event: portal four | the mountain

[mayfield_mods]

The fourth portal, as might be expected, can be found atop the hill known as Makeout Point. The other side of the portal isn't altogether that much different from the side you're entering from, save for the thicker trees and somewhat darker lighting.

The other side of the portal is significantly colder than the Mayfield side; frost covers the ground, and although it's not quite freezing, you'll want to bundle up. A glance at the sky reveals what you might have been dreading: glitch holes, in varying size, litter the skyline. The sun is hidden behind a set of thick clouds, creating a melancholy atmosphere.

The landscape around you is relatively flat, and you can't see too far beyond the forest ahead of you. It isn't until you turn around, facing the portal that you entered from, that you see the rising slope of the ground. The mountain rises high, higher than you can see from its base. There's a rough, primitive path heading up its slope, and for now simply hiking will be sufficient. As you get further, however, simply walking won't be enough: you're going to have to climb...

Somewhere, closer than you might prefer, a single wolf howls, and is shortly joined by more.

Better get moving.

Comments

[strawberryredgrave]

(There's a guy in a red coat who doesn't seem to mind the weather at all. He just looks up at the mountain and shrugs.)

I'd almost want to say shit's gonna go down once people get up there, but who knows. It's gotta be interesting at least, right?

[waiting_for_the_worms]

A battle at the summit, like in the movies?

[strawberryredgrave]

That's what I'm hopin' for. There's nothing like kicking some ass to make things feel worthwhile.

[waiting_for_the_worms]

Heh... mind if I come with you, then? I'm not exactly much of a fighter.

[mayfield_mods]

This is suddenly happening!

[strawberryredgrave]

Yeah, no problem. The name's Dante.

[waiting_for_the_worms]

Kariya. Nice to meet you.

[strawberryredgrave]

Yeah.

(He gives the mountain another quick once-over.)

Probably won't be too hard to get up there. We can walk up that shit easily; dunno what'll try to get in the way, but it's nothing a few bullets can't fix.

[waiting_for_the_worms]

Well, I'll be counting on you, then.

[strawberryredgrave]

It's cool; I got this.

(And so begins their broventure up the mountain with coldness, mountain paths and more coldness. Nothing much going on so far.)

You'd think they'd try a little harder than with a mountain, but shit tends to catch you off-guard like that.

[waiting_for_the_worms]

I'm assuming they've got some surprises for us along the way.