mayfield_rpg | event: portal four

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.

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Bricking over some of the windows could give you more options...it's worked well enough for my darkroom.

[The sight of the suburbs is a relief, even if he's been oddly enjoying this walk.

He nods.]

The car might not be a bad idea...

Then the rest of the house complains... and I get in the way when people would want to use the couch. Ha... not very nice.

[It's... such a nice conversation, she'd have to agree. Reluctantly.]

Though I don't want there to be a "next time" for running away from an erupting volcano.

Maybe you could take just a smaller bedroom? It's at least easier to fortify those against the rest of the house, and you could always bring the couch in there for a change of pace...they could have it back when you were done.

[Because even if he and his assigned wife aren't trying to kill each other now, defensible positions in the house still seem like a good idea.]

I don't think I'd want to try that again, either.

I've been using the basement... and the basement's not so bad. Roomy. Reminds me of home... a little. There's already a couch there, and everything. Keith had renovated a bit.

I could always look into expanding one of the closets, just for fun...

[She laughs, and stumbles slightly, then catches herself and leans on Hajime for a moment.]

...a-ah, sorry. We're... oh! Stevens Road. There, there, we're close...

Ah, that's good. Our basement is...I haven't really touched it since I got here. For all I know one of my housemates has taken it over...

Closet renovations might give you something to do other than whatever baking the town has in mind. Keeping busy's important.

[He doesn't mind getting leaned upon in the least, and he's quite happy to see that they're close. He is, however, a bit concerned about the way she stumbled like that. Would she really be able to get to her house on her own? He knew he'd be telling a similar lie in her shoes...]

...would you want to take a rest in the darkroom before you head back?

Kreutzer has the garage, I wonder who would take the basement...? Or has she moved at all?

[When he makes the offer for her to stay, she looks surprised. She doesn't answer immediately. There's a reflexive spike of distrust and worry within her, but.... no. This is Hajime. He's not like that.

She walks on, and she shrugs, and she tries to make her answer sound casual.]

I... well, I could use a break. There's still plenty of night left. I could sit for a bit... would you mind if I sat for a bit?

[She didn't want to make that walk all the way home.]

She still has the garage, but I could see one of the "kids" trying some game or something down there. The pony's already got a treehouse up in the backyard...

[Which, really, is not something he ever thought he'd say, let alone witness.

He gives Natalie a nod in answer to her question. He didn't pick up too well on the surprise; he's tired, and he, at least, knows his offer didn't harbor any ill will.]

You can sit for as long as you like.

event: portal four | the mountain

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