castleinthemist | 01 - Just in case that something drastic does happen || Open

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01 - Just in case that something drastic does happen || Open

He found his room. Door opened right up for him in that large green stoned chamber, but he couldn't say he slept particularly well by any means. He was still tired by the time he woke up, unsure of the correct time. Exploring the main chamber he discovered a bit of food laid out, and needless to say it was probably the worst slop he's had since he was stuck on MREs in that field mission a year back. He ate half and left it, heading back to look into the fountain. He leaned over and reached a finger in. Feels like normal water. He took a hand full and washed his hands, pulling them out and putting his wet hands to his face. That was better.

He sat at the edge, leaning his arms against his knees as he looked at the ground. He didn't know what he was supposed to do, his mind running a complete blank. So what? Explore? Figure out these damn maze like puzzles? Maybe it's just a game or something. Or maybe it's a clever death trap. He didn't have anything close to a reasonable answer, but he was hoping someone else did.

Pulling out his phone, he checked for a response to the text he had sent out to the contact labeled 'Quatre' in hopes that it was his comrade. Nothing yet. Hopefully something soon though.

"Wish I knew what the hell I'm getting into with this place."

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Ratchet watched as the stones moved after the bright light crackled. Now that was new. He hadn't been able to explore anything else since he didn't really go with anyone before. He'd had to remember that.

"A tech trade? I don't mind. Some Gundanium armor would be awesome if you ask me. Let's go. I want to see what's ahead." Ratchet walked through the door and into the hallway.

"It'd be awfully tough to work with if we didn't have the right tools, let alone having access to the material itself. Kinda makes things hard. However I can always tell you how to make it." So when Ratchet did get home he could forge some.

Duo went on, and he took in a deep breath. Looking up, he saw windows leading out to the sunlight. "Wonder if we're on our way outside?"

"That'd be nice. Then I'd just have to find a materials here. And just cause we're trapped in this castle doesn't mean there isn't tech in here somewhere." He looked up at the windows and then further down the hall.

"Maybe. Fresh air would be nice."

"Bronze age text maybe." Duo said, walking on until he noticed a crate sitting in the corner. Would you look at that? His eyes trail down to the floor.

"There's something under that box right there." Duo said, moving over to approach it. He put his hands to it and pushed it, then put his weight into it. It budged.

Huff. "Maaaaan--that thing is heavy."

Ratchet chuckled and walked over to the box. He put both his arms on it and smirked up at Duo.

"Let me help you out there. On three?"

Duo nodded, shifting his weight against the box. He counted off the numbers.

"--three!" He began to push that box aside.

Ratchet pushed with Duo, using all his strength and weight against the box. It slide across the stone and moved a lot easier with both of them working on it.

And that was the point, wasn't it? One person couldn't do it alone unless they had considerable strength to do so. He pushed it off, then stood off of the panel.

A creek of stone could be heard from around the corner as a circular stair well rose from the ground, up to a raised platform that led into another corridor.

"Heh. Isn't that something?"

Ratchet stared for a moment before crossing his arms with a smirk.

"Yeah, that is something alright. Come on. Let's see where it goes." The Lombax jobbed the the staircase and and started running up.

It was becoming quickly apparent that this little fuzzball was going to be a very nice asset at this place. Duo returned with a smirk of his own and raced on behind the little Lombax.

"It goes outside!" Duo said with a smile. He hadn't done that yet. Hadn't yet made it to the outside, and he really wanted to get a look at the place.

Ratchet walked out into the bright sunlight and held up his arm. His eyes adjusted fast enough and he lowered it with a grin. They were in a large courtyard with a stone staircase located across it, leading up into another part of the castle. The Lombax took in a deep breath and let it out with a laugh.

"Finally! Fresh Air!"

"It was worth the work!" Duo exclaimed as he wandered further into the courtyard behind the lombax He took in a deep breath himself and took a nice look around. There were a few fruit trees that interested him, but more interesting was a splash in the lake. He ran to it.

"Well well! There's some food here after all!"

"Real food!" He ran toward the tree and threw his wrench. It flew up and knocked down the fruit, which the Lombax caught with a smile.

"Finally! Something that hopefully won't taste like slug."

"Ratchet. Buddy. It troubles me that you know what a slug tastes like." Duo replies, watching the acrobatic handling of that wrench. He gives an impressed clap.

"Toss me one of those, wouldja?"

Ratchet caught his wrench next before letting it vanish into his materializer. He turned to Duo and tossed him a fruit. "It's a long story. Involves some Ameboids in a sewer."

"Somehow, Ratchet. I think your stories would be far more interesting than mine would." Not to mention not as dark, not as personally invested...

He didn't have many adventures he really wanted to share. Ones that wouldn't paint him to be a terrorist or a dangerous person.

Ratchet shook his head. "They're not all that great and the ending sucks. Trust me." He took a bite of his fruit to occupy his mouth. He was in the same boat. He didn't want to share his stories. Not because of the being called a hero or anything embarrassing. But because he didn't want to think back on the world he could never return to.

"I only wanna hear the good ones. If you want to tell anyway. Otherwise? I'm preoccupied with the hear and now." He paused a bit, looking down at the fish biting at insects.

"Maybe I can just tell you stories of my world and such things. Fair compromise." He took a bite of his apple and grinned. That was great.

"Alright. We'll just tell the fun good stories and ignore the other ones." Ratchet walked over to Duo and looked down into the water. "Wanna go for a swin?"

You'd think telling the bad would just make them even more depressed! At Ratchet's suggestion he looked into the water.

"Well, I do need a wash. And my clothes need it too."

"Alright then." And without warning, Ratchet pushed hard on Duo's back, trying to knock him into the water.

Duo managed to stop though, just on the water's edge. His balance was impecable. He side stepped the lombax and turned to look at him, shaking his head. Seriously?

Duo removed his leather jacket and hung it up on one of the tree branches, then kicked off his boots. "Okay. You wanna push me in so badly? Gimme your best shot."

"Alright." Ratchet took off his hat, exposing his "hair", for lack of a better word. It was almost Duo's length and a bit messy. He then took off his armor, piece by piece before taking off his boots, and body suit. He was completely naked himself, though his fur did a great job and hiding pretty much everything. And with Lombax speed he ran forward, trying to tackle Duo into the water.

He could have easily sidestepped Ratchet, letting him charge into the water. Would have also been pretty amusing to him, but he let the lombax lance him, throwing him back in. They sunk down, forcing him to swing back up to the surface. It was just shallow enough that his feet could touch the rocky floor of the pool.

He spit the water than pulled his shirt off, scrubbing the sides together and swimming back over to the tree to finish pulling his clothes together. He climbed out of the pool in one movement and put the shirt on a low branch, then dropped his pants to hang it up and do the same. That'll have to do.

From there, he turned back to face the lombax and ran to jump in. Cannon ball!

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Ratchet swam back up and began to just float across the waters surface. Green eyes watched Duo as he scrubbed his clothes and hung them up. Ratchet was going to have to do that later but for now he didn't bother. He wanted to have fun. He dove back down when Duo came back with his canon ball. The Lombax quickly swam over to him, wrapping his arms around his shoulders and trying to hold him under the water. A little underwater wrestling anyone?

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