... energetic.

[sunsbreath]

[ It's a pretty typical question for a new person to ask, Ephrim supposes, and he doesn't mind pleasantries if he may not be in the mood for them. He's a slave to formality, okay. ]

I've settled long enough. What manner of creature is it? How do you placate it?

[fjorgedinfire]

Apparently it's a big dog. So, you know. How do you distract a big dog.

[That's rhetorical, mostly.]

[sunsbreath]

Treats. Fetch. Conversation, if it's intelligent enough for that.

The shopping center is downtown, correct? Are there any obstacles, or am I free to walk in and do the repairs?

[ If the place is flooded, he has no illusions about the pipes being at all accessible. ]

[fjorgedinfire]

You mean besides the four feet of water covering the whole bottom floor? Nah, not now that the crocodiles are gone. I can show you where the crack is, if you like.

[sunsbreath]

Then I suppose I must ask if you're free to help with the water as well. When and where would you like to meet?

[ He's free for the foreseeable future, after all. Might as well let the stranger handle the time. ]

[fjorgedinfire]

I can meet you downtown in about an hour if you like. I'm headed that way anyhow. Outside the Landmark, that big fancy ass inn.

[sunsbreath]

An hour, then. Who am I looking for? [ Hm. Might be best to start with himself. ] You're looking for a man with a white sweater. Black hair.

[fjorgedinfire]

And you'll be looking for a six foot tall half-orc in leather armour.

OH OOPS FUCK i'll meet you at the tdm lol

[sunsbreath]