nysalogs | what is your name? what is your quest?

Uhh...

[ Give him a moment. If this were a video game...where would the traps be? He analyzes the room, the cracks in the ceiling that let just a little bit of sunlight through, before picking up a loose stone near their heels and tossing it close to the pedestal. Sure enough, it triggers a barrage of darts to fire off in front of the treasure. ]

Okay, so...that's one.

[ Gingerly, he starts to tiptoe forward. ]

Watch your step...

[ Don't step on the diamonds!!! ]

[ ah. well. darts, now. too bad she doesn't know accio treasure.. but she does know other things. rather than follow in his footsteps, alisaie tilts her head thoughtfully. ]

What if I were to blast it off of the pedestal?

[ He glances back at her, surprisingly pensive. ]

Might work, but we gotta account for the possibility that the weight of the treasure is keepin' another trap in check.

[ Another thing she would have learned from Indy... ]

[ he's really into this.. it's like a stupid roleplay, only he doesn't even have to roleplay. this is his dream. ]

Is that -- okay.

[ she'll take his word for it, he seems to know what he's doing. somehow. ]

Have you.. done this before?

[ Hey, just be glad he's enjoying himself and not dead??? Gods. ]

Nah. I've just, uh, played a lot of video games.

[ Who knew they would come in handy? He continues to step closer to the pedestal, slowly but surely. ]

[ while prompto is creeping forward like some bug creature, alisaie remains behind, standing with her arms loosely crossed over her abdomen. because you know what's super useful for situations like this? familiars. especially ones that don't have feet and therefore cannot step on any diamonds.

with a flick of her fingertips, alisaie sends the phoenix gliding smoothly forward beside prompto. nice. ]

How is that relevant?

There's, uh, a lot of games where you do stuff like this...

[ And he's a nerd. Prompto spares a moment to grin up at the phoenix as it joins him at his side - it's so beautiful! he's gonna tear up again! - but then he's focusing on the pedestal again. There's really no reliable way to tell if removing the treasure itself will set off a trap, but just in case... ]

Let's find our exit first. That way, even if it does set off a trap, we can make a quick getaway. Probably from a giant boulder.

[ prompto.. that's so smart!! look at her boy, thinking ahead. so while the two of them approach the pedestal and its shiny treasure, alisaie casts her eyes around the room, examining all four walls as well as she can, in the dim light. ]

There -

[ she says at last, gesturing to her right. ]

The south wall.

[ it's a narrow doorway, barely visible in the dim, dusty light; here's hoping that it doesn't snap shut while they're still in here, dying from whatever curse prompto sets off. ]

[ Not just a hat rack, my friend! Prompto follows her gesture to the wall, just making out the doorway she's spotted. Yes, that'll do nicely, provided it doesn't shut on them when a trap is activated...

Hm. ]

Hey, think your feathered friend here could carry that gem on his own?

[ WHAT IS THE AIRSPEED VELOCITY OF AN UNLADEN GRANDPA PHOENIX ]

If we hang out by the door while he grabs it, maybe we can make a break for it before anything too crazy happens.

[ Like, death. ]

[ but hats would mess up his beloved coif. how much did he cry, putting on that beanie in the snow?? ]

Of course he can.

[ she says, a little smugly, but she really can't help it.. she's so proud, so glad; truth be told the summon could have been entirely useless, but still she would have loved to have it by her side. thankfully, it isn't; its forebear was a powerful adversary. a raid boss, even, not just your run of the mill 8-man trial!!

another gesture, and it glides to hover over the pedestal, while alisaie jogs quickly toward the door. ]

[ Perfect. Prompto trots over to join her near the door, before wheeling back to face the phoenix. He considers wedging himself in the door to keep it from closing if a trap is sprung, but...that also has the potential to crush him, which he'd rather avoid, especially after she went and saved his life and all. ]

Alright. Whenever you're ready.

[ Let's all try not to die, now. This treasure better really be worth it... ]

[ it isn't until prompto is back beside her again that she returns her attentions to the phoenix again - she just peeled him off the floor once, she isn't keen on doing it again.

so HERE WE GO.. one last gesture and nod, and the bird drops and seizes the heirloom in its beak and immediately turns to dart toward them as quickly as it can. ]

Go, go, go!

[ Prompto ushers Alisaie through the door before he darts through himself, sprinting along the corridor until he dares to glance back at the room they just left -

...Nothing happened.

