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[Sir Knight]

The migraine-splat on the ground outside was attaining coherence.  Coherent migraine.  This is approximately terrifying.

(Pity this ain't a videogame with machine guns and stuff so we could shoot whatever migraine-beast rose out of the splat.  Because that's totally how migraines work.)

Also, re-entering the cave while patting Clax = Aww.

If there is any seeking of radio communication, maintain emphasis on actual, practical advice that can be delivered in 50 words or less.

[Solifuge]

Well, we entered some sort of quantum state for a moment there. Go back to the radio for real this time, tell him how we got mentally hit in the head, and ask him if we'd want to pick up whatever fell out of our head. The migraine-splat on the ground outside was attaining coherence. Coherent migraine. This is approximately terrifying.

You may as well head back to the Radio.

As you walk back inside, you allow yourself a moment to wonder.
What even was that splatter on the ground?
And why does thinking about it make you feel so scared?

You did your best to avoid looking at it directly, for the sake of your battered brain.
Even just out of the corner of your eye, though. Something about it seemed... familiar? Dangerous?
You kinda wish you'd taken the time to get a better look... but maybe it's for the best.

No sense dwelling on that mystery right now. You shake the thought from your head.
Besides. With any luck, that's the last you'll see of all that mess.

Begin communications session.

So hey. I'm back. Are you still there?

You wait for a moment. Then for another moment. And another. And another.
You stand there, waiting for a minute or more. But there's no reply.

Nothing but silence and white noise on the other end.

Spoiler: CHARACTER STATUS: HANA (click to show/hide) ENERVATED: ≫ SOME OF HANA'S WILLPOWER IS BURNED. ≫ IT WILL NOT RECOVER BY NATURAL HEALING. ITEM SUMMARY: (Capacity: 24kg / 30kg) Boots (1 kg): Rugged leather. Travel-Worn. Clothes (N/A): Warm-Weather. Beet Pun. Duffel (1 kg): Brown Canvas. Zip-Top. 12 Slots. Flashlight (1 kg): Bright, sturdy, and reliable. DUFFEL CONTENTS:  ≫ Batteries (2 kg): Fist-sized, heavy-duty power cells.  ≫ Cat Plush (N/A): Handcrafted. Cute and useless.  ≫ Circuit Board (N/A): Electronics part. Unknown purpose.  ≫ Corroded Bar (2 kg): Dense, metallic, and burnt.  ≫ Rope (8 kg): Natural Fiber, 20 meters.  ≫ Sketchbook (1 kg): Worn. Full of sketches and schematics.  ≫ Toasted Notes (N/A): Mine Supervisors' Log, partially burnt.  ≫ Toolkit (10 kg): Assorted Crafting and Repair.  ≫ Ukulele (1 kg): "Memento Mori". Sturdy and Travel-Worn.

Spoiler: CHARACTER STATUS: CLAX (click to show/hide) ARMOR II (PHYSICAL): ≫ CLAX IS ARMORED. ≫ INCOMING PHYSICAL DAMAGE IS REDUCED BY 2. ARTIFICIAL: ≫ CLAX DOES NOT EAT, SLEEP, OR BREATHE. ≫ THEY ARE IMMUNE TO ORGANIC MALADIES. GATE FATIGUE (EXTRACT): ≫ CLAX EXTRACTED MANA FROM MATTER RECENTLY. ≫ THEY CANNOT EXTRACT MANA AGAIN FOR AN HOUR. ITEM SUMMARY: (Capacity: 0/20 kg) None MANA SUMMARY: (Capacity: 4/5)  ≫ Fire Mana  ≫ Fire Mana  ≫ Grass Mana  ≫ Willpower  ≫ Empty

[Haspen]

uhhhh.

Push buttons on radio, try different channel, broadcast distress signal on all frequencies, etc.?

[Tiruin]

Leave a message anyway--something unique in your communication style, but something consistent so others know it is you.

[Dermonster]

... wait, are those stairs to your right there? TO THE NORTH WEST!

[Egan_BW]

Argh, dammit!

[DolosusDoleus]

... wait, are those stairs to your right there? TO THE NORTH WEST!

Stairs? Stairs! To the stairs!

[monk12]

... wait, are those stairs to your right there? TO THE NORTH WEST!

+1

Yeah, screw radio guy! Onward and upward, Bloodthorne and adventure!

[Worldmaster27]

Is it at all possible to take the radio with us, in case radio bro calls back as we're off wandering to the northwest? (By leaving the corroded metal bar and the circuit board/notes behind)

Alternatively, how far away might we hear the radio should it crackle to life?

[Sir Knight]

... wait, are those stairs to your right there? TO THE NORTH WEST!

Stairs? Stairs! To the stairs!

_{I've only been saying that for weeks!}

Ahem.  Giving the radio just a little more time, drop the stupid Corroded Bar and Toasted Notes so you can put away the Flashlight already.

Then poke the long Metal Console, with a screen like the Robot's, and turn the wheel on the wall.

Then double-check with the radio.

Then, if nothing important has blown up, explore explore whee!

[Puppyguard]

Waaaait. before you go down those stairs, check if Clax's screen is still staticified.

[StrawBarrel]

Ask Clax if they know what has happened.
Play ukulele.

[Solifuge]

Hey all. Sorry to not announce this for so long, but I wanted to let things settle a bit first.

A few months ago, I made the decision to mirror this Suggestion Game/Adventure on a website I was building. I was learning web design as I went so it took some time, but the website is mostly done. It still needs a bit of work on page navigation, suggestions, a system for explaining mechanics info/displaying Character Status stuff, blog posts/author comments, and A LOT of transcribing the existing updates into HTML. I'm hoping to be able to get back to site design soon, and get the thing live ASAP!

Spoiler: Here's some screencaps of the state of affairs (click to show/hide)

Also, in a potentially less popular decision, I've decided to migrate Ashwood Cross to another community I frequent. I considered taking suggestions in both threads, but realized that was too much work for me ATM. Making the adventure Community-Independent was the issue that building the website was meant to address, but unfortunately that's still a Work In Progress. My schedule's such that I can't really take suggestions or format updates for both threads at this time, and I'm sorry for that.

Anyway, that all said, I want to take a second to thank you all for your kind words, support, participation, and your interest in this little story-thing of ours! It's been a great experience for me, and I hope to keep making it something y'all can enjoy too. Thanks to all of you for appreciating this project, and for helping make this what it is!

EDIT: Removed links, for a variety of reasons.

[Dermonster]

Dangit. Eagle time? Woulda preferred SufficientVelocity. Oh well, I hope it goes well!

[Solifuge]

Spoiler: @Derm (click to show/hide)

I considered SufficientVelocity too, but rather than original or graphic-based works, it seems they're focused almost exclusively on fanfiction and text-based fan-adventures? And those aren't really my jam. That, and I didn't hit it off with the members the way I did with E-T... and that's important to me!