@russo ( text ) | backdated to july 17(?)

[jigsawn]

found a village

( he has attached the map with the approximate location of the village marked — coordinates and all. so, don't @ him for not saying more.

eta; oh yeah, so his exploration thread is still ongoing which means he may or may not provide new information as it progresses. only time will tell. )

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@shadow

[itsaname]

thank you for sharing this.

[ And, since he's looked through some other replies: ]

does it look like anyone's ever lived there?

@cuttingedge; text

[knifecollecting]

Across the river? How'd you get there?

private ( text )

[hext]

thank you. hope to see you soon.
don't provoke the crab.

@d.grayson

[identifier]

same village we found.

what did you do?

[kungfuey]

What did you do with your lantern?

[jigsawn]

i was thinking more along the lines of bbq and football
but poking snakes come a close second

i still got the rope tied to the posts, so have at it
doing some research at the library here
i'll let you know if anything comes up

[jigsawn]

tied it to my waist

[jigsawn]

no

but i know someone who is working on building a bridge across the river if you want to lend a hand

[jigsawn]

it looks like no one has lived here in years

but i heard from winters that the previous group's progress was reset

( it's likely that its default is supposed to look this way — abandoned and worn down. who can really say? )

[jigsawn]

rope

crawled across

[jigsawn]

took a look around the rec center and the library

met the librarian

[identifier]

friendly chat?

[paletteswap]

Perhaps.

Thank you for informing everyone of your findings.

[knifecollecting]

How did you manage that and your lantern?

[jigsawn]

tied it to my waist

[preseance]

You say 'football' again with any measure of associatin' it with my home state, an' we'll be havin' words that ain't strictly on the proper side of polite.

( his was a time of baseball, thank you very much. )

An' sure thing. If'n the army taught me nothin' else, it taught me how to cross a river.

[itsaname]

[ Not for the first time, Shadow wonders exactly what a "reset" entails. ]

did he mention when the reset happened?

[ Shadow, at least, hadn't thought to ask until just now. ]

[knifecollecting]

Smart. Did you see anything in the water?

[jigsawn]

( oh, right. his bad. it's baseball.

sure a good thing gene isn't there with him because his comment made him crack a smile. anyway, he probably isn't going to respond back until a while later— )

found a book depicting a few locations that may be near this village

i'm going to check them out

[jigsawn]

sort of

i'm looking into a few possible locations near here

[jigsawn]

no, but he pretty much confirmed it's a more permanent death than the one we experience here

[jigsawn]

no but i felt something

tried to grab at my leg

[identifier]

such as?

[jigsawn]

another lighthouse by a lake and some kind of old infrastructure

i've managed to triangulate where they might be located

[preseance]

( god grant him the strength to deal with lieutenant william russo, who is apparently in dire need of a toddler leash. gene just rubs a hand across his face, then, )

Y'reckon you might benefit from some company, sir?

( it ain't quite him pullin' some manner of medical rank on him, but it's at the very least a gentle suggestion. )