Brave Your Way
OWEN LOCHRIDGE seer |
\\ Irish Accent | English [#a9882d] | Gaeilge [#a77406] |
09.22.2026 |
xxOUTFIT |
They were supposed to climb that? Seated in the pavilion, cool for the first time in what felt like a week (it had been a day--they'd only just arrived the day prior), Owen stared up with mixed awe and dread at the rocky wall that would provide this day's challenge. How in the world had he gotten himself into this? (It was @Josephine Byrne. She'd signed up for the competition, and for some reason, he'd felt compelled to do so as well.)
Training the day prior had been fun. He'd been able to play with knots and carabiners and practice scaling the rocky surface much like how he imagined squirrels ran up trees. The vertical course that loomed above them now, however, seemed like an altogether different animal. He'd never really before felt afraid of heights, but he couldn't deny the little pit forming in his gut at the idea of falling, safety equipment and magic or not.
He hadn't been the only one from his tent to sign up, though. In truth, that was probably why he'd found himself there in the first place. It only took a glance over towards @Demo Chatura to feel some of the excitement he'd felt earlier returning. His peer might have been a bit strange (understatement), but there was no denying the infectiousness of his presence.
"Ready for a challenge?" Owen asked him (and the others from his tent if they were close enough to hear him), inspired by how invigorated the boy had seemed about the climbing competition. "I don't think I've ever climbed anything as high as that." He turned his sights back to the end goal. "I bet my brother hasn't even flown as high as that!" he added almost as an afterthought, grinning slightly at the idea of being able to hold such a feat over his brother's head for a change.
Nevertheless, while competition for the sake of proving one's aptitude against one's peers might have been on the minds of some of the others, winning the contest really was far from front and center for Owen. As they sat there, listening to the preamble and preparing to rise to the challenge, his goal was a simple one: just make it to the top.
Training the day prior had been fun. He'd been able to play with knots and carabiners and practice scaling the rocky surface much like how he imagined squirrels ran up trees. The vertical course that loomed above them now, however, seemed like an altogether different animal. He'd never really before felt afraid of heights, but he couldn't deny the little pit forming in his gut at the idea of falling, safety equipment and magic or not.
He hadn't been the only one from his tent to sign up, though. In truth, that was probably why he'd found himself there in the first place. It only took a glance over towards @Demo Chatura to feel some of the excitement he'd felt earlier returning. His peer might have been a bit strange (understatement), but there was no denying the infectiousness of his presence.
"Ready for a challenge?" Owen asked him (and the others from his tent if they were close enough to hear him), inspired by how invigorated the boy had seemed about the climbing competition. "I don't think I've ever climbed anything as high as that." He turned his sights back to the end goal. "I bet my brother hasn't even flown as high as that!" he added almost as an afterthought, grinning slightly at the idea of being able to hold such a feat over his brother's head for a change.
Nevertheless, while competition for the sake of proving one's aptitude against one's peers might have been on the minds of some of the others, winning the contest really was far from front and center for Owen. As they sat there, listening to the preamble and preparing to rise to the challenge, his goal was a simple one: just make it to the top.
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[ STA 4 ]xx[ EVA 6 ]xx[ STR 0 ]xx[ WIS 10 ]xx[ ARC 0 ]xx[ ACC 10 ]
SEER'S INTUITION
[ STA 4 ]xx[ EVA 6 ]xx[ STR 0 ]xx[ WIS 10 ]xx[ ARC 0 ]xx[ ACC 10 ]
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Brave Your Way
22nd September
It was good that he was not as 'locked in' as he was with the tents. During the tent set-ups, he could not for the life of him remember the time between picking up his first tent tools, and being made to ruin them again with glee. But here, he was able to easily pick up the sound that seemed directed to him.
His head turned towards the source of it, showing a face that earned a blank staring look from Demo. Processing what he said, meanwhile trying to stare into the depths of his eyes. It was only when he realised who it was that his facial muscles remembered to move. " Oh! It's you! 5757-C " He briefly grinned, proud of his own ability to remember this boy despite it only been a month-ish since they last shared a tent. Though now there was an awkward pause since he was struggling more to remember what humans say after recognizing someone. " You don't look like you're feeling poor! Nice!".
And the conversation would've likely died there if Demo hadn't buffered 5757-C (Owen's) previous words.
" Challenge..." he looked at 5757-C (Owen) from his shoes to his wavy tuffs of brown hair. " Well, you look weak as hell" Blunt, though he gave a big grin a second later and showed a thumbs up. " GREAT! I'd love to see you win! You got a brother? You have... like.. a competition with him?"
Why else would he have mentioned a random brother?
w/c: 247
@Owen Lochridge
STATS
Stamina = 1
Evasion = 0
Strength = 10
Accuracy = 10
Wisdom = 10
Arcane P. = 4
35/35 - Human
Ability : Impartial | Y 2
Speed: 3
Hanako Tone | Sara Kohana | Kotoka Sako
Brave Your Way
Date: September 22nd, 2026
Location: Uagadou
Word Count: 551
Interacting with: N/A
The rock music was heard before Zephyr could reach the pavilion. He was not sure whether it was supposed to motivate him or it’ll put everyone in a competitive mood, but if he would based it on the noise around him, it doing both. He was not really interested in the snacks… for now. His attention was fixed on the cliff from the moment he arrived. His gaze travelled upward. It looked more intimidating than the easier section he had practised on yesterday. That was useful for getting accustomed to the equipment and learning where to put his weight and learning that climbing a cliff was nothing like scrambling up one of the trees back home.
Trees were familiar to him, he knew how branches behaved beneath his weight, where the trunk gave him something to brace against and how to test a branch before trusting it. A cliff doesn’t provide any of those. All it does was provide bits of rock and expected him to be grateful for them. Still, he couldn’t stop the grin threatening at the corner of his mouth. Now this is what you call a wilderness trip. The days of trekking was already enjoyable especially after spending so much time outdoors. In here, there was a finish line and other students would be trying to reach it before him. It only made things more interesting.
Strength and agility, those words of the Headmaster was more promising to him than a competition involving complicated spells. He spent most of his childhood climbing things he shouldn’t, doing physical work around Aelwyd Vale using his own strength was more familiar to him than relying on magic. But he wouldn’t underestimate what was waiting for them. His eyes returned to the cliff when the Headmaster mentioned the safety net. There were small grips somewhere up there and Merlin knows what else they haven’t been told about yet. If something went wrong, he would use the red sparks they’re talking about. He’s not going to cling stubbornly to the side of a mountain until someone had to scrape him off it because he didn’t want to quit.
When the assistants handed out the climbing equipment, he accepted his gear and wore it carefully. His dad would’ve had something to say if he saw him trusting his entire body weight to equipment he didn’t check himself. Only when he was satisfied did he follow the assistants to the starting point. Up close, the cliff looked taller. He flexed his fingers and took deep breaths. There was another possibility too which involved cheating. They technically could. There were spells that might give someone an advantage, and he knew well that some students would take the opportunity if they thought they could get away with it. But where was the fun in that?
If he was going to lose, he would rather lose because someone climbed faster than him and kicking another climber off the wall was out of the question. He moved into position at the start and rubbed his palms together. His excitement returned. The whole point was to reach the top before everyone else. He grinned, he didn’t sign up for a climbing competition to take his time getting there. Once the signal was given, he reached for his first grip.
