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[color=black]Level:[/color] 2
[color=white]Experience:[/color] 3/20
[color=black]Currently In:[/color] Smash City Alcamoth >> Eryth Sea
[color=white]Word Count:[/color] 949 (+2 Exp)
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 The goal was simple enough. Rendezvous with the other team at this Twlight Town area. Omori had stuck with Rika and Junior all the way to the vehicle bay. This was nothing he and the others couldn't handle, right? Except, there was [i]one[/i] small issue. They had to get there by crossing the sea. In dingy-looking rowboats no less. While everyone else prepared to head out with gusto, Omori seemed to freeze up, his eyes genuinely widened in anxiety. He didn't react to his surroundings for a moment, and thank goodness for that. Bowser accidentally sinking into the water would only make him feel worse. But in his hesitance, he was lagging behind.

 Calm down. Breathe. It's not as scary as you think.

 They wouldn't let him accidentally fall into the water, would they? They seem like good people. The youth had already agreed to join them in hopes to find his friends. He couldn't ditch them now. So, static as his movements had become, Omori willed himself to push his boat into the water and hop on in a swift motion. As long as he stayed in or by his boat, he'll be okay. As long as someone was around him, he'll be okay.

 Everything is going to be okay. 

 ... 

 Okay, he may underestimated his little sea-faring vessel. The small boat held itself well against stormy waters. Kudos to that blocky guy! Omori still felt anxious about being out in the water like this, but that helped him calm down a little bit. Enough to where he could focus on keeping up with the rest of the team. A couple of peaceful minutes later and already someone [i]else[/i] took a dive under water. Those two girls, Sakura and Karin, attempted to drive through a bed of kelp, and the brunette, deceived by the illusion of a solid platform, fell through it instantly. Luckily neither of them got hurt. Even Rubick stepped in to help only one of them out!

 Only one?

 ...Hm.

 Between cyclones, water spouts, and cartoonishly giant pufferfish, Omori maneuvered around every hazard with focus, taking deep breaths to keep his rapid heartbeat stablized. The sights might be interesting, but he only cared about getting to Point B in one piece right now.

 [i]And then something tried to attack one of them.[/i]

 Omori could only look on in horror as Nadia barely avoided getting eaten by a dreadfully large monstrosity. Another stroke of luck, it didn't bother trying a second time, instead...flying...away...? Not the weirdest thing in the world but odd enough. With it out of the way, he could hurry over and check up on his feline acquaintance. But, unusually, he couldn't muster up any words. The concerned look he gave her spoke for him instead. Concerned, and something else. Instead of the usual dulled black, his eye color was a dread-filled white.

 Omori was [color=gray]afraid[/color].

 And yet, he kept going.

 After that quick incident, he opted to row nearby Nadia instead, on the look out for any further hazards in the road. Down a river and through the mountains, the water grew shallow [s]to his relief[/s]. And the team stumbled upon a cove, a ship graveyard. Pirates must've taken this route! The boy carefully steered around the wreckage sight, and even made quick stops to search for anything useful.

 His first find could be a stroke of luck: A duo of weapons, a machete and pistol. More used to wielding his trusty knife, Omori picked up the machete first by the handle. He slashed at the air, getting a feel for the new weapon. Yeah he could work with this. But for some reason it didn't feel right separating it from it's ranged partner. So he decided to bring it too.

 The next, the boy admittedly thought it was a treasure map at first. And when he opened it up, he was met with a faint dissapointment. It's just dance instructions! And what the heck was the Monkey? After mulling over whether or not he should take this with him, Omori decided to go ahead and grab the not-map with a huff. Maybe he can give it to someone else.

 Third was a cute little cockatiel bobblehead. Omori couldn't help lurk at the piece of wreckage just a bit longer, as he stared innocently at the blocky little fella. With a light slap, the jig in response brought a small grin to his face. He chuckled, fake or not, it [i]was[/i] pretty charming. It even managed to [color=gold]lift his spirits[/color] back up.

 And lastly for caution's sake, he grabbed a couple of life preservers in case anyone went overboard. He didn't know what kind of ship the S.S. Robloxia was, but nothing was stoping him from calling his own boat the S.S. Robloxia the Second. With nothing else catching his eye, he went back on the main path.

 The team eventually made it to the mouth of the river, which seemed to have a stronger flow than back at the Cove with a K. Omori decided to follow Nadia and Peach on ground too. He idly looked over to the collection of bears having a salmon lunch as he walked.

 ...

 For some reason, he felt like he should avoid provoking them. Especially that big one. Eugh, that'd be a pain to fight. The monochrome youth managed to catch part of the conversation the two were having with a bear and bird duo nearby. "Like a theme park", huh? Hopefully she didn't mean like a roller coaster. When everyone had gathered again at the first cataract, Omori waited a bit for a couple of others to take the plunge, before rowing down the water himself.

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[b][url=https://i.imgur.com/wVXYi0V.png]Machete and Pistol[/url][/b]
Two piratical weapons bound together. The machete is short and broad, deal unremarkable slash damage while the pistol is a flintlock, with short range, high recoil, and deceptively big damage. However, the pistol is empty and does not accept ammunition. The only way to load it is by landing two subsequent hits with the machete. They share durability and upgrades.

[b][url=https://i.imgur.com/6GiTpA8.png]Dance Instructions[/url][/b]
While it looks like a classic treasure map at first glance, this scraw of yellowed paper is actually a step-by-step process by which one might, in theory, ‘do the monkey’.

[b][url=https://static.wikia.nocookie.net/minecraft_gamepedia/images/0/08/Dancing_Gray_Parrot.gif]Cockatiel Bobblehead[/url][/b]
A cute locker ornament owned by a young sailor who wanted a parrot of his own. The merry jig it dances one slapped can bring a smile to even the most world-weary face.

[b][url=https://i.imgur.com/noPFdc6.png]Endless Summer Life Preserver[/url][/b] x2
Bearing the name of some long-gone craft, this buoyant inner tube can keep one afloat even on a stormy sea.[/center]
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