WELCOME TO THE HIVE

[rysligparasites]

MOD PLOT: HAPPY ASCENSION DAY

It's a long journey to Kulen and you’re paralyzed for all of it. The parasites aren't very delicate about carrying you there and you may get prodded with the odd pincer, but they diligently protect you from any external threats so you arrive relatively unharmed.

They carry you into a series of tunnels and into the belly of the hive where they lay you down on the ground. You lie there, unable to move or speak as more of the parasites converge on you, chittering excitedly and smelling you with their antennae. As the paralysis starts to wear off, they roughly and enthusiastically help you up and guide you through the tunnels, excitedly showing you around.

Eventually, you'll meet a parasite with human features who will give you a stilted, but genuine welcome. Apparently you are a special guest who has been brought here to help celebrate their beloved queen's first ever ascension day! While you're here, they want to learn as much about YOU and your traditions as they can so they can make this the greatest party ever.

The parasites implore you to eat their human cooking which is mostly composed of various things (both edible and not) that they've deep fried. They worked very hard and they will be very offended if you don't finish it. They also invite you to contribute to their cave paintings which are entirely composed of parasites doing parasite things.

During your stay, you'll likely run into other monsters who've been replaced by doppelgangers. Maybe some of them have been here for a while. Maybe others have just turned up.

Your quarters are dark and maybe a little cramped given that you're sharing them with a whole bunch of insectoid creatures and maybe one or two monsters. Other than that, they're relatively comfortable.

Settle in and make yourself at home. You'll be here for a while.

Comments

[bound_skyward]

[Ah, bug jail. So here they are. At least Kain can say he's been in worse prisons? He idly kicks at the slinky a bit, but then settles down. They probably shouldn't tempt fate at this point. Who knows what the parasites might do if they keep misbehaving?]

...you're right. This is far from ideal, but it's no easy situation to get out of. We knew this from the start. I'm glad you don't intend to give up. Neither do I.

[justbeingknife]

Well, even if we're here now, we know what path they were takin'. When they first tossed me down here, I didn't know which way was up.

[ The, uh... Majima had been paralyzed at the time, and he'd spent at least part of the journey being swarmed by looming carapaces and swaddled in what felt like sackcloth, so he'd been a little disoriented. ]

[bound_skyward]

Me neither. But that's true, we've made some progress, even if that's slow. Though we mustn't let our guard down or think we're practically out of here... we still have a lot of work ahead.

[Kain knows better than to underestimate these parasites. They're apparently expert kidnappers and jailers, so who knows what else might happen? Who knows why they've ultimately brought them down here?]

We'll have to bide our time, and ensure they don't punish us further, at this point.