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[thecrossingmods]

[The Crossing is coming again.

There is no advance warning from The Ferryman this time. There is nothing to draw your attention towards the message that appears on your device, whatever it may be, except perhaps the expectation that it should be appearing soon.

Whether you think to check for it or you simply stumble upon it, the words are there just as before:]

A toll to be levied for safe passage
from the desert to ǝɹǝɥʍǝsʅǝ

envision a place of comfort and safety
a haven from the wants and ills of life
be it for a moment or for a lifetime

offer it to The Ferryman
and let go

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un: yotsuba

[blindluck]

A good memory this time, then. What are we planning on doing?

[Of course he's going to ask again.]

un: Seedling11037

[cloversandcranes]

I take it you've seen something like this before?

[witnessvelama]

It seems your fears were unfounded, for this time. In any case, I believe we must continue to do as we have before.

- Celehar

UN: No. 7

[toilet_bound]

[Of course, Nagito would be the one to start proper discourse! Hanako isn’t surprised.]

Hey, Shounen! Am I to assume correctly that last time was a less-than-good memory then?

[solitarynote]

Go with the Ferryman. They protected us last time… even if it was scary

[Sunny seems to have absolute faith in their guide, even if he is struggling to come up with a memory to give up.]

What… do you think?

[knockingatthedoor]

I don't know. I may sacrifice the memory of a certain treehouse since it seems to be a place of 'comfort and safety'. Or it was when I was little.

Other people can remind this place in my place.

That being said, we have to see what everyone will be doing.

UN: Daikon Assistant

[daikonheroine]

Komaeda-senpai? What exactly does it mean by 'let go'?

[Yashiro glanced at her phone a little worried. She didn't understand what exactly was being asked of them...]

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[witnessvelama]

[... So here it comes, once more. Celehar gives the message some space in his notebook before writing in a neat hand;]

If any would meditate on their Toll, please come find me.

- Celehar, Prelate of Ulis

[So he writes - but for the next few hours he isn't found in the little hut he's taken to staying in, and set up his own personal shrine. Instead he's once more found pacing the edge of the dunes, the farthest extent of the Ferryman's lantern, as the day cools into evening. No more watching the wraiths, this time - he's walking simply to walk, his eyes fixated on the sand in front of him.]

[Action]

[solitarynote]

[Sunny sees the message float across his notebook and - in spite of his current muddled musings - goes to find Celehar. Sunhat firmly on his head, toucan side up (like the bird can give him some sort of bravery or wisdom, maybe), the teen wanders… until he spots the elf in the distance.

Maybe he should have checked here first. It seemed like Celehar spent a lot of time near the boundary between light and desert.

Sunny waves, though he isn’t sure Celehar will notice that, considering the man seems quite preoccupied looking at the sand. Maybe he wrote something in it? …No.

So he stands there awkwardly, almost waiting to be addressed, not too close or far.]

[action]

[hasapoint]

[Need thinks about leaving Celehar be, now that she knows how he feels. Then she chastises herself; she's not a child, to be unable to look past some meaningless slight. She approaches as quietly as she can manage without making it obvious, petty enough to hope she can startle him. He's watching where he steps, she might be able to get a few paces behind him if he's not too aware of her tread on the sand. If not, no matter.]

Your thoughts, prelate?

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[marblenest]

If any are not planning on doing as the Ferryman asks, once again, you should contact me posthaste so we can make a plan.

- Daniil Dankovsky

[ghostmoder]

plan how
they're obvs gonna pull some kinda fast one on us like last time

[he's not signing his name on what for him is basically a text message. fcuk u guys.]

[ourlastadventure]

workaday: I intend on complying. If you want to compare notes afterwards and can keep a civil tongue, Elder Dankovsky, I will make myself available. It's not the best experimental hygiene but one works with what one has.

UN: No. 7

[toilet_bound]

[Ah, just the person he was thinking of!]

So there is an alternative to giving up memories?

[That’s what Dankovsky’s message implied, anyway.]

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[solitarynote]

Are you going alone again?

[Sunny doesn’t think that’s a good idea. Kel went without them last time and he got hurt… and now his friend had been acting strange… asking him about Hero of all people, when Sunny had scarcely seen Kel’s brother the past four years.]

Ferryman can help you.

[witnessvelama]

Even after you were injured so grievously, Osmer Dankovsky?

- Celehar

[knockingatthedoor]

You're going on foot again? I'm not entirely sure if I can take that path again...

the risk is losing much much more...

UN: No. 7

[toilet_bound]

[Well, seems like the fact that they wouldn’t be sticking around here long was true.]

So, as someone who wasn’t here for this Crossing… what exactly should I know?

[He is shamelessly fishing for information.]

[blindluck]

It's likely that whichever memory you give up will be shared with everyone during the journey.

[Closed to Yashiro] UN: No.7

[toilet_bound]

[Once Hanako has gathered what he assumes to be enough information, he reaches out to Yashiro. From the beginning, the boy figured he would have to talk to his assistant about his.]

Ne, Yashiro? Have time to talk~?

[Despite the upbeat nature of his wording, there probably wasn’t going to be anything pleasant about this conversation.]

Re: [Closed to Yashiro] UN: Daikon Assistant

[daikonheroine]

[Yashiro glanced down when her phone buzzed, a smile spreading across her ace despite the forboding message beforehand.]

Hanako-kun! Of course! Would you like to meet up?

[He knew which of the buildings she was staying in but they had opted for separate arrangements-more for her sanity than anything.]

[Action]

[solitarynote]

[Sunny doesn’t send a message over his notebook, though he does reply to some of the ones he has seen. Otherwise, he isn’t out and about like usual - even with his hat.

He’s holed away in the makeshift hut that he shares with his sister, arms hugging his legs and looking very much lost in thought. Perhaps even miserable.]

((OOC: Feel free to stop by and bug him!))

[knockingatthedoor]

[Kel's current attachment to both siblings is far from healthy- he wants to keep both of them safe, even if he's barely able to take care of himself lately. As soon as the crossing tool is out in the wild? He gets up from his own shelter, letting out a groan, and starts moving toward Sunny and Mari's one.

If he's lucky, they're both there, otherwise he'll start looking around.

What else can he even do? The desert only offers so much and he has read every single comic he managed to find in that spot.

The Ferryman wants the memory of a place he considers safe, he... may be thinking of a few but he'd rather see what the others have to say before making any final decision. Ah, there it is, Sunny- Kel has to remind himself to smile this time and it does come out a bit strained, but he's still trying his best.]

Hey hey, buddy...

un:Shepardcmdr

[callsignhornet]

[Allynbee knows what she wants to do but, in good conscience, cannot leave the folks who don't want to pay the toll to their own devices. With a sigh, she sends the message out.]

Do we have a headcount for those going with the Ferryman and those abstaining?

[solitarynote]

[A headcount… that was a good idea. But…]

I don’t know. Maybe a poll? [Would that help?] Though… I didn’t know last time… some people left the moment before the Crossing started. It might be last minute…

UN: Daikon Assistant

[daikonheroine]

Did anyone else get a strange message on their device?

[She didn't quite know who had sent it after all... and maybe someone on the Network could clue her in to what it meant.]

Un: OrangeJoe

[knockingatthedoor]

Yeah it's
this place telling us WHAT we're going to have to pay
to
you know
Go do our next 'crossing'.
AKA: to travel safely to our next spot.