Abilities: Calming Presence | The Muggle Condition
Stats: Sta: 7 | Eva: 8 | Str: 7 | Wis: 5 | Arc: 8 | Accu: 5
Speed / Action: Climb 3 units
Calming Presence | The Muggle Condition
Sta: 7 | Eva: 8 | Str: 7 | Wis: 5 | Arc: 8 | Accu: 5
Sta: 7 | Eva: 8 | Str: 7 | Wis: 5 | Arc: 8 | Accu: 5
Brave Your Way
This thread is part of the EXPLORE THE WILDERNESS EVENT.
You must have participated in the tent set up errand to participate and have signed up.
With the students geared up and in their places at the bottom of the cliffs, the start of the climbing competition finally began. Today's competition was sure to be an interesting watch for the spectators with the students' basic skills and the rough obstacles the mountain would undoubtedly throw at them.First One Up - Climbing Competition
MOD POST 1
All of the students made it through the first leg of the competition, although being a straightforward climb with no obstacles it would be sad to see someone drop from that low. Once past the first section, the climbers would notice their first challenge, small grips. Well someone had to be the first climber out, but no one expected it to be this early on in the climb. The eager Demo had made it up through the first leg decently but then when faced with the small grips it proved to be too difficult. Demo reached to try to climb higher but to no prevail. He slipped off the cliffside fully after bonking his head on a rock leaving a staff member to have to come to his aide. Maybe he can at least enjoy some more candy while recovering?
Two students representing the two host schools were also seemingly having a difficult time trying to get up to the third section of the cliffs. While Theodore didn't seem truly interested in the competition itself, Chuki on the other hand was ready to fight to get to the top. After some minor trash talking from Chuki, her and Theodore as well as Elara, Azzure and Zephyr were seemingly having a hard time getting past the small grips. Sad that so many were stuck on a lower level when there was still so many harder obstacles to come yet.
Hopefully the students who made it to the 3rd level of the cliff would have a better outcome for the rest of the climb, although you never know what could lie ahead and maybe those who were behind could come back again. Many students were able to still climb up a good amount but some that really stood out so far was Millie, Alfie and Ivy. Millie by far seemed to have gotten a comfortable start to the climbing competition with Alfie and Ivy following closely behind. All three seemed to be leading the charge of the students who had made it up higher to the 3rd level of the cliff.
But the question remains, who will be the first to reach the top of the cliffs to win the competition?
CLIMBING RESULTS ROUND 1OUT
Reducio@Demo Chatura
UNIT 2
Reducio@Theodore Alexei Vorona-Russo
@Elara Whitlock
@Chuki wa Mwanamke
@Azzure Solace
@Zephyr Deakin
UNIT 3
Reducio@Xio Arcana
@Magnus Blackwood
@Kahira Valerian
@Millie Ann
@Maximilianus Kenneally Vidler
@Bella Light
@Lucy Runo
@Alfie Owen
@Josephine Byrne
@Aaron Schwartz
@Denisse De Vera
@Marigold Wesley
@Chatt Auclair
@Ivy Roberts
@Owen Lochridge
ROLLS ROUND 1
Unit 2 Obstacle - Acc DC : 8
ReducioTheodore - speed 3 units
FAIL - 1 , 590/700 HP
Xio - speed 3 units
PASS - 11 , 500/500 HP
Magnus - speed 3 units
PASS - 9 , 300/300 HP
Kahira - speed 3 units
PASS - 12 , 500/500 HP
Elara - speed 3 units
FAIL - 7 , 390/500 HP
Millie - speed 3 units
PASS - 20 , 600/600 HP
Max - speed 3 units
PASS - 10 , 600/600 HP
Bella - speed 3 units
PASS - 8 , 600/600 HP
Chuki - speed 3 units
FAIL - 2 , 890/1000 HP
Azzure - speed 3 units
FAIL - 1 , 590/700 HP
Lucy - speed 3 units
PASS - 9 , 500/500 HP
Alfie - speed 3 units
PASS - 18 , 600/600 HP
Josephine - speed 3 units
PASS - 8 , 500/500 HP
Aaron - speed 3 units
PASS - 12 , 500/500 HP
Denisse - speed 3 units
PASS - 16 , 800/800 HP
Marigold - speed 3 units
PASS - 16 , 500/500 HP
Chatt - speed 3 units
PASS - 8 , 700/700 HP
Ivy - speed 3 units
PASS - 17 , 500/500 HP
Demo - speed 3 units
FAIL - 1 , -10/100 HP [OUT]
Owen - speed 3 units
PASS - 11 , 400/400 HP
Zephyr - speed 3 units
FAIL - 2 , 590/700 HP
Event Information
Notes- This thread is a moderated thread and is sign-up only. Please make sure that you are indexed to participate in this errand and that you follow the rules set forth by the site.
- Please post your stats in every post, or have it clearly visible in your signature.
- The winner will be either the highest up after (5) rounds or the first to reach the finish line.
- Please clearly state your chosen climbing speed at the bottom of your post, along with a cheating action if you wish to.
- If you have any questions, please feel free to owl Emery Albrecht or Nadira BakariObstacles and ActionsSTART LINEUnit 1Unit 2 - Small Grips - Accuracy Check - Easy (Average Accuracy of Participants)Unit 3Unit 4 - Slippery Grips -Strength Check - Medium (Average Strength + 2)Unit 5Unit 6 - Rocks Falling - Evasion Check - Very Hard (Average Accuracy + 4)Unit 7Unit 8 - Crack Grips - Strength Check - Hard (Average Strength + 3)Unit 9 - High Wind - Very Hard - Evasion Check (Average Evasion + 4)Unit 10FINISH LINEModeration Steps
1. Speed= (1-3 units possible) (Determines number of units)
2. Older students will find this easier due to natural height and strength.
3. Obstacle rolls.
4. Damage: Everyone starts with HP (Stamina x 100); Easy obstacles - Damage = (Speed*5 - 4)* 10; Medium obstacles - Damage = (Speed*5 -3)* 10; Hard obstacles - Damage = (Speed *5 -2)* 10, Very Hard obstacles - Damage = (Speed * 5 - 1) * 10
5. If HP reaches 0, you will be levitated towards the top and your race is over, for safety reasons.
Cheating
You may choose to cheat if you feel it gives you an advantage. Look at the possible options. A d20 will be rolled to see if you are caught by the professors. You must get 11 or higher to succeed in cheating.
