Heroic

Myriad Reality

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I could... if I used the Orange Magic. Can we placate them somehow?

@Efficacy

Hmm... Do you think they look like they can climb a tree?

Myriad Reality

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All we have with us are the torches and the caps. If we can get back to the village in time, do you think they'll leave us alone?

@Efficacy

Well, I know that I can, but can you outrun the average quadrupedal? Because if so, then yes, I am certainly fine with the plan simply being to run.

Myriad Reality

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*Proceeds forward, toward the Light Eater*

@Efficacy

Better time to plan than any. Once they begin to ignore this light, what shall we do about them?

Myriad Reality

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-Fin-ne- *Smiles*
-Aron- You're right.
-Fin-ne- Life does not always need to be a struggle. Well done.
-Aron- *Looks straight forward and carefully takes off the cover* Let's go.

@Mammalia

*Removes mine as well, and heads toward them*

Myriad Reality

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-Aron- That could blind us, couldn't it?

@Mammalia

Not if you're careful, I wouldn't think. I just think having the torches outfitted as what are basically light guns defeats the purpose of us having to use them to defend ourselves. Why not just let the torch defend us on all sides naturally, so that we aren't "attacking" anything with them, but rather only warding off pests like moth balls to snakes.

Myriad Reality

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@Heroic

*Takes one and points it downward* Okay. Let's go, Martyn.

@Efficacy

As much as the innovation seems useful, we should take them off. At least for a bit.

Myriad Reality

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@Heroic

No need. *Men from the tribe come carrying torches lit with the fire, capped so that it only shines in the direction pointed* An innovation brought by a previous test-taker. *Gestures toward the lions* Please. As I said, we cannot go near if the pearl is not retrieved or it will die.

@Realmatic

*Takes one*
You had one intuitive person in that test taker.

Myriad Reality

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But if you look—where they are it's only a little bit brighter than the rest of the jungle. Any closer and they're in the light generated by those fires.

@Efficacy

Makes sense enough to me. It's probably worth a shot, at the very least.

Myriad Reality

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Non-physical--the lights?

@Efficacy

I mean, maybe. I've seen animals afraid of light before. But, Light Bringers, they're called? If I understand right, light is one of the things that their survival depends on most.

Myriad Reality

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Wait, but why are you saying "you"?

@Efficacy

In the context of "being my friends", that is you all. I'm not my own friend, as much as I get along with myself. I don't think that's how it works.

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Because the plural "You" applies to everyone in this group since he can't be friends with himself.

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Ouch, I'm sorry to hear that. It's always tough when friends move away.

@Techspert

The classic story of everyone moves away in college and you lose touch with everyone you called a friend. I like to think we are still friends, and if life put us on talking terms again, we'd pick right back up.