#FFBF00 [Regarding the Yellow Map]

[youwillbeunequaled]

[Font colour #FFBF00]

Good evening, this is Tonbokiri.

I would like to report to you all about the pieces of yellow map that were given to us by the town recently.

Once assembled, Jion-dono, Kaoru-dono and myself followed the map to a field in Flavo. There was nothing immediately visible, so we tried digging. We soon found a trap door, which opened onto a ladder leading down into the ground. Once we had enough light to investigate the room at the bottom of the ladder, we found a large wooden door.

This wooden door seems to be not only physically very sturdy, but also sealed by magical powers, as nothing can scratch it.
There is a keyhole, so anyone holding a key from the town is welcome to try it in the lock.
** I must warn, should your key fit the door, do not enter alone! The door gives of a malicious air, and there is very likely something dangerous beyond it. It absolutely should be further investigated as a group.

Until a key is found or some other clue is uncovered, that is all I have to report.

Given that the door has that dangerous air about it, I shall include it in my routine to patrol near there. Yet anyone is welcome to go and take a look for themselves at any time so long as you are cautious.
[[Directions to the fallow field in Flavo here.]]

It would seem that we have one more mystery to pursue here.



[OOC Notes]
To expedite the investigation of this door, I will share what the mods told me about this!

-Nobody in the town has the key to this door. Yet. And nothing can force the door.
-"But maybe, just maybe if you finish up the church completely and make it more like it used to be (complete with offerings and some sort of service), something might pop up..."
-The characters will not get any idea from the town that this is what they need to do to make the key appear.
-"Anyone with a strong ability to sense holy or unholy forces, or dark magic, or things along those lines will be able to feel it by the door, and possibly trace it to the church, if their ability to sense it is strong enough!"
-In addition to finding a similar power between the door and the church, Shiho's psychometry powers will also reveal some connections directly to the church*, so the characters will not be clueless for long once she (or anyone else with similar powers) checks it out.
-The mods have asked that since "this one's a doozy and pretty plot point", that we need to thread out some of the church restoration, and certainly the service, with hopefully it being open to as many characters participating as possible.
-Any characters interested in cleaning up the church and moving towards doing the service, please run with it! The mods are letting us have free reign to get it to that point. (OOC-ly, I myself will not have the time to take over this, although Tonbokiri will be curious and keep tabs on it.)
-Once the service is set up to go, the mods can be contacted again for details about what will happen next!
-"If you need more details on what needs to be done or want to test out some sort of attempt, please feel free to run it by [the mods] at any point!"

Comments

#9b5148

[tosa]

Hey!!! Good work Tonbokiri! (๑˃ᴗ˂)ﻭ

And everyone else too, of course.

You aren't going to go patrolling all on your own, are you?

[youwillbeunequaled]

Thank you.

At the least, I always have Mikuniguro with me.

[tosa]

Yeah but a horse isn't going to do much at the bottom of a bunch fo stairs, right?

No offensive, Mikuniguro!

[youwillbeunequaled]

Perhaps not, but neither is a spear, in that small space.

I mean to simply check that nothing has changed about it.
After all, it has been under the ground all this time without us knowing. It seems unlikely that something will change suddenly. But not impossible.


Mikuniguro says he will forgive you if you bring him a treat next time.

[If only Tonbokiri knew how to do such clever faces and expressions on this keyboard! He would show you that he is teasing a little. But surely Mutsunokami will understand that anyway.]

[tosa]

You say that but I get the feeling a lot of things have changed since everyone's come here.

Anything for Mikuniguro's forgiveness.

( Of course he gets it! )

[youwillbeunequaled]

Of course, the colour alone has been a tremendous change.
And simply by needing to live here, we have repaired many of the buildings and replanted some of the fields.
Do you mean in ways other than that?


He shall accept your tribute. [Tonbo's laughing aloud to himself.]

[tosa]

That's exactly what I mean! But don't you think doing all of this has made things a little more open too?

