A sudden revelation: Open RP

[bestdigger.livejournal.com]

((Takes place a couple of days after Musical Day.  Much like last time, start a new comment thread when your character shows up.))

In the classic manner of all great ideas, this one came to Sallah at an unlikely time.

He dreamed he was walking through the Temple of Mara -- the original, not the replica.  Before him was the cistern, and within he could hear a tap-tap-tapping of metal on stone, and a voice: Becker's.  He leaned forward to hear what the man was saying, but it was faint, so faint -- six feet ... down ... below ... below ... six feet ... more ...

He leaned further into the cistern, straining to hear, and then his foot slipped and he fell, down into darkness --

-- and Sallah sat bolt upright on his cot.

Of course!

The entire entrance display to the Indiana Jones Adventure was underground.  More than six feet underground -- past the putative barrier that they'd encountered!

He burst out laughing and, too excited to sleep (dawn was still at least a couple of hours away, he guessed), scrambled out of bed and dressed.  He scrawled a note on a scrap of paper, grabbed a pickaxe, shovel, and lantern and headed out, first to tack the note onto the front gates of Adventureland, next to fill a rucksack with food and water, and then onward to the Indiana Jones Adventure itself.  He descended into the tunnels and when he'd reached a suitably deep spot -- as best as he could tell -- he set up operations.

The walkway shattered most satisfyingly when he smashed into it with his pickaxe.  This was more like it.

***

The note tacked to the Adventureland gate read:

Not done exploring yet.  Continuing work inside the Indiana Jones Adventure.  All are welcome to join.  --Sallah

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[snitchnicker.livejournal.com]

Not done yet? Did this mean that they had potentially found a way out?

James headed towards the Indiana Jones Adventure as fast as he could.

[bestdigger.livejournal.com]

Sallah paused in his work as he heard James approach. "Mr Potter? Good morning!"

[snitchnicker.livejournal.com]

"Good morning to you too," James said, and looked around. Then his face broke into a grin. "Starting from below ground this time, are we?"

reposting for the very simple fact that I can't notice jack...

[hidden-paw.livejournal.com]

Macavity studied the note for a moment, then grinned the kind of grin that did not bode well for this 'Sallah'. He hadn't actually met the man yet, and considering the fact that most of the humans he had met in this place seemed frightened or suprised by his obvious difference in species, and also the one that he was so bored that had he been in his own domain he would have killed a few people by now...exploring seemed like a very good idea indeed.

He'd only just reached the entrance to the ride when the sounds of destruction reached his sensitive ears. The Jellicle followed the noise until he encountered a fat man working tirelessly at a hole in pathway, with thinner man who smelled of magic talking to him. He crept up behind them and growled softly, before darting silently back into the shadows before either man could possibly notice him.

[bestdigger.livejournal.com]

What the blazes was that?

Startled, Sallah nearly dropped his pick. He looked around wildly; then, still clutching the pick, he picked up the lantern and peered anxiously into the shadows.

"Who's there?"

[hidden-paw.livejournal.com]

Macavity grinned to himself, and mentally told the man very firmly that the shadows where far too dense for even the lantern to pierce, before slipping around and behind him to stand by the hole, behind the thinner one.

[snitchnicker.livejournal.com]

James started as well, though he kept both hands on his pickaxe. He frowned, held it still, and peered into the darkness. For a moment he thought it might just be a stray animal, then he realized that he hadn't actually seen much more than a duck as far as animals went since he got here. "It was probably nothing," James said slowly, more because his pickaxe was eager to start working again than because he actually believed that.

[bestdigger.livejournal.com]

"Mr Kira! No, we have not yet encountered more of that strange concrete. We may, but better that we know, eh?" He chuckled. "And perhaps this time, we shall learn what the park does with the hole. It seems the last excavation was filled in by a well-meaning fellow resident of the park."

His tone was, as usual, cheerful enough, but his eyes darted nervously to the shadows, and his smile seemed a little strained.

[hidden-paw.livejournal.com]

Oh, now this he really couldn't resist. He moved from behind James to behind kira, and leant close enough to breathe on the back of the boy's neck.

"Boo." He murmured in his ear.

[tas-wanderlust.livejournal.com]

Explore? Oh boy!

"What are you exploring?" Tas asked, seeming to appear out of no where beside Sallah.

[bestdigger.livejournal.com]

How much startling could a man take in one day? Sallah -- much to his embarrassment -- squawked in surprise and really did drop his pickaxe this time. He stared at the -- child? Boy? and, to cover his embarrassment, bent to retrieve his pick.

