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Post by Hollywood Heidi on Aug 23, 2015 17:37:32 GMT -8
Cliffside CavesLocated sporadically around the side of the cliff, well hidden by foliage and their existence not known. Newly discovered by Michael and Gabriella. Reachable by boat or a risky rope climb down from Tarzan's Lookout.
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Post by The Jester Of Tortuga on Sept 8, 2015 18:38:34 GMT -8
Michael and Gabby enter from Michaels Houseboat*
After making anchor they were Michael and Gabriella were able to make their way to the cave with a torch each but not much else in the way of essential treasure hunting goods. Slowly they made their way through exploring the the floors, roof and walls of the cave, it was on these walls that Michael first noticed it. Etched into the stone were two long lines that connected at a point and went along the wall till he found another and another, the beating of his heart increased with each step as he followed the cave etchings to their destination. All the lines connected at a point of a large mass, only they weren't lines Michael figured they were appendages for a body in this case tentacles attached to the body of something that needed to take up a whole to demonstrate is many, many teeth in etchings. Michael stood dwarfed before the cave drawing of the creature and gulped.
"Hello Beastie."
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Post by Hollywood Heidi on Sept 27, 2015 12:54:54 GMT -8
Gabriella followed suit on the other side of the cave, the light from her torch flickering, the shadows dancing across the carvings as if they were coming to life. It was fascinating. So many carvings of so many different things, it was impossible to take it all in.
"Hello Beastie."
Michael's voice echoed off the walls and drew her attention. She moved to beside him, gaping and felt what she'd heard hinted in his voice. Awe twinged with a spec of fear. Where the rest of the walls had been made up of hundreds of small carvings, here stood a ginormous one taking up the whole of the wall. "That's a..." she searched her memory, "Kraken, if I'm not mistaken." The flicker of both torches brought life to the carving and with a shudder, she felt herself move closer to Michael. "Beastie is right. And a horrifying one at that." Her comment rang with a certainty that struck her as odd. Why did she hold such conviction over a statement regarding a mythical creature? She angled her head, studying the creature as if it could answer that question and held her torch further out to illuminate more of it.
A glint caught the corner of her eye. She moved her torch to the right, eyes searching for the general spot she'd thought it had come from and was rewarded with another glint. Following the line of one of the outstretched tentacles of the Kraken, she found the large carving of a ship just out of its reach. She knelt, placing her torch on the ground as her hands traced the familiar lines of the ship and its sails before settling on the object embedded into the middle of its hull. It was mostly black, outlines of gold around its rim and a dome in its center, roughly the size of the palm of her hand.
"I've found something," she said excitedly. She gripped the edges and careful not to damage whatever it was, she gave it a gentle pull. It did not budge, nor did it budge when she tried with a bit more force. "Do you have something we can use to loosen the area around it? A pocketknife, perhaps?"
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The Jester Of Tortuga
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Post by The Jester Of Tortuga on Oct 2, 2015 21:12:51 GMT -8
"Do you have something we can use to loosen the area around it? A pocketknife, perhaps?"
She was kneeling down inspecting something while Michael remained mesmerized by the huge ornate carving while digging around in his pockets and passing her a small pocket knife. Michael shivered as he examined the many, shrap and pointy teeth. Kraken or not this picture gave him the willies and an over all feel of being a small worm on a big hook.
"You ever feel like carrying around a jar of dirt love? I hear it helps."
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Post by Hollywood Heidi on Oct 10, 2015 18:42:59 GMT -8
Gabriella distractedly grabbed the pocketknife from him and flipped it open. She started to carefully scrape at the cave wall around the item. Her phone played the little text alert melody and she pursed her lips in annoyance, ignoring it.
"You ever feel like carrying around a jar of dirt love? I hear it helps."
Unaware that Michael was still distracted by the cave wall picture, she assumed he was referring to what currently had her distraction and wondered how in the world a jar of dirt would help her but before she could voice her question, the item finally wiggled free of the wall.
"Got it!" she said in triumph. She closed the pocketknife and stuffed it into her pocket, barely registering her text alert going off again with her full attention on the item as she stood and studied it. Seeing the hinges, she turned the item and lifted the opposite side. "It's a compass," she said as she reached Michael's side. "It's beautiful."