1. Cast Wingardium Leviosa upon yourself. Must have spell in trunk. Due to light weight, your speed + 2. Damage is limited to chosen speed. Wisdom DC = 15
2. Kick(below you)/Hit (at same level or above) opponent. Damage = 10 *Str. Opponent is hurt and needs to pause for one round. Wisdom DC = 15
3. Green Spark Charm (opponents must be at same level as you). Damage = 5* ARC. Blinds your opponent for one round as sparks occur right in front of their eyes. Wisdom DC = 151st Place: 40 sickles
2nd Place: 20 sickles
3rd Place: 10 sickles
Deadline for next post
October 11th, 2026
Brave Your Way
Word Count: 510
| Date: September 22nd, 2026 | Time: Morning | Location: Uagadou | Participation: OPEN |
| Mentions: @Bella Light | Song: Could Have Been Me - The Struts ˜”*°•x•°*”˜ | Outfit: ˜”*°•x•°*”˜ |
𝚇𝚒𝚘 𝚖𝚎𝚝 𝚞𝚙 𝚠𝚒𝚝𝚑 𝙱𝚎𝚕𝚕𝚊 𝚓𝚞𝚜𝚝 𝚋𝚎𝚏𝚘𝚛𝚎 𝚝𝚑𝚎 𝚎𝚟𝚎𝚗𝚝 𝚘𝚏𝚏𝚒𝚌𝚒𝚊𝚕𝚕𝚢 𝚋𝚎𝚐𝚊𝚗, 𝚝𝚊𝚔𝚒𝚗𝚐 𝚑𝚎𝚛 𝚙𝚕𝚊𝚌𝚎 𝚋𝚎𝚜𝚒𝚍𝚎 𝚑𝚎𝚛 𝚊𝚝 𝚝𝚑𝚎 𝚋𝚊𝚜𝚎 𝚘𝚏 𝚝𝚑𝚎 𝚌𝚕𝚒𝚏𝚏𝚜𝚒𝚍𝚎 𝚊𝚗𝚍 𝚖𝚊𝚔𝚒𝚗𝚐 𝚜𝚞𝚛𝚎 𝚎𝚊𝚌𝚑 𝚘𝚝𝚑𝚎𝚛𝚜 𝚐𝚎𝚊𝚛𝚜 𝚠𝚎𝚛𝚎 𝚜𝚎𝚌𝚞𝚛𝚎. 𝙰𝚛𝚘𝚞𝚗𝚍 𝚝𝚑𝚎𝚖, 𝚝𝚑𝚎 𝚘𝚝𝚑𝚎𝚛 𝚌𝚘𝚖𝚙𝚎𝚝𝚒𝚝𝚘𝚛𝚜 𝚜𝚑𝚒𝚏𝚝𝚎𝚍 𝚛𝚎𝚜𝚝𝚕𝚎𝚜𝚜𝚕𝚢, 𝚌𝚑𝚎𝚌𝚔𝚒𝚗𝚐 𝚝𝚑𝚎𝚒𝚛 𝚎𝚚𝚞𝚒𝚙𝚖𝚎𝚗𝚝 𝚊𝚜 𝚠𝚎𝚕𝚕, 𝚜𝚝𝚛𝚎𝚝𝚌𝚑𝚒𝚗𝚐 𝚝𝚑𝚎𝚒𝚛 𝚕𝚒𝚖𝚙𝚜 𝚘𝚗𝚎 𝚕𝚊𝚜𝚝 𝚝𝚒𝚖𝚎, 𝚊𝚗𝚍 𝚜𝚝𝚞𝚍𝚢𝚒𝚗𝚐 𝚝𝚑𝚎 𝚛𝚘𝚌𝚔 𝚏𝚊𝚌𝚎 𝚊𝚋𝚘𝚟𝚎 𝚝𝚑𝚎𝚖. 𝚃𝚑𝚎 𝚊𝚒𝚛 𝚠𝚊𝚜 𝚝𝚑𝚒𝚌𝚔 𝚠𝚒𝚝𝚑 𝚊𝚗𝚝𝚒𝚌𝚒𝚙𝚊𝚝𝚒𝚘𝚗, 𝚊𝚗𝚍 𝚜𝚘𝚖𝚎𝚠𝚑𝚎𝚛𝚎 𝚗𝚎𝚊𝚛𝚋𝚢, 𝚊𝚗 𝚘𝚏𝚏𝚒𝚌𝚒𝚊𝚕 𝚌𝚊𝚕𝚕𝚎𝚍 𝚘𝚞𝚝 𝚏𝚒𝚗𝚊𝚕 𝚒𝚗𝚜𝚝𝚛𝚞𝚌𝚝𝚒𝚘𝚗𝚜 𝚝𝚑𝚊𝚝 𝚇𝚒𝚘 𝚘𝚗𝚕𝚢 𝚑𝚊𝚕𝚏-𝚕𝚒𝚜𝚝𝚎𝚗𝚎𝚍 𝚝𝚘 𝚠𝚑𝚒𝚕𝚎 𝚜𝚑𝚎 𝚖𝚊𝚍𝚎 𝚜𝚞𝚛𝚎 𝚑𝚎𝚛 𝚜𝚑𝚒𝚛𝚝 𝚠𝚊𝚜 𝚝𝚞𝚌𝚔𝚎𝚍 𝚙𝚛𝚘𝚙𝚎𝚛𝚕𝚢.
𝙷𝚎𝚛 𝚊𝚝𝚝𝚎𝚗𝚝𝚒𝚘𝚗 𝚠𝚊𝚜 𝚏𝚒𝚡𝚎𝚍 𝚘𝚗 𝚝𝚑𝚎 𝚌𝚕𝚒𝚖𝚋 𝚊𝚑𝚎𝚊𝚍, 𝚝𝚑𝚎 𝚊𝚕𝚕 𝚙𝚘𝚠𝚎𝚛𝚏𝚞𝚕 𝚊𝚗𝚍 𝚒𝚗𝚝𝚒𝚖𝚒𝚍𝚊𝚝𝚒𝚗𝚐 𝚖𝚘𝚞𝚗𝚝𝚊𝚒𝚗 𝚋𝚎𝚏𝚘𝚛𝚎 𝚝𝚑𝚎𝚖. 𝙰𝚜 𝚜𝚑𝚎 𝚑𝚊𝚍 𝚍𝚒𝚜𝚌𝚘𝚟𝚎𝚛𝚎𝚍 𝚖𝚊𝚗𝚢 𝚝𝚒𝚖𝚎𝚜 𝚋𝚊𝚌𝚔 𝚑𝚘𝚖𝚎, 𝚇𝚒𝚘 𝚠𝚊𝚜 𝚏𝚊𝚛 𝚖𝚘𝚛𝚎 𝚌𝚘𝚖𝚏𝚘𝚛𝚝𝚊𝚋𝚕𝚎 𝚒𝚗 𝚝𝚑𝚎 𝚠𝚒𝚕𝚍. 𝚂𝚑𝚎 𝚑𝚊𝚍 𝚜𝚙𝚎𝚗𝚝 𝚌𝚘𝚞𝚗𝚝𝚕𝚎𝚜𝚜 𝚑𝚘𝚞𝚛𝚜 𝚊𝚕𝚘𝚗𝚎 𝚊𝚖𝚘𝚗𝚐 𝚋𝚎𝚊𝚌𝚑𝚎𝚜, 𝚝𝚛𝚎𝚎𝚜, 𝚛𝚘𝚌𝚔𝚜, 𝚊𝚗𝚍 𝚞𝚗𝚎𝚟𝚎𝚗 𝚝𝚎𝚛𝚛𝚊𝚒𝚗, 𝚊𝚗𝚍 𝚌𝚕𝚒𝚖𝚋𝚒𝚗𝚐 𝚑𝚊𝚍 𝚋𝚎𝚎𝚗 𝚊 𝚌𝚘𝚗𝚜𝚝𝚊𝚗𝚝 𝚙𝚊𝚛𝚝 𝚘𝚏 𝚑𝚎𝚛 𝚕𝚒𝚏𝚎. 𝚂𝚑𝚎 𝚔𝚗𝚎𝚠 𝚑𝚘𝚠 𝚝𝚘 𝚛𝚎𝚊𝚍 𝚝𝚑𝚎 𝚜𝚑𝚊𝚙𝚎 𝚘𝚏 𝚊 𝚌𝚕𝚒𝚏𝚏, 𝚑𝚘𝚠 𝚝𝚘 𝚝𝚎𝚜𝚝 𝚊 𝚑𝚊𝚗𝚍𝚑𝚘𝚕𝚍 𝚋𝚎𝚏𝚘𝚛𝚎 𝚝𝚛𝚞𝚜𝚝𝚒𝚗𝚐 𝚒𝚝, 𝚊𝚗𝚍 𝚑𝚘𝚠 𝚝𝚘 𝚜𝚑𝚒𝚏𝚝 𝚑𝚎𝚛 𝚠𝚎𝚒𝚐𝚑𝚝 𝚜𝚘 𝚝𝚑𝚊𝚝 𝚑𝚎𝚛 𝚋𝚘𝚍𝚢 𝚠𝚘𝚛𝚔𝚎𝚍 𝚠𝚒𝚝𝚑 𝚝𝚑𝚎 𝚠𝚊𝚕𝚕 𝚒𝚗𝚜𝚝𝚎𝚊𝚍 𝚘𝚏 𝚊𝚐𝚊𝚒𝚗𝚜𝚝 𝚒𝚝. 𝚂𝚘 𝚠𝚑𝚎𝚗 𝚝𝚑𝚎 𝚜𝚒𝚐𝚗𝚊𝚕 𝚠𝚊𝚜 𝚏𝚒𝚗𝚊𝚕𝚕𝚢 𝚐𝚒𝚟𝚎𝚗, 𝚇𝚒𝚘 𝚜𝚙𝚛𝚊𝚗𝚐 𝚒𝚗𝚝𝚘 𝚖𝚘𝚝𝚒𝚘𝚗 𝚠𝚒𝚝𝚑 𝚎𝚡𝚌𝚒𝚝𝚎𝚖𝚎𝚗𝚝.
