[Day 2] The River

[arsnotoria]

You come around to the sound of gently sloshing water lapping at the sides of a boat-? The shore? It's hard to place, but the rhythmic splash, clap is telling. Aside from that, the air is dreadfully, heavily silent, your own breaths barely audible, almost stifled. When you open your eyes, it's dark-at first (sorry, Itachi). If you let your vision

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[odiousialist]

It almost looks as I imagined it would.

[arsnotoria]

She says, "Where's the difference?" She sounds genuinely curious.

[odiousialist]

It's a lot lighter.

[can't shake the feeling of it being familiar though]

[arsnotoria]

"Huh," she says. She peers around, standing a little in the boat, then taking a quick seat. "Ugh, bad idea."

[odiousialist]

Are you all right?

[arsnotoria]

"Suddenly thought better of raising the risk of tripping."

[odiousialist]

[takes a quick glance at the water]

...yes, better not.

[arsnotoria]

"So hell, huh," Lucia says. "I'm ready to get off this river!"

[odiousialist]

You're not alone. The boats certainly doesn't seem to have been designed for speed.

[how far is it, anyway?]

[arsnotoria]

The distance of the far bank seems impossible to judge in this fog.

"Ugh, psychological torture," Lucia says.

[odiousialist]

It's hell, after all.

[arsnotoria]

"Then I'm gonna guess this is just the beginning." Lucia flops down in the boat, trailing wisps behind her.

[odiousialist]

[looks at her for a short moment, because of the wisps, then looks down at his hand that, at closer inspection, is lacking flesh in spaces]

It's quite the beginning.

[arsnotoria]

She reaches up to poke his ribcage.

[odiousialist]

[blinks, a little startled, but doesn't pull away]

. . . what?

[arsnotoria]

"Any idea how THIS happened?"