Just consider how little everyone knew when I first got here. Or when you first got here since you were here first!

It might not seem like much since there are still so many questions but don't you think that's starting to change?

[youwillbeunequaled]

You are right. Looking back upon it, we do know much more about our situation, and even how to effect more changes.

It does have a feeling of openness, doesn't it.

Yet if we could but travel beyond the water or the forest, then it would be open in truth. But perhaps even that will come in time.

[And what is time to a tsukumogami? It hasn't even been a year since the start of all this.]

#AED6F1

[asano_san]

[ A reminder of how terribly light his font is. ]

A dangerous air? I knew I was right to let someone else take care of the map!

[youwillbeunequaled]

Nothing has happened yet, but you were indeed right to trust your instincts to avoid danger with this.

Do not worry. Whatever this door brings, it will be dealt with swiftly.

#FFDF00

[inheritance]

(Color!)

What kind of malicious air? Did it feel similar to what we ran into in the forest last time?

[youwillbeunequaled]

I admit that I am not as sensitive to such nuances as some others.
However I would say that it is a different air than the fiend in the forest.

[inheritance]

I can't tell if that's a good thing or a bad thing, to be honest. With the town the way it is, we never really know what to expect.

When are you patrolling there today? I'll stop by and have a look at the place with you.

[youwillbeunequaled]

So long as it is a malevolent air, I will say it is a bad thing for us, no matter what other presences it resembles.

I tend to pass by there just before sunset, so you are welcome to meet me at that time if you like.

[inheritance]

Okay, I'll be there!

[And, of course, when Tonbokiri makes his rounds later that day, Izuku will be there as promised. He's kept himself busy while waiting for Tonbokiri, getting some practice in with the staff he and Damian made a while ago.]

[youwillbeunequaled]

[Tonbokiri approaches riding Mikuniguro, and hails Midoriya-dono as he swings down easily from the saddle.]

Good day, Izuku-dono. What are you practicing? How to fight with a polearm?

[He admires the boy for learning more techniques, and nods encouragingly.]

[inheritance]

[Izuku grins at his friend, relaxing out of his stance, with the staff held loosely at his side.]

Something like that. This place has messed with our powers before. I thought it'd be a good idea to learn how to fight without it, so I'm not left helpless if there's danger.

#B91600

[heartsteals]

Has anyone tried to pick it open yet? I wager that there is no Lock in the world that can stop me.

- Lupin

[youwillbeunequaled]

No one has tried yet that I know of, Lupin-dono.
I have the feeling it will not be so simple, however everything is worth a try, isn't it.
If you desire to set your skills against the lock, I wish you complete success.

[heartsteals]

It is not "so simple" when I'm the one doing it, I assure you. I'm a master of the craft. If I were to go, would you meet me there? You recommended against going it alone and I steadfastly agree, should the door open with my special touch.

[youwillbeunequaled]

My apologies. I only mean "simple" in comparison to the innumerable places a lost key may be hiding.

It would be my pleasure to watch a master at work, and be at your back should the door open.


[[ooc: and details of them hashing out when to meet go here! Would you like to thread out the attempted lock picking, or just handwave it?]]

let's thread it!

[heartsteals]

Shall I meet you there? I am not busy at the moment, and in dire need of something to do.

You got it!

[youwillbeunequaled]

['Dire' need of something to do? The winter is indeed the most slow season...]

Certainly. It would be my pleasure to accompany you now.

And like magic, [Action]

[youwillbeunequaled]

[Being not far from the field, it doesn't take long at all for Tonbokiri to arrive. So he lights the torch that the initial team had left behind and opens the trap door in preparation of Lupin's arrival.]

[heartsteals]

[ he won't be waiting long at all. Lupin's extremely punctual, and arrives almost supernaturally quickly, considering he had to come from another district. ]

Yo! Long time no see. [ approaching. ] Let's take a look at this lock of yours.