𝚃𝚑𝚎 𝚏𝚒𝚛𝚜𝚝 𝚜𝚝𝚛𝚎𝚝𝚌𝚑 𝚘𝚏 𝚝𝚑𝚎 𝚌𝚕𝚒𝚖𝚋 𝚏𝚎𝚕𝚝 𝚒𝚗𝚌𝚛𝚎𝚍𝚒𝚋𝚕𝚎 𝚠𝚒𝚝𝚑 𝚎𝚟𝚎𝚛𝚢 𝚗𝚎𝚛𝚟𝚎 𝚒𝚗 𝚑𝚎𝚛 𝚋𝚘𝚍𝚢. 𝙷𝚎𝚛 𝚑𝚊𝚗𝚍𝚜 𝚏𝚘𝚞𝚗𝚍 𝚝𝚑𝚎 𝚛𝚘𝚌𝚔 𝚠𝚒𝚝𝚑 𝚎𝚊𝚜𝚎, 𝚏𝚒𝚗𝚐𝚎𝚛𝚜 𝚌𝚞𝚛𝚕𝚒𝚗𝚐 𝚊𝚛𝚘𝚞𝚗𝚍 𝚗𝚊𝚛𝚛𝚘𝚠 𝚕𝚎𝚍𝚐𝚎𝚜 𝚊𝚗𝚍 𝚛𝚘𝚞𝚐𝚑 𝚙𝚛𝚘𝚝𝚛𝚞𝚜𝚒𝚘𝚗𝚜. 𝙷𝚎𝚛 𝚏𝚎𝚎𝚝 𝚏𝚘𝚕𝚕𝚘𝚠𝚎𝚍 𝚗𝚊𝚝𝚞𝚛𝚊𝚕𝚕𝚢, 𝚜𝚎𝚊𝚛𝚌𝚑𝚒𝚗𝚐 𝚘𝚞𝚝 𝚏𝚘𝚘𝚝𝚑𝚘𝚕𝚍𝚜 𝚊𝚕𝚖𝚘𝚜𝚝 𝚠𝚒𝚝𝚑𝚘𝚞𝚝 𝚌𝚘𝚗𝚜𝚌𝚒𝚘𝚞𝚜 𝚝𝚑𝚘𝚞𝚐𝚑𝚝. 𝚂𝚑𝚎 𝚖𝚘𝚟𝚎𝚍 𝚚𝚞𝚒𝚌𝚔𝚕𝚢 𝚊𝚗𝚍 𝚌𝚘𝚗𝚏𝚒𝚍𝚎𝚗𝚝𝚕𝚢, 𝚋𝚞𝚝 𝚜𝚑𝚎 𝚊𝚕𝚜𝚘 𝚙𝚊𝚌𝚎𝚍 𝚑𝚎𝚛𝚜𝚎𝚕𝚏, 𝚑𝚎𝚛 𝚋𝚘𝚍𝚢 𝚕𝚒𝚐𝚑𝚝 𝚊𝚐𝚊𝚒𝚗𝚜𝚝 𝚝𝚑𝚎 𝚌𝚕𝚒𝚏𝚏 𝚊𝚜 𝚜𝚑𝚎 𝚙𝚞𝚕𝚕𝚎𝚍 𝚑𝚎𝚛𝚜𝚎𝚕𝚏 𝚑𝚒𝚐𝚑𝚎𝚛. 𝚆𝚒𝚝𝚑 𝚎𝚟𝚎𝚛𝚢 𝚏𝚎𝚠 𝚖𝚘𝚟𝚎𝚖𝚎𝚗𝚝𝚜, 𝚜𝚑𝚎 𝚐𝚕𝚊𝚗𝚌𝚎𝚍 𝚜𝚒𝚍𝚎𝚠𝚊𝚢𝚜 𝚝𝚘 𝚌𝚑𝚎𝚌𝚔 𝚘𝚗 𝙱𝚎𝚕𝚕𝚊. 𝙱𝚎𝚕𝚕𝚊 𝚠𝚊𝚜 𝚔𝚎𝚎𝚙𝚒𝚗𝚐 𝚞𝚙 𝚠𝚎𝚕𝚕—𝚊𝚕𝚋𝚎𝚒𝚝 𝚊 𝚠𝚑𝚘𝚕𝚎 𝚕𝚘𝚝 𝚖𝚘𝚛𝚎 𝚝𝚎𝚛𝚛𝚒𝚏𝚒𝚎𝚍 𝚘𝚏 𝚠𝚑𝚊𝚝 𝚜𝚑𝚎 𝚠𝚊𝚜 𝚍𝚘𝚒𝚗𝚐, 𝚋𝚞𝚝 𝚘𝚗𝚕𝚢 𝚜𝚕𝚒𝚐𝚑𝚝𝚕𝚢 𝚋𝚎𝚑𝚒𝚗𝚍!
