what in the longdark spitting-pit is that

[inourhead]

This was a bad idea this was a bad idea this was a bad idea.

Holly runs as fast as she can but the demon's faster. She has no idea where Lightning's gotten to; maybe he found a tree to climb. She on the other hand has been diverted into a treeless hill and she's careening down a slope, trying very hard not to trip.

And the demon's gaining on her.

She's never seen anything like it and neither has Crystal; maybe Book knows what it is but Book's asleep. It's mostly mouth - it looks like a cross between a floorlength mirror of a mouth and a snake to propel the mouth along.

And Holly's not fast enough.

The mouth catches her.





But it doesn't hurt.

Where are we?

----


with Minus (kappa)

with Mark (kappa)

with Max (Benedict)

in Terraria (kappa)

with Emma (Marri)

with Erin (Rockeye)

Comments

[inourhead]

Are any of these metals upgrades that Holly can just do by herself? Is there any reason not to, such as conservation of materials?

[aestrix]

Yep! The pickaxe and axe are just fine with being magically upgraded.

[inourhead]

Great. That, then. And they make a suit of armor out of whatever they've got the most of and then Holly upgrades it.

[aestrix]

And now they have armor that fits them perfectly and is made out of the strongest material available at the moment. That's convenient!

[inourhead]

Not that this is tremendously comfortable, but yes.

They go visit Jeff again to see if he has anything to say now they've got armor.

[aestrix]

"You should focus on gathering more heart crystals to increase your maximum life," is what he has to say.

[inourhead]

"Where are those?"

[aestrix]

"Underground are crystal hearts that can be used to increase your max life. You can smash them with a pickaxe."

[inourhead]

"Does that make them better at improving our - what even is max life?"

[aestrix]

"If you run out of health, you die. Keep your health up by consuming healing items, staying near items that cause you to regenerate, or wearing certain accessories."

[inourhead]

"Or I could just keep bunnies handy. Although I guess that doesn't work if I get caught outside in the dark. What is up with your suns shortage, anyway?"

[aestrix]

"You should stay indoors at night. It is very dangerous to be wandering around in the dark."

[inourhead]

"...Does 'night' happen regularly?"

[aestrix]

There's a silence.

Then slowly, shakily, Jeff nods his head. It feels forced and very stiff.

[inourhead]

"Oh spitting pit. What a waste of time!"

[aestrix]

"Stars fall all over the world at night. They can be used for all sorts of useful things. If you see one, be sure to grab it because they disappear after sunrise."

[inourhead]

"Useful things like what?"

[aestrix]

"If you gather five fallen stars, they can be combined to create an item that will increase your magic capacity."

[inourhead]

"Holly's already really good at magic."

[aestrix]

Jeff looks at her.

"If you gather five fallen stars, they can be combined to create an item that will increase your magic capacity."

[inourhead]

"Magic is a skill, that's like saying - increase our art history capacity, what the - I mean, sure, we'll keep an eye out for 'fallen stars', whatever the hell those are," says Holly.

[aestrix]

"If you see one, be sure to grab it because they disappear after sunrise," reminds Jeff.

[inourhead]

"Does that mean we have to get five in one night?"

[aestrix]

...... Very robotic head-shake. That would be a no, then.

[inourhead]

"So they'll only disappear if we don't grab them. Okay."