[center][h3][color=cyan]Cense Goldman[/color] and [color=fff257]Tadei Ganhava[/color][/h3] Current location: The starting cave[/center] [@TaroAndSelia][hr] [color=fff257]"Good...morning."[/color] Was it even morning? It certainly looked so. [color=fff257]'Is this...reality.'[/color] No, something is amiss. Strange. This place definitely did not exist on Earth. Not anywhere Tadei knew. This had to have some sort of relations with his sudden lost of consciousness. [color=fff257]"I don't know, I'm not sure how I ended up here as well. Though I did remember the last thing before coming here was me sitting next to a computer screen, taking some sort of interview. By the way, I am Tadei, Tadei Ganhava."[/color] Tadei took a glance at the man before him. He certainly didn't look like a bad guy. [color=cyan]"Cense Goldman,"[/color] the blonde answered, extending his hand for a shake. [color=cyan]"I remember that interview. There were weird questions, right? Like favorite color, emotional trauma, a romantic interest..."[/color] His voice trailed off as a contemplative look came over his face. Cense looked down at the collared shirt he wore--a uniform blue with white buttons--then slowly undid the button over his stomach. Pulling the cloth to each side, he could see the bright color of a cyan chip embedded in the pale flesh. [color=cyan]"Bloody... How much of what I said is she going to use?"[/color] [color=fff257]"Wait...that."[/color] Tadei unbuttoned his own shirt as well, as he could feel something on his left waist ticking him, dully and slightly painfully. [color=fff257]"Seems like everyone has it."[/color] He then buttoned it again as he checked the surroundings and his own belongings. She did mention his objective was to find someone else here with a USB that had the same color. In Tadei's case, it was a purple one, with a beautifully engraved word 'Royalty'. [color=fff257]"Well..."[/color] The musician sighed heavily. [color=fff257]"I guess we'll have to go with what she has. I'm sure you are as dissatisfied as much as I do, but we have to play with it, since we have no choice. What color do you have?"[/color] Tadei showed him his own USB. Cense's hand disappeared into the pocket of his khakis, rummaged for a moment in their depths, then emerged with a pale blue memory stick. [color=cyan]"Sky,"[/color] he read aloud. With a sigh, the man returned his... key, shall he call it?--returned his key back to his pocket and surveyed the area once more. [color=cyan]"You're right, she didn't leave any other promising options. And if she [I]is[/I] a megalomaniac savoring her power spree, I'm going to bet that big, obvious cave entrance over there is our only path out of here, too. But you know what? I'm going to look around anyway."[/color] With a heave and a grunt, Cense pushed himself to his feet. Then he turned to offer his companion a hand up. [color=fff257]"Thanks..."[/color] The musician gladly took Cense's hand. While the long haired blonde went looking around, Tadei took a few moments dusting himself. [color=fff257]"I guess I'll examine the cave. Just the outside, to see if there's any danger."[/color] Tadei said as he walked towards the said location. The cave was indeed big, probably a dozen meters in height, dwarfing the two men by its sheer size. But judging by the first step into it, it was considerably wet and humid. Slippery was the first potential danger, not to mention the coldness when you get deeper, since sunlight could not reach that inner level of the cave. Nevertheless, it appeared that there were no danger of collapse or anything, so that part it self was a relief. Who knows what would happen if we die in this world? It was only a few minutes before Cense returned, his somber frown telling everything before his words could. [color=cyan]"Nothing but stone, grass, and water. It looks like we're going this way."[/color] The man sighed heavily in resignation, looking deep into the tunnel. [color=cyan]"Any guess on what [I]kind[/I] of game this is? I don't think it's going to be a city builder,"[/color] he said wryly. He tried to force a smile, but even that came out grim. [color=fff257]"I am not very sure, but considering she gave us supplies for 3 days of survival may have implied this is a survival game."[/color] Stakes were very high, but he couldn't say that he was 100% sure until it was confirmed. Despite how certain Tadei was, everything was all assumption until confirmed. It didn't take long for Tadei to realize the grim atmosphere around him. And who else was the source? Tadei looked at Cense, as his forced smile failed to convince the musician of his mood. He knew, knew that it would come to this eventually. The fact that Cense was thrown into all of this without any consideration or acceptance or preparation was a big shock to not just him, but everyone. Even Tadei himself couldn't say that he was not at all shuddered by it. But in order to overcome this...'game' of hers, he must remain strong. [color=fff257]"Hey...it's alright. It's not like the end of the world for us. I believe that for every problems there are always solutions. So...cheer up!"[/color] He tried to lighten up the mood, with uncertain degree of success. It looked, for a moment, like Cense was going to comment--or perhaps counter-comment--on that; his mouth even started to part. But a second, then three, ticked by without a word. When he did speak, all the man said was, [color=cyan]"Right."[/color] Then he looked away, down into the cave once more. [color=cyan]"I'll go first then, shall I?"[/color] Tentatively, he took one step. Then another. And sucking in a deep breath, he began descending into the Earth at a slow, measured pace. Watching as his new friend dived into the cave slowly and steadily, trying his best not to trip over a wet cliff or stumble over a pebble, Tadei's only course of action was to imitate every trace of his footstep, and every inches of his movements. The cave was certainly large enough, but that only made travelling a lot more difficult. If you trip, you risk dying. But he had no choice here, but to move forward.