“𝚈𝚘𝚞’𝚟𝚎 𝚐𝚘𝚝 𝚝𝚑𝚒𝚜, 𝙱𝚎𝚕𝚕𝚊!” 𝚇𝚒𝚘 𝚌𝚊𝚕𝚕𝚎𝚍, 𝚑𝚎𝚛 𝚟𝚘𝚒𝚌𝚎 𝚌𝚑𝚎𝚎𝚛𝚏𝚞𝚕 𝚊𝚗𝚍 𝚎𝚌𝚑𝚘𝚒𝚗𝚐 𝚏𝚊𝚒𝚗𝚝𝚕𝚢 𝚊𝚐𝚊𝚒𝚗𝚜𝚝 𝚝𝚑𝚎 𝚜𝚝𝚘𝚗𝚎. “𝚆𝚊𝚝𝚌𝚑 𝚢𝚘𝚞𝚛 𝚏𝚘𝚘𝚝𝚒𝚗𝚐 𝙰𝙽𝙳 𝚍𝚘𝚗’𝚝 𝚕𝚘𝚘𝚔 𝚍𝚘𝚠𝚗!”
𝚃𝚑𝚎 𝚊𝚍𝚟𝚒𝚌𝚎 𝚠𝚘𝚞𝚕𝚍 𝚑𝚊𝚟𝚎 𝚋𝚎𝚎𝚗 𝚖𝚘𝚛𝚎 𝚌𝚘𝚗𝚟𝚒𝚗𝚌𝚒𝚗𝚐 𝚒𝚏 𝚇𝚒𝚘 𝚑𝚊𝚍𝚗’𝚝 𝚒𝚖𝚖𝚎𝚍𝚒𝚊𝚝𝚎𝚕𝚢 𝚐𝚕𝚊𝚗𝚌𝚎𝚍 𝚍𝚘𝚠𝚗 𝚑𝚎𝚛𝚜𝚎𝚕𝚏, 𝚜𝚑𝚎 𝚓𝚞𝚜𝚝 𝚌𝚘𝚞𝚕𝚍𝚗'𝚝 𝚑𝚎𝚕𝚙 𝚑𝚎𝚛𝚜𝚎𝚕𝚏. 𝙵𝚊𝚛 𝚋𝚎𝚕𝚘𝚠, 𝚝𝚑𝚎 𝚐𝚛𝚘𝚞𝚗𝚍 𝚊𝚕𝚛𝚎𝚊𝚍𝚢 𝚜𝚎𝚎𝚖𝚎𝚍 𝚜𝚖𝚊𝚕𝚕𝚎𝚛 𝚝𝚑𝚊𝚗 𝚒𝚝 𝚑𝚊𝚍 𝚖𝚘𝚖𝚎𝚗𝚝𝚜 𝚋𝚎𝚏𝚘𝚛𝚎. 𝙰 𝚙𝚕𝚎𝚊𝚜𝚎𝚍 𝚐𝚛𝚒𝚗 𝚜𝚙𝚛𝚎𝚊𝚍 𝚊𝚌𝚛𝚘𝚜𝚜 𝚑𝚎𝚛 𝚏𝚊𝚌𝚎 𝚊𝚜 𝚜𝚑𝚎 𝚝𝚘𝚘𝚔 𝚒𝚗 𝚝𝚑𝚎 𝚍𝚒𝚜𝚝𝚊𝚗𝚌𝚎 𝚜𝚑𝚎 𝚑𝚊𝚍 𝚐𝚊𝚒𝚗𝚎𝚍, 𝚝𝚑𝚊𝚝 𝚖𝚎𝚊𝚗𝚜 𝚜𝚑𝚎 𝚠𝚊𝚜 𝚖𝚊𝚔𝚒𝚗𝚐 𝚙𝚛𝚘𝚐𝚛𝚎𝚜𝚜. 𝚃𝚑𝚎 𝚑𝚎𝚒𝚐𝚑𝚝 𝚍𝚒𝚍𝚗’𝚝 𝚏𝚛𝚒𝚐𝚑𝚝𝚎𝚗 𝚑𝚎𝚛; 𝚒𝚏 𝚊𝚗𝚢𝚝𝚑𝚒𝚗𝚐, 𝚒𝚝 𝚖𝚊𝚍𝚎 𝚑𝚎𝚛 𝚏𝚎𝚎𝚕 𝚖𝚘𝚛𝚎 𝚊𝚕𝚒𝚟𝚎. 𝚃𝚑𝚎 𝚠𝚒𝚗𝚍 𝚝𝚞𝚐𝚐𝚎𝚍 𝚊𝚝 𝚑𝚎𝚛 𝚜𝚕𝚒𝚐𝚑𝚝𝚕𝚢 𝚜𝚘 𝚜𝚑𝚎 𝚑𝚞𝚐𝚐𝚎𝚍 𝚑𝚎𝚛 𝚋𝚘𝚍𝚢 𝚌𝚕𝚘𝚜𝚎𝚛 𝚝𝚘 𝚝𝚑𝚎 𝚠𝚊𝚕𝚕 𝚊𝚗𝚍 𝚛𝚎𝚏𝚘𝚌𝚞𝚜𝚎𝚍 𝚑𝚎𝚛 𝚊𝚝𝚝𝚎𝚗𝚝𝚒𝚘𝚗 𝚝𝚘 𝚊𝚋𝚘𝚟𝚎 𝚑𝚎𝚛.
𝙰 𝚏𝚎𝚠 𝚌𝚘𝚖𝚙𝚎𝚝𝚒𝚝𝚘𝚛𝚜 𝚋𝚎𝚐𝚊𝚗 𝚝𝚘 𝚘𝚟𝚎𝚛𝚝𝚊𝚔𝚎 𝚑𝚎𝚛, 𝚖𝚘𝚟𝚒𝚗𝚐 𝚙𝚊𝚜𝚝 𝚘𝚗 𝚗𝚎𝚒𝚐𝚑𝚋𝚘𝚛𝚒𝚗𝚐 𝚜𝚎𝚌𝚝𝚒𝚘𝚗𝚜 𝚘𝚏 𝚝𝚑𝚎 𝚌𝚕𝚒𝚏𝚏 𝚘𝚗𝚕𝚢 𝚊 𝚏𝚎𝚠 𝚏𝚎𝚎𝚝 𝚊𝚠𝚊𝚢. 𝚇𝚒𝚘 𝚍𝚒𝚍𝚗’𝚝 𝚕𝚎𝚝 𝚒𝚝 𝚋𝚘𝚝𝚑𝚎𝚛 𝚑𝚎𝚛 𝚝𝚑𝚘𝚞𝚐𝚑. 𝚂𝚑𝚎 𝚜𝚑𝚒𝚏𝚝𝚎𝚍 𝚌𝚕𝚘𝚜𝚎𝚛 𝚝𝚘 𝚝𝚑𝚎 𝚠𝚊𝚕𝚕 𝚠𝚑𝚎𝚗𝚎𝚟𝚎𝚛 𝚗𝚎𝚌𝚎𝚜𝚜𝚊𝚛𝚢 𝚊𝚗𝚍 𝚖𝚊𝚍𝚎 𝚜𝚞𝚛𝚎 𝚗𝚘𝚝 𝚝𝚘 𝚋𝚕𝚘𝚌𝚔 𝚝𝚑𝚎𝚒𝚛 𝚙𝚊𝚝𝚑, 𝚘𝚏𝚏𝚎𝚛𝚒𝚗𝚐 𝚝𝚑𝚎𝚖 𝚜𝚙𝚊𝚌𝚎 𝚊𝚜 𝚊 𝚖𝚊𝚝𝚝𝚎𝚛 𝚘𝚏 𝚌𝚘𝚞𝚛𝚝𝚎𝚜𝚢. 𝚃𝚑𝚎𝚛𝚎 𝚠𝚊𝚜 𝚗𝚘 𝚙𝚘𝚒𝚗𝚝 𝚒𝚗 𝚖𝚊𝚔𝚒𝚗𝚐 𝚝𝚑𝚎 𝚌𝚕𝚒𝚖𝚋 𝚖𝚘𝚛𝚎 𝚍𝚒𝚏𝚏𝚒𝚌𝚞𝚕𝚝 𝚏𝚘𝚛 𝚊𝚗𝚢𝚘𝚗𝚎 𝚎𝚕𝚜𝚎—𝚘𝚛 𝚒𝚗 𝚠𝚊𝚜𝚝𝚒𝚗𝚐 𝚎𝚗𝚎𝚛𝚐𝚢 𝚠𝚘𝚛𝚛𝚢𝚒𝚗𝚐 𝚊𝚋𝚘𝚞𝚝 𝚠𝚑𝚘 𝚠𝚊𝚜 𝚊𝚑𝚎𝚊𝚍.
