#event:gloom

[cash-carlisle]

DATE: February 26th, 2021 TIME: 08:16 PM LOCATION: North Beach

The night has fallen, and the suffocating dark begins to seep into his bones. Cash sits by a rock he managed found, planting there after wandering in the fog for hours. He couldn’t reach the light, let alone find his way around this inexorcisable fog. Feeling helpless and alone, he stares into the abyss waiting for any sign of life. The air buzzes with whispers and distant screams, and he finds himself closing the ears. How is he supposed to help anyone else when he can’t even help himself?

“Casey? Are you feeling alright?” a soft voice makes his head snaps up. Someone stands right in front of him, hands on their knees, beaming at him with the familiar yet foreign smile-- an image he could only conjure from the distant memories. He swallows dryly, whispering the name “Ava?” It can’t be. Ava is supposed to be back in the world outside, hopefully happy and healthy-- but Cash jumps up to his feet and pulls her into an embrace as if he was possessed by the shadow of his past. “Look at you, all grown-up, but you’re still my softhearted boy” her voice speaks softly, just as he remembers. “I don’t feel like a grown-up.” He croaks as the tears run down his cheeks. “...I’m sorry, Ava. It’s all my fault-- I dragged Charles down with me. He could’ve been with you if it wasn’t for me. I’m sorry. I should’ve-- I should’ve drowned alone.” 

@tamyrawilliams​

[cash-carlisle]

DATE: February 26th, 2021 TIME: 02:32 PM LOCATION: North Beach

Cash wanders through the clouds of fog, definitely lost in all manners and senses. The familiar beach area is no longer recognizable after the fog swallowed it up, and he is not entirely sure where he is heading. He doesn’t know what to do either. If there is any chance that the light is actually from a ship, if there is even the slimmest chance for a way out... he needs to get out there. Maybe he could use one of the old rafts he made, though it might not be sturdy enough anymore... 

Too preoccupied by his thoughts, Cash notices too late that suddenly there is no ground beneath his foot, and falls face first gracelessly with a loud yelp into a pit that came out of nowhere. He gets back up, finding his palms and knees are all scratched up now. “Ow...” He looks around, rubbing his sore ribs. When his eyes land on someone with wild hair and even wilder eyes in the pit with him, Cash visibly flinches and yelps again. It takes him a few seconds to recognize the woman. “Ms. Toni? What... what are you doing down here?” He then remembers that she is earth-attuned, so his next guess goes, “I’m sorry, is this, uh, your hole?”

@toni-graves​​

[lucas-lowe]

DATE: February 26th, 2021 TIME: 12:14 PM LOCATION: North Beach

Luke woke up this morning with plans, but the island said ‘haha, nope, sucker!’ and tossed them out of the metaphorical window. Wherever he went, all he could see was the murky wall of gray blocking his view. He had a hunch that this is no ordinary freaky weather, like something was off. So he made his way toward the beach, stumbling through the impenetrable veil of fog enshrouding the island. 

By the time he reaches the North Beach. the whispers of rescue and this mysterious light over the water got him on edge. If his ears didn’t catch the distant noise of what resembled a ship horn, he would have written it all off as delusion. Even then, especially after the incident in the Jungle, he is extremely suspicious of the shapeless voices in this place. It could all be hallucination-- and he wouldn’t think for a second that this island is above tricking people into drowning in the water. 

Growing irritated by the false hope people at the beach spread, Luke breaks off from the crowd and looks for more sensible people. When he finally spots Lark by the water looking out where some people saw the light, he lets out a disgruntled noise. “Please don’t tell me you buy this bullshit.” He walks up to Lark, can’t really see the other’s face with this fog. The waves come crash at his boots. “Newbies, I understand, but you’ve been here long enough. You’re not seriously considering going out there, yeah?”

@dreams-of-a-lark​