She traced her fingers along the sides as she took in the craftsmanship of the compass when her text melody played again. "Bloody hell," she said in annoyance. "Here hold this." She carefully placed the compass in Michael's hand as she dug in her pocket for her phone. She remembered Whale had been very distracted when she'd told him she was taking some days off but figured it would have hit him later. "I knew he wasn't listening to me," she muttered under her breath as she pulled her phone from her pocket and clicked to the messages screen. Her expression changed from annoyance to shock as she read.
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Post by The Jester Of Tortuga on Nov 4, 2015 18:53:23 GMT -8
"Yes I was." Michael said like a child who was offended at being called something he wasn't. "You told me to hold this." His head gave a big bold nod "Didn't you?"
Michael inspected the compass the case was black with gold trimmings flipping it open the compass itself was incredibly simple a plain red arrow with a few black lines nothing else, no North, East, South or West markings just a dial that spun relentlessly.
"Congratulations love, a find like this will fund us long enough to raid, pillage, plunder and otherwise pilfer our weaselly black guts out."
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Post by Hollywood Heidi on Nov 28, 2015 19:48:58 GMT -8
"I've been called in on emergency," she said, almost talking over him as she rushed to pick up her things. She grabbed the compass from his hand and carefully put it in her satchel, then grabbed his hand and pulled him along. "There's been a fire," she said in explanation. "Several injuries." As they turned the corner and were able to see outside of the cave entrance up ahead, she paused at the sight of smoke in the distance. "Bloody hell," she said as the reality of the situation hit her. She let go of Michael's hand and dug out her phone to reply back.
"How quickly can you get us back?" she asked, her attention on her phone as she typed, oblivious to one of the small pits in the cave floor coming up right in her path.
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The Jester Of Tortuga
Ready Player One RPG
Cashy-money: $53,400
A Batman Who Laughs Is A Batman Who Wins
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- Morrigan Ashen
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Post by The Jester Of Tortuga on Jan 13, 2016 0:13:24 GMT -8
"How quickly can you get us back?"
The dire situation back on the land must have weighed on her mind as she carelessly made her way towards a small pit the resided in the floor of the cavern. Michael gave a long stride catching up to her before reaching out and wrapping an arm around her waist and giving her a quick spin into him his arm wrapping around her waist once more a hand firmly planted on one of her butt cheeks.
"If I recall I had you on your back in no time at all love." He said giving her bottom a firm squeeze hoping she wouldn't notice the small trip he stopped her going on down a small pit.
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Post by Hollywood Heidi on Jan 23, 2016 14:03:48 GMT -8
Gabriella nearly dropped her phone as she was spun around and found herself pinned to Michael.
"If I recall I had you on your back in no time at all love."
"Michael! The fire is not in my pants!" she scolded. "As if I'd use such a horrible innuendo," she muttered as she batted his arms away. "Look, there's an actual fire." She motioned toward the cave entrance and the smoke in the distance.
"Oh," she said as she noticed the pit only a few steps away. She paled and then blushed in embarrassment. "Thanks for that." She leaned up and gave him a quick kiss before grabbing his hand once again and carefully hurrying out of the cave. "Lesson learned," she said over her shoulder. "No texting while spelunking."
***Gabriella and Michael exit to Michael's Houseboat***
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Post by Hollywood Heidi on Dec 10, 2017 17:45:45 GMT -8
Several hours pass and it is now the evening after the clock started moving.
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Post by Hollywood Heidi on Jun 5, 2018 21:13:36 GMT -8
The night passes and it is now Tuesday morning,
two days after the clock started moving.
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Post by Hollywood Heidi on Jan 18, 2020 14:56:50 GMT -8
The rest of Tuesday passes uneventfully.
It is now Wednesday, October 26, 2011, early morning.
Three days after the clock started moving
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Post by Hollywood Heidi on Apr 2, 2022 20:50:44 GMT -8
The rest of Wednesday passes uneventfully.
It is now Thursday, October 27, 2011, early morning.
Four days after the clock started moving
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Post by Hollywood Heidi on Jan 7, 2023 0:18:27 GMT -8
Approximately nine hours later.
The early morning and afternoon have passed.
It is late afternoon of Thursday, October 27, 2011,
four days after the clock started moving.
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Post by Hollywood Heidi on Aug 20, 2023 11:40:13 GMT -8
Several hours pass.
It is late evening of Thursday, October 27, 2011,
still four days after the clock started moving.
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