Mid-event, evening; audio only

[mustknow]

These.. crystals we're collecting.

How vital will having all four be, really? And if this train stops every two weeks to pick up more passengers.. what of all those yet to arrive?



[And then, a little bit later:]



Do any of you have a dog onboard the train?

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[blitzcheer]

There's the meditation they're teaching us, right? Well, more like... that weird water that starts making you imagine things. Think they'd let us borrow some so we can help other people how to stop getting your head messed with?

[mustknow]

I already have some saved in bottles! ...Specifically the lake outside the trials, that is supposed to bring peace and tranquility. Unfortunately the effect does not seem to actually be part of the water, but the location itself. It's worth a try to see if the other effects are localized or not, but it would also have to be carefully monitored if the fear effects do travel with the water. If I can think of a few people who'd use it as a joke upon others, I'm sure you know a few too..

[blitzcheer]

Sounds like a problem with your company. [ But it's said in good humour. ]

Would you be able to do a lot with just a lil' anyway? Seems like something you'd need to bring out for actual training sessions than anything you could just get away throwing a glass of the stuff on someone with. That lake's pretty big, right? At the temple.

[ Since there's quite a few of them. ]

[mustknow]

If Braig ever appears on the train, I'm going to introduce you two. And then get out of the way.

You wouldn't need too much to give someone a case of the shivers, though something more impactful might require ... probably more than we could easily bring onboard. Didn't the full effects require complete submersion? I'm not sure just getting illusory creeps is going to be effective in training on fighting illusions.

[blitzcheer]

Hmmm... maybe we should ask the temple people? I dunno. I mean, we don't know how effective the crystals are either, right? Especially if we're getting them after a single trial... and we've only been here for a couple of days.

[ Not that he really wants to put a bummer on his own suffering here. ]

[mustknow]

You don't by any chance know anyone who can cast illusion spells? Testing it out might be the way to go - or maybe just face these trials with the crystals on hand.

[blitzcheer]

[ He's humming, trying to think, but... ]

No clue, sorry. Doing the trials might work out though. Like that one with all the steps? That's not so bad. 'Perceiving'?

[ Says the guy that got wet a lot. ]

[mustknow]

I had some success with that one. It took a bit to figure out what it wanted, but having a real stone and a false one right next to each other gave me plenty to examine.

[blitzcheer]

Sure, it's alright at the beginning... but then you have to keep going and going? And taking your time on each one?

[ Okay, no, this isn't the time to show off his impatience as his weakness here. ]

But that one isn't showing your deepest fears or wants or whatever. If we wanna test those pendants out.

[mustknow]

Hm, I admit once I had the idea of what to do, it got easier as I went along! I can see why it might be frustrating though.

[Ah, deepest fears. The trial he attempted once, and only once--]

That one I haven't achieved yet. It doesn't have anything to terrify me with, and null threat is apparently not a success. But I'm certain we can find a volunteer who does have a fear..