𝚃𝚑𝚎𝚗 𝚜𝚑𝚎 𝚛𝚎𝚊𝚌𝚑𝚎𝚍 𝚘𝚗𝚎 𝚘𝚏 𝚝𝚑𝚎 𝚖𝚘𝚛𝚎 𝚌𝚑𝚊𝚕𝚕𝚎𝚗𝚐𝚒𝚗𝚐 𝚜𝚎𝚌𝚝𝚒𝚘𝚗𝚜 𝚘𝚏 𝚝𝚑𝚎 𝚌𝚕𝚒𝚏𝚏𝚜𝚒𝚍𝚎. 𝚃𝚑𝚎 𝚌𝚕𝚒𝚏𝚏 𝚏𝚊𝚌𝚎 𝚓𝚞𝚝𝚝𝚎𝚍 𝚘𝚞𝚝𝚠𝚊𝚛𝚍 𝚞𝚗𝚎𝚟𝚎𝚗𝚕𝚢, 𝚋𝚕𝚘𝚌𝚔𝚒𝚗𝚐 𝚑𝚎𝚛 𝚟𝚒𝚎𝚠 𝚘𝚏 𝚝𝚑𝚎 𝚗𝚎𝚡𝚝 𝚑𝚊𝚗𝚍𝚑𝚘𝚕𝚍. 𝚂𝚑𝚎 𝚌𝚘𝚞𝚕𝚍𝚗’𝚝 𝚜𝚎𝚎 𝚠𝚑𝚎𝚛𝚎 𝚜𝚑𝚎 𝚠𝚊𝚜 𝚜𝚞𝚙𝚙𝚘𝚜𝚎𝚍 𝚝𝚘 𝚛𝚎𝚊𝚌𝚑, 𝚊𝚗𝚍 𝚝𝚑𝚎 𝚊𝚗𝚐𝚕𝚎 𝚖𝚊𝚍𝚎 𝚒𝚝 𝚒𝚖𝚙𝚘𝚜𝚜𝚒𝚋𝚕𝚎 𝚝𝚘 𝚐𝚎𝚝 𝚊 𝚙𝚛𝚘𝚙𝚎𝚛 𝚕𝚘𝚘𝚔 𝚠𝚒𝚝𝚑𝚘𝚞𝚝 𝚜𝚑𝚒𝚏𝚝𝚒𝚗𝚐 𝚑𝚎𝚛 𝚎𝚗𝚝𝚒𝚛𝚎 𝚋𝚘𝚍𝚢 𝚒𝚗𝚝𝚘 𝚊 𝚖𝚘𝚛𝚎 𝚙𝚛𝚎𝚌𝚊𝚛𝚒𝚘𝚞𝚜 𝚙𝚘𝚜𝚒𝚝𝚒𝚘𝚗 𝚝𝚑𝚊𝚝 𝚖𝚒𝚐𝚑𝚝 𝚛𝚒𝚜𝚔 𝚑𝚎𝚛 𝚕𝚘𝚜𝚒𝚗𝚐 𝚑𝚎𝚛 𝚐𝚛𝚒𝚙 𝚌𝚘𝚖𝚙𝚕𝚎𝚝𝚎𝚕𝚢. 𝚃𝚑𝚎𝚗, 𝚊𝚏𝚝𝚎𝚛 𝚊 𝚖𝚘𝚖𝚎𝚗𝚝 𝚘𝚏 𝚏𝚛𝚞𝚜𝚝𝚛𝚊𝚝𝚒𝚗𝚐 𝚝𝚑𝚘𝚞𝚐𝚑𝚝𝚜, 𝚜𝚑𝚎 𝚝𝚒𝚐𝚑𝚝𝚎𝚗𝚎𝚍 𝚑𝚎𝚛 𝚐𝚛𝚒𝚙 𝚠𝚒𝚝𝚑 𝚘𝚗𝚎 𝚑𝚊𝚗𝚍, 𝚋𝚛𝚊𝚌𝚎𝚍 𝚑𝚎𝚛 𝚏𝚎𝚎𝚝 𝚊𝚜 𝚜𝚎𝚌𝚞𝚛𝚎𝚕𝚢 𝚊𝚜 𝚜𝚑𝚎 𝚌𝚘𝚞𝚕𝚍, 𝚊𝚗𝚍 𝚛𝚎𝚊𝚌𝚑𝚎𝚍 𝚘𝚞𝚝 𝚠𝚒𝚝𝚑 𝚝𝚑𝚎 𝚘𝚝𝚑𝚎𝚛. 𝙱𝚕𝚒𝚗𝚍𝚕𝚢, 𝚑𝚎𝚛 𝚏𝚒𝚗𝚐𝚎𝚛𝚜 𝚜𝚠𝚎𝚙𝚝 𝚘𝚟𝚎𝚛 𝚝𝚑𝚎 𝚜𝚝𝚘𝚗𝚎. 𝚂𝚑𝚎 𝚛𝚎𝚊𝚌𝚑𝚎𝚍 𝚊𝚛𝚘𝚞𝚗𝚍 𝚏𝚘𝚛 𝚘𝚗𝚕𝚢 𝚊 𝚖𝚘𝚖𝚎𝚗𝚝 𝚞𝚗𝚝𝚒𝚕 𝚑𝚎𝚛 𝚑𝚊𝚗𝚍 𝚝𝚑𝚎𝚗 𝚌𝚊𝚞𝚐𝚑𝚝 𝚘𝚗 𝚊 𝚗𝚊𝚛𝚛𝚘𝚠 𝚛𝚒𝚍𝚐𝚎. 𝚃𝚑𝚎 𝚑𝚘𝚕𝚍 𝚠𝚊𝚜𝚗’𝚝 𝚎𝚜𝚙𝚎𝚌𝚒𝚊𝚕𝚕𝚢 𝚕𝚊𝚛𝚐𝚎, 𝚑𝚎𝚛 𝚏𝚒𝚗𝚐𝚎𝚛𝚜 𝚋𝚊𝚛𝚎𝚕𝚢 𝚐𝚛𝚒𝚙𝚙𝚒𝚗𝚐 𝚒𝚝, 𝚊𝚗𝚍 𝚜𝚑𝚎 𝚑𝚊𝚍 𝚗𝚘 𝚒𝚍𝚎𝚊 𝚑𝚘𝚠 𝚜𝚝𝚎𝚊𝚍𝚢 𝚝𝚑𝚎 𝚜𝚎𝚌𝚝𝚒𝚘𝚗 𝚘𝚏 𝚛𝚘𝚌𝚔 𝚋𝚎𝚗𝚎𝚊𝚝𝚑 𝚑𝚎𝚛 𝚠𝚊𝚜. 𝚂𝚝𝚒𝚕𝚕, 𝚒𝚝 𝚠𝚊𝚜 𝚎𝚗𝚘𝚞𝚐𝚑 𝚝𝚘 𝚊𝚕𝚕𝚘𝚠 𝚑𝚎𝚛 𝚝𝚘 𝚙𝚞𝚕𝚕 𝚑𝚎𝚛𝚜𝚎𝚕𝚏 𝚞𝚙 𝚏𝚞𝚛𝚝𝚑𝚎𝚛. 𝙸𝚝 𝚑𝚎𝚕𝚍, 𝚏𝚘𝚛 𝚗𝚘𝚠.
