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new_world_dr[The video begins pointed at what looks to be a stone slab of some sort with an unusual symbol carved into it.]
Anyone know what this is? Or where? The SmartSnail location isn't working down here.
[That's not entirely the fault of where he's at; it's intentional on his behalf. But the question still stands. Rosinante backs away from the symbol to reveal that it's on a large stone door, then slowly rotates around his current location to show it in the video feed. He seems to be in some sort of interior - a cave, or a collapsed ruin perhaps, given how the stone surfaces look worked but worn. It's lit dimly by bioluminescence that grows on the walls themselves, twinkling and pale blue-green, and in that illumination the edges of a statue at one end of the cave is visible - a warrior, holding a chalice raised to the sky while winged people encircle him. The passageways look to continue in at least two directions and a faint buzzing is heard. Interference in the video? Or insects? Who knows, as the video ends there.]
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[While awaiting any replies, or guidance of any sort, he stays near the door and the statue for now. The buzzing hasn't stopped, even with the snail tucked away in his pocket. It's pretty down here, but he'd like to leave. Or maybe find someone else stuck down here so at least he has someone to talk to.]
Anyone know what this is? Or where? The SmartSnail location isn't working down here.
[That's not entirely the fault of where he's at; it's intentional on his behalf. But the question still stands. Rosinante backs away from the symbol to reveal that it's on a large stone door, then slowly rotates around his current location to show it in the video feed. He seems to be in some sort of interior - a cave, or a collapsed ruin perhaps, given how the stone surfaces look worked but worn. It's lit dimly by bioluminescence that grows on the walls themselves, twinkling and pale blue-green, and in that illumination the edges of a statue at one end of the cave is visible - a warrior, holding a chalice raised to the sky while winged people encircle him. The passageways look to continue in at least two directions and a faint buzzing is heard. Interference in the video? Or insects? Who knows, as the video ends there.]
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[While awaiting any replies, or guidance of any sort, he stays near the door and the statue for now. The buzzing hasn't stopped, even with the snail tucked away in his pocket. It's pretty down here, but he'd like to leave. Or maybe find someone else stuck down here so at least he has someone to talk to.]
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Date: 2019-03-01 07:15 am (UTC)[She takes notes of everything, the video sent goes to Robin at astounding speed. She wants to get him out, sure. But not before he's useful and actually earns his pay today.] She's a woman of many talents. I'm sure she'll be able to figure things out. But what have you seen carved from it? [This has her interested.] I've seen enough here.
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Date: 2019-03-01 07:34 am (UTC)[He laughs when the name comes to him. Oh, the irony. That's what Alabasta is named for, right? Somewhere back in history they must have become famous for their use of it.]
Anyway, I'll switch this thing back on once I've found something.
[Which isn't for a good five minutes or so, as he walks down the partially-collapsed hallway, trips over loose bricks and falls face-first on the damp stone and scrapes his cheekbone and chin, then keeps going once he's gotten over the slightly jarring fall. How durable are these poor SmartSnails? He's dropped his more than once by now.
When he switches the video back on, he's in an alcove off the main corridor. Something old and worn is carved into the wall here but erosion from water dripping down the wall has made deciphering the original symbols pretty hard.]
Found this. And below on the floor, there's a ceramic bottle. [Which he stoops to show her without moving it. Isn't that what you're supposed to do in places like this? He's read that once or twice. There's a maker's mark visible on the bottom of the gray bottle, painted in black ink. It might be initials, it might be a scribble.]
And some candles. It reminds me of a study, or a reception area for whatever's behind that door. Anyway all this is kind of boring, but -
[He reorients the camera so it points forward, where at some point the ground shook and split and is now filled by a large ravine full of rushing water, though it's quiet and must be quite far down.]
Well, I'm not going any farther that way.