text | in which there was an adventure

[carbungle]

hey everyone

me, pyra, and prompto were able to organize an expedition outside of the barrier, beneath the mines of the southern factory so idk this is basically an update on wtf is going on down there. we got a lot of photos, most are posted here, prompto has the rest & we'll put it on the network once we've organized it better & maybe gotten translations or w/e for the stuff we dont understand. there was a lot going on down there tbh

-the mines go down pretty deep, like deeper than we could explore. there's a map that lays it all out, and a lot of it was collapsed and empty. but some good news-

-we found a couple of veins of ore! the worms dug through new areas and its gonna take some time to stabilize and make it fully accessible, but there's stuff down there. we're getting it confirmed but the locals say it's almost def sildar and nicean. they're stoked tbh this is a big deal for them

-safety is gonna be an issue. worms are still digging around, tho looks like they can't access past the barrier anymore. the town is ok but anybody venturing below is at risk

-pyra's barrier crystal experiment is like… partial success? theyre gonna need more crystals and support throughout the tunnels, but with some more work we might be able to expand the barrier to get better access. so thats cool. uhh if anyone's out of the loop on that one she or honerva can tell you more, but basically they built a thing that's trying to help balance out the energy in town to support the barrer. if it can collect that energy the way the barrier does, maybe we can direct how it expands

-we caught some carrot and onion monsters. theyre pretty harmless for the most part, some are p aggressive and attack on sight. afaik you can tell them apart by the size and like. how angry they are. theyre like vegetable chickens, they lay nonsentient baby versions of themselves that i GUESS you can eat if you like that stuff

-we found a really freaky tunnel that looks like something out of a horror movie. train-sized, all blocked up on both sides. there were a bunch of weird patterns covering everything, kinda like graffiti but way more intentional. nobody knows what the signs mean yet but the temples are looking into it, its some kind of ancient language. if you ask me they look like "KEEP THE HELL OUT" tho. we didnt go much further, the whole thing gave off super bad vibes and we werent gonna break down the walls without knowing more.

thats basically it. uhhh q&a now i guess?

[Attached is a collection of photos: long tunnels underground, typical mineshaft scenery, darkly lit and dusty; a series of images of vegetable monsters; a grim tunnel blocked at both sides, covered in indecipherable red markings that paint an unpleasant picture of what may lie ahead.]

Comments

[pinkmin]

Oh! I know ours are okay. I meant the others.

They are very cute.

[carbungle]

idk if theyre gonna venture up from the tunnels, so i dont think u have to worry about that 4 now. but hopefully ppl keep it in mind if they do

if u like carrots then its better to have one that makes more rather than just eating the one u have. logically speaking

[pinkmin]

[Looks directly at Era's thread.]

Unlimited carrots would be logically sound.

Pikmin were named after carrots. I know we are different species, but it can be difficult to separate the association.

[carbungle]

nah thats fair. your perspective is bound to be unique on this one compared to most ppl

like if a giant chicken person showed up in town they might be disturbed to hear our opinions on chicken nuggets

[pinkmin]

They would certainly have a lot to cluck about.

[carbungle]

lol

so why were pikmin named after carrots? also how? i thought u were like..... plantbug

flowerbug

vaguely floral vaguely bug adjacent

[pinkmin]

The first ones the captain found looked a lot like the pikpik carrots from his home. Our stalks start with leaves, a little like a carrot top, and we get pulled out of the ground like a carrot too.

... I might be a carrot.

[carbungle]

[........]

i dont know how 2 feel about this revelation

[pinkmin]

[... Was this... a concern...]

I apologize for this information.

[carbungle]

look u dont understand i hate carrots

i dont hate anything in the whole world like i hate carrots

so u can imagine my emotional turmoil rn

[pinkmin]

I can go back to my shop.

[carbungle]

god u cant say that sort of thing in a public space like its real, ill get lynched

im joking

i mean not about the carrots i do hate carrots

but dont go back there

[pinkmin]

Oh. [Text is difficult.]

If it makes you feel better I do not think I have any nutritional benefits by proximity.

[carbungle]

i dislike them for the taste so since im not going to eat you i think we can make it thru this one