“𝙲𝚊𝚛𝚎𝚏𝚞𝚕 𝚠𝚒𝚝𝚑 𝚝𝚑𝚒𝚜 𝚗𝚎𝚡𝚝 𝚙𝚊𝚛𝚝 𝚘𝚗 𝚢𝚘𝚞𝚛 𝚠𝚊𝚢 𝚞𝚙, 𝙱𝚎𝚕𝚕𝚊!” 𝚜𝚑𝚎 𝚌𝚊𝚕𝚕𝚎𝚍 𝚍𝚘𝚠𝚗, 𝚐𝚕𝚊𝚗𝚌𝚒𝚗𝚐 𝚘𝚟𝚎𝚛 𝚑𝚎𝚛 𝚜𝚑𝚘𝚞𝚕𝚍𝚎𝚛. “𝚃𝚑𝚎 𝚑𝚊𝚗𝚍𝚑𝚘𝚕𝚍𝚜 𝚊𝚛𝚎 𝚝𝚛𝚒𝚌𝚔𝚢 𝚑𝚎𝚛𝚎!” 𝚂𝚑𝚎 𝚠𝚊𝚒𝚝𝚎𝚍 𝚓𝚞𝚜𝚝 𝚕𝚘𝚗𝚐 𝚎𝚗𝚘𝚞𝚐𝚑 𝚝𝚘 𝚖𝚊𝚔𝚎 𝚜𝚞𝚛𝚎 𝙱𝚎𝚕𝚕𝚊 𝚑𝚊𝚍 𝚑𝚎𝚊𝚛𝚍 𝚑𝚎𝚛, 𝚝𝚑𝚎𝚗 𝚌𝚘𝚗𝚝𝚒𝚗𝚞𝚎𝚍 𝚞𝚙𝚠𝚊𝚛𝚍, 𝚑𝚎𝚛 𝚜𝚖𝚒𝚕𝚎 𝚛𝚎𝚝𝚞𝚛𝚗𝚒𝚗𝚐 𝚊𝚜 𝚜𝚑𝚎 𝚜𝚎𝚊𝚛𝚌𝚑𝚎𝚍 𝚏𝚘𝚛 𝚝𝚑𝚎 𝚗𝚎𝚡𝚝 𝚙𝚕𝚊𝚌𝚎 𝚝𝚘 𝚌𝚕𝚒𝚖𝚋.
Action: ⟡Climb (3) Units⟡
OOC Notes: YESSSS!
. ݁₊ ⊹ . ݁ ⟡ ݁ . ⊹ ₊ ݁.|Stamina ★ 5 | Evasion ★ 6 | Strength ★ 3 | Wisdom ★ 8 | ArcPower ★ 7 | Accuracy ★ 6 |. ݁₊ ⊹ . ݁ ⟡ ݁ . ⊹ ₊ ݁.
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Brave Your Way
WC: 386
Mentions: @Xio Arcana
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The climb started, and Bella carefully made her way up the cliff.
"Don't look down, Bella, don't look down," she chanted, as if it was a mantra that would help her survive this terrifying experience. The last time she had ever climbed a cliff was...never. This was her first time, and she thought that she was insane.
Bella was relieved that everybody made it through the first leg of the competition, and although she thought she would slip once or twice just from being nervous, she didn't (it was a miracle, she knew).
Then, it came. The first challenge. "Small" grips.
"It's small. Come on. You can do this!" she cheered herself on. It may have worked if she hadn't seen it. One of the other competitors, Demo, slipped off the cliffside after bonking his head on a rock. Bella bit her lip and tried to focus on herself.
Her friend Xio, who was slightly ahead, yelled out encouragements and warnings. Bella was ultimately SO grateful for her friend's support.
"Thanks, Xio! You got this too! We can both do this!" she shouted up, smiling as she briefly forgot how high up she was.
"Don't look down!" Xio yelled. And of course, Bella instinctively did what she was not told to do (as does everyone) -- she looked down.
"WHY did you do that?" She scolded herself, regretting it the moment she did. It was a good view, alright, though a very HIGH one.
Bella hummed to herself, trying to find good handholds and ignoring the butterflies flying in her stomach. Other competitors passed her and didn't mind at all. She didn't even want to win -- she knows she probably won't -- but honestly, just climbing this was a win for her.
Bella was just starting to feel a little bit more confident when she realized that the handholds were getting harder to find. Like Xio said, it was tricky.
"I got this! Let's do this, Bella!" she said optimistically, looking up at Xio, who was finding creative ways to climb up, and the other competitors, who each stood their own.
And Bella drew a path in her head and followed it.
ACTION: Climb 3 Units
OOC Notes: Yay! Thanks Tatsu! Can you be nice next round too?
Mentions: @Xio Arcana
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The climb started, and Bella carefully made her way up the cliff.
"Don't look down, Bella, don't look down," she chanted, as if it was a mantra that would help her survive this terrifying experience. The last time she had ever climbed a cliff was...never. This was her first time, and she thought that she was insane.
Bella was relieved that everybody made it through the first leg of the competition, and although she thought she would slip once or twice just from being nervous, she didn't (it was a miracle, she knew).
Then, it came. The first challenge. "Small" grips.
"It's small. Come on. You can do this!" she cheered herself on. It may have worked if she hadn't seen it. One of the other competitors, Demo, slipped off the cliffside after bonking his head on a rock. Bella bit her lip and tried to focus on herself.
Her friend Xio, who was slightly ahead, yelled out encouragements and warnings. Bella was ultimately SO grateful for her friend's support.
"Thanks, Xio! You got this too! We can both do this!" she shouted up, smiling as she briefly forgot how high up she was.
"Don't look down!" Xio yelled. And of course, Bella instinctively did what she was not told to do (as does everyone) -- she looked down.
"WHY did you do that?" She scolded herself, regretting it the moment she did. It was a good view, alright, though a very HIGH one.