"We are attempting to find out what lies beneath the park," he said, a little stiffly. "I am sorry, young man, I do not believe we have met. My name is Sallah."

[tas-wanderlust.livejournal.com]

"Oh dear, you seemed to have dropped this," Tas said, offering the pickaxe to the man. "You should really take better care of your things, don't you? You'd be surprised at the amount of things people drop.

"I'd imagine there'd be a lot of dirt under the park, wouldn't you? I mean, that seems like the logical conclusion, right? I'm hardly young though. I haven't been young for a very long time. But how very rude of me!" He held out his hand. "My names Tasslehoff Burrfoot, but all my friends call me Tas." Which basically meant almost everyone, since Tas thought of everyone like his friend, and less most people could say to Tas, the happier they were.

[kuchiki.livejournal.com]

Rukia took time enough showing up, but when she did get there, the girl was all business. "Is there anything I can do, Mr. Sallah?" she asked, eyeing the shovels hopefully, but still waiting for an assignment before making any move.

[bestdigger.livejournal.com]

"Ah, good morning, Miss Kuchiki." Sallah beamed at her. And realised ... well, they were shorthanded so far. And though it didn't quite feel right, he said, a little slowly, "Perhaps you could help with the shoveling? If you don't mind, my dear."

[kuchiki.livejournal.com]

"Of I don't," Rukia said, beaming. She was all too happy to reach for a shovel and, although her short stature made the thing a bit difficult for her at first, Rukia was stronger than she looked. Initially quite slow but quickly going faster, she started to shovel.

[a-good-man.livejournal.com]

Daniel woke that morning from a full night’s sleep, feeling better than he had since he’d first arrived in this place. He went for a walk, stopping to get some water and fruit from one of the little stands, and when he saw the note on the gates of Adventureland curiosity led him to the ride where Sallah claimed to be exploring.

There were already several people down inside the ride working with pick axes and shovels, not many of whom Daniel recognized. He found Sallah and gave them man a smile in greeting.

“Hey Sallah,” he said. “What are you digging for?”

[bestdigger.livejournal.com]

"Good morning, Dr Jackson. We are in search of ... Well, you see, earlier we attempted to see if we could dig out, but discovered a barrier at a depth of six feet." He gestured to the surrounding passageway. "As you see, here we are well below the six-foot depth -- so the question of what lies further down remains."

[a-good-man.livejournal.com]

"Oh, you call me Daniel," Daniel said. "Wow. Sorry I missed that. Got a job for me?"

[swordandchalice.livejournal.com]

When Setsuna got bored, he looked for Kira. When he couldn't find Kira, he walked around the park and looked for other people he knew. And when that didn't happen, thankfully he found Sallah's note before he decided to go off and get drunk.

Grinning at the chance, Setsuna went straight to Indiana Jones Adventure and called out, "Hey! Sallah, you here? I'm definitely up for continuing."

[bestdigger.livejournal.com]

"Mr Setsuna! Welcome! Choose your implement of choice." Sallah smiled. "You know the methods, of course."

[swordandchalice.livejournal.com]

"Right, of course," Setsuna said, looking. Last time he felt so awkward with the shovel, perhaps a pick this time.

He grabbed one and asked, "Where do you want me at?"

[king-longshanks.livejournal.com]

Having explored the caged-in place thoroughly and found it to be strange beyond measure, Aragorn decided that the wisest thing to do in his current position was to meet the others similarly trapped there.

Thus, when he read the note posted on the gates which claimed to be the border of “Adventureland”- an odd appellation indeed and one which Aragorn resolved to consider further at another time- and saw it to be an invitation to all, he decided to offer his service in whatever work was being done.

The Indiana Jones Adventure was easy to find, as it was well marked, and the sound of voices and work being done was direction enough.

Upon reaching the group inside he paused, letting his eyes adjust to the dusk and lamplight of the dimly-lit tunnels, such as they were.

[bestdigger.livejournal.com]

Sallah heard the newcomer approach and extended a lantern. "Halloa sir," he called out. "I am Sallah. I do not believe we have met."

[bestdigger.livejournal.com]

After several hours of work, they came to the expected conclusion.

Concrete. Sproingy concrete, just like last time.

Sallah wasn't exactly disappointed, although he certainly would have liked something at least a little different. But it was clear that the six-food depth was constant, following the overall depth of the park.