Oh well! Better safe than sorry... ]

[ through the door they go, the phoenix sailing after them a moment later, swift and direct, and alisaie tenses, ready to bolt, or fight, or -

- or.. nothing. no roaring, no rumbling, or shrieking, or the whisper of projectiles flying through the air. just the same old creaky silence and dusty air. well. okay. the phoenix alights on her shoulder, and drops the stone into her waiting palm. ]

Well, that was anti-climactic.

...Yeah, it kinda was.

[ All the same, he heaves a heavy sigh, glad to have the ordeal over with. Two near-death experiences are enough for him for one day, thank you very much!

Still, he can't help a satisfied smile as she takes the stone in hand, and Prompto grins up at the phoenix. ]

Couldn't have done it without you, our feathered friend.

[ ...Does he have a name, or... ]

[ .. uh. no?? it's an entirely new familiar that no one has ever summoned before so.. yeah, no name. just phoenix. like carbuncle. ]

Yes, I have a feeling it will come in quite handy.

[ summons generally do. lest we not forget carbuncle saving prompto's bacon from that window he got stuck in oh so long ago, in the ye olden days. ]

[ Wow, how creative..... ]

Did you know it was going to work?

[ ...How lucky did he get, here? ]

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.. no, I did not.

[ he got very lucky. incredibly lucky. they both did. slowly, she lifts her free hand, the phoenix lowering its elegant head to nuzzle gently against her fingers, her eyelids low, pensive, thoughtful. ]

To be honest, I was not even attempting to summon it, I was trying to heal you, but it.. came to me.

[ Prompto's heart skips a beat, and for a moment, he almost panics again - but they're far past the danger now. The corridor they're in is slowly giving way to a regular, old fashioned tunnel, and there are breaks in the rock above letting sunlight through. It won't be long until they're out now.

But to know that he came that close...it's chilling, and a reminder that this is no game. They were saved here once, and the Natha seemed to be able to bring back the dead from their worlds. However, he has no reason to think they could do as much here. ]

Guess he knew when you really needed him, huh? [ His words are gentle as he looks up at the phoenix in wonder. ] When we both needed him.

[ ah, sunlight again.. and even better, fresh air. not a lot, only what filters through the cracks, but still a welcome reprieve from the damp, dusty air here. alisaie slows a moment to lifts her face to the warm light, breathing deeply. ]

I suppose he did. [ her voice and smile both are a fond melancholy. ] And thank the Gods for it.

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[ Prompto slows as well, slipping his hand into hers now that they're no longer running helter-skelter down the hallway. His smile echoes her own, soft and genuine. ]

You can say that again.

[ It may have only been a moment that he was out, but things can change so quickly in a moment. ]

[ his hand feels warm, and alisaie gently squeezes her fingers tightly around his own before weaving them together. it's easy to shrug off their tomb raiding adventure, but she'd come so very close to losing this, to never feeling the warmth of his skin, the pressure of his fingers around and between her own.

she cannot help but feel a little.. guilty, for it. her recklessness, her brash tendency to rush headlong, thoughtlessly into danger - how many times had she put her brother through this? her friends? probably far too many. ]

Good to know, at least, that I should have no further trouble scraping you off of the floor, if need be.

[ bacon saving phoenix is going to come in handy. ]

[ It sure will! Unless it's her that's dying. :) ]

Iiiin any case, I'll try to...limit the need for floor-scraping. Next time we get into a scuffle, I'll be more careful.

[ Because...yeah...he shouldn't have been in that close and they both know it. Fighting alongside Alisaie isn't like fighting alongside the Crownsguard. If one of them takes a serious hit, there's no convenient royal magic to depend on for quick healing. Just something he's going to need to bear in mind. ]

[ yup.. too bad about that, rip. ]

Good to know. So long as you keep your distance, I am sure you will be fine.

[ gunslingers on the back line, silly boy!! she definitely has convenient healing magic too, but when it is only the two of them things can happen so very quickly - if she hadn't been able to fell that beast soon enough.. well, who knows what may have happened in the meantime? but they have both learned a valuable lesson, in any case. ]

'Course I will. You've got my back.

[ He gives her hand a reassuring squeeze as they reach the end of the corridor at last. No boulder chase scenes for them! Alas, but at least I got to use one Indy gimmick in this thread. ]

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