Bella hummed to herself, trying to find good handholds and ignoring the butterflies flying in her stomach. Other competitors passed her and didn't mind at all. She didn't even want to win -- she knows she probably won't -- but honestly, just climbing this was a win for her.
Bella was just starting to feel a little bit more confident when she realized that the handholds were getting harder to find. Like Xio said, it was tricky.
"I got this! Let's do this, Bella!" she said optimistically, looking up at Xio, who was finding creative ways to climb up, and the other competitors, who each stood their own.
And Bella drew a path in her head and followed it.
ACTION: Climb 3 Units
OOC Notes: Yay! Thanks Tatsu! Can you be nice next round too?
"The sun rises and the sun sets. Then, it repeats."
Brave Your Way
____The reason why this girl seemingly so stoned face and calm despite her nervousness and doubtfulness in participating this climbing event is laid in her stubborn determination. Any can also judge by her lack of empathy hearing that one person already slipped and fall in this starting moment. Not because she was suddenly turned heartless or such, but it just because she was trying hard to avoid to looked back and down. Because if she did that, her annoying feeling named Fear would likely surfed back and won't stop mocking her for the rest of the race. She pitied whoever that fall behind her, that's why Millie tighten her grip on this so-called small grip that actually almost nothing than cliff's lump. Even so, she kept moving upward, almost hearing nothing beside the gust of wind nor even her noisy heartbeat.
____Up. Up. Up she goes. She didn't even dare to looked a little up on the cloud or sky just above her head. She didn't know who else still climbing alongside her. She also didn't know if she was left far behind or the other way around. Beside overthinking things of what would happened to her if she's the one who bumped her head and lost her grip, Millie also can't help but wonder what other obstacles is awaiting her up ahead. Although it is her first experience climbing, the girl read from many sources that higher the climbing spot is, more greater the risk that followed. She clenched her grip on the safety rope, steadying her footstep even more.
____Up. Up. Up she goes. She didn't even dare to looked a little up on the cloud or sky just above her head. She didn't know who else still climbing alongside her. She also didn't know if she was left far behind or the other way around. Beside overthinking things of what would happened to her if she's the one who bumped her head and lost her grip, Millie also can't help but wonder what other obstacles is awaiting her up ahead. Although it is her first experience climbing, the girl read from many sources that higher the climbing spot is, more greater the risk that followed. She clenched her grip on the safety rope, steadying her footstep even more.
STA 6 - STR 5 - EVA 8 - ACC 7 - WIS 9 - ARC 5
Climb: 2 units
"An apple a day keeps anyone away if you throw it hard enough!"
Brave Your Way
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Elara heard someone call her name over the noise. She turned her head, trying to see where the voice was coming from. Then she realised it was Bella. "Hi—" she started, about to wish Bella good luck, when the signal to start was given. All of the students began climbing at once. Elara turned back to the cliff and took a deep breath. She reached for the first grip and pulled herself up. The first few grips were easy enough. She kept moving, one after another, without looking down. She tried to focus only on where to put her hands and feet next. It helped. She didn't think about the height as much when she was concentrating. Then the grips became smaller. Elara slowed down. She looked at the next grip and reached for it carefully. Her fingers barely fit around it. Just keep going. She moved one hand higher, then searched for somewhere to put her foot. Her fingers began to hurt from holding on so tightly. Elara glanced to the side. A few students were already higher up the cliff. She looked back at her own grip and felt a small knot form in her stomach. They're already past this part. She tried to reach for the next grip anyway. Her fingers caught it, but her hold wasn't very steady. She pulled herself closer to the rock and stayed there for a moment. She didn't want to look down. She took another breath and tried again. The grip was small and awkward under her fingers. For a moment, she wondered if she could actually get past this part. But stopping here wasn't going to help. Elara tightened her hold and looked for the next place to put her hand.
Climbing Speed 2 units | Cheating Action none
ooc notes -mentions @Bella Light
Brave Your Way
Date: September 22nd, 2026
Location: Uagadou
Word Count: 387
Interacting with: N/A
So far so good...The first part of the climb was easy, or so he thought. He made it through the first section nicely and found his rhythm easily. To make this easier for him, he made sure to calm his breathing and take it one at a time. The ground was already several feet below him, and he reached over another section, deciding where to place his hands next. He couldn't just grab and pull himself up but he had climbed this far, to be safe, maybe small grips would be better. He curled his fingers around and pushed himself upward. Initially, he thought everything was fine but then his grip slipped. His stomach dropped with him as his hand lost hold, and his other hand tightened around the rock as he tried to stop himself from falling. His shoe scraped against the cliffside, as if searching for something solid, but there was nothing there. He managed to catch himself before he dropped too far, but not before his palm dragged across the rough rock.
"Ow!! Bloody Merlin." A few scratches with bits of dirt could be seen against his palm. It was not anything serious, but it still stung because it was annoying. More than the scratches, he was irritated with himself. He rushed that grip instead of making sure he had a proper hold first. Giving himself some time to adjust, he stayed where he was. He could hear the noise around him and knew there were other climbers still making their way up above him, but he was not going to check. It wouldn't help him at all. Neither would getting angry and trying to make up the lost distance by climbing recklessly. He learned his lesson once on a broom.
He tested the next grip with his fingertips, making sure it was secure before pulling himself upward. His palm still stung whenever he used it, but he could work around it. He was not yet out of the competition. It may have slowed him down, but there was still plenty of cliff left to climb. The harder the obstacles, the more challenged he became. He kept his eyes on the rock in front of him. One grip at a time, there's no need to rush. It's still a long way to go.
Abilities: Calming Presence | The Muggle Condition
Stats: Sta: 7 | Eva: 8 | Str: 7 | Wis: 5 | Arc: 8 | Accu: 5
Speed: Climb 3 units
Cheating Action: None
Calming Presence | The Muggle Condition
Sta: 7 | Eva: 8 | Str: 7 | Wis: 5 | Arc: 8 | Accu: 5
Sta: 7 | Eva: 8 | Str: 7 | Wis: 5 | Arc: 8 | Accu: 5
Brave Your Way
Banner by Camille De Varenne
Date 22.09.26
The first stretch went rather smoothly. He found a couple of decent dips and cracks that aided him along the way. The second patch was more challenging. The holds that were so easy to find just a minute ago seemed to disappear in front of his very eyes. All that was left was small spaces where he shoved his fingers for a decent grip. He couldn’t help but snicker a bit as ahe noticed @Zephyr Deakin struggling. «Gonna have to get more speedy than that if you wanna beat me Zeph!» He called out with a laugh. Then the gnawing feeling of guilt arrived not even a moment later. But they were in a competition. Thrash talk was just a natural part of it! That was at least what he tried to convince himself of.
He continued upwards, the climbing once again going easier. He shoved his arm around a suitable rock that stuck out and took a quick moment to get a breather. It seemed to him that we was pretty much as far up as most others. Some where a shorter stretch behind them. He breathed deep as he positioned himself to climb anew.
stamina: 06 | evasion: 08 | strength: 08
wisdom: 4 | arcane power: 05 | accuracy: 09
i. prodigal herbology learner
ii. foulplay
climb three (3) units
PC: Maximilianus Kenneally Vidler—————————"Life is short; make it weird and slightly chaotic."
iNPC: Harvey Dunn—————————————————————Roadhouse Radio