[OOM] Izabora- Total Immersion Virtual Reality Program: Age of Ooze. The Forest of Shiny.

[stuck_mynock]

They've been walking through the forest for a couple of hours now, and it's almost dark.

"We might want t'stop and rest for the night, soon," Atton remarks, adjusting his hat.

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[stuck-mynock.livejournal.com]

"Doesn't seem likely. There'd be complaints if you could just get stuck in the forest."

[guppy_sandhu]

"That's true." Guppy nods. Unless of course it's a trap and they'll be stuck there forever.

"I assume you know how we actually get out of the game if we need to..."

[will_scarlett]

"Sure one o'the buttons is somethin' like exit or all, seems like they 'xpect players to be kind o'stupid."

[stuck-mynock.livejournal.com]

"Yeah. I think there's an exit menu," Atton says.

[guppy_sandhu]

Guppy nods, reassured. It's good to know that they can get out.

He stops for a moment, spotting something moving in a bush, then charges forward and stomps on it.

It turns out to be a large slug.

[will_scarlett]

"Guppy, ye need to stop goin' after things like that, could get dangerous."

[stuck-mynock.livejournal.com]

"What he said."

[guppy_sandhu]

"Isn't it more dangerous to ignore them?" Guppy asks, wiping the ooze off his shoe.

[will_scarlett]

"Least till they 'ttack us but when ye 'ttack first means they'll come after us."

[stuck-mynock.livejournal.com]

"That, and the fact that none of your targets thus far have been dangerous."

[guppy_sandhu]

Guppy fidgets, somewhat embarrassed.

"Sorry."

[will_scarlett]

"Ye've got good reflexes an all though."

[stuck-mynock.livejournal.com]

"Now, if you could put them to good use, that'd be great."

[guppy_sandhu]

"You just told me to stop using them, there's nothing here!"

[will_scarlett]

"Well they'll be useful when we next 'ave to fight somethin' big."

[stuck-mynock.livejournal.com]

Patiently: "Put them to good use as in use them when there's actually a cause to use them, Guppy, not 'go and beat something up right now'."

[guppy_sandhu]

"They're distracting."

[will_scarlett]

"Oh aye but just 'ave to learn to pick out which ones are large 'nough to do true damage."

[stuck-mynock.livejournal.com]

"Like that thing over there," Atton says, pointing to a distant tree-man thing.

[guppy_sandhu]

Guppy looks over, then edges closer to Atton and Will.

"What is it?"

[will_scarlett]

"Na sure but its big."

[stuck-mynock.livejournal.com]

"Tree-person thing. You should go and hit it Guppy. Hit it lots."

[guppy_sandhu]

Guppy steps forward.

"Excuse me, Mr Tree, are you friend or foe?"

[will_scarlett]

Will waits to see what the tree thing does.

[stuck-mynock.livejournal.com]

The tree peers at Guppy for a moment.

"Gnarghsmash," it eventually decides, raising one limb to bring down towards Guppy.