PERMANENT EVENT: A WHOLE NEW FRONTIER

[intercom_voice]

[Surely it was too early for another announcement, right...? But then there it is, that tell-tale electronic feedback screeching through the halls before a mature female voice resonates through it.]

The doors are unlocked.

[That's all she says. Those who are curious might test the front doors...and they'll find that they open not to the seemingly civilized outskirts of town as the now vanished view from the roof may have made you think, but to the horizon. Likewise that barrier and its lies blocking anybody's escape via the roof or sky has collapsed, leaving the air a tad bit...more temperamental. You see, there was weather now.

Out from the front doors of the Campus can be see an expanse of land and then the sea. Anybody who ventures out further will find that they're still trapped, only in a bigger cage. This new cage is now five miles across the diameter at its longest point. The island itself is about as varied as it comes: covered jungles, a cave system, a single stream leading up to a freshwater lake, and a lone mountain near the center. One part near the front of the school is home to a sometimes-pleasant sandy shore ripe for the hunting sea life. Everywhere else is a perilous cliff fall into the sea.

Anybody who tries to escape via the sea will find the riptide tearing them back to a cave near the shore.]

((This event is a permanent setting expansion, you can read more about it here as well as in the island setting page near the bottom here. Have fun, if you have any questions simply address them to the OOC post, plurk, or AIM if applicable, and please don't forget to tag your series!))

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[slayerofgiants]

[Wander is throwing a rather big branch into the pile when Link approaches. Wiping his hands together he looks up, mildly surprised as he thought he was alone, but manages a light smile.]

Ah, I was just gathering wood for a raft. [He glances down at the pile.] I think I can manage a decent enough one.

[paradoxoftime]

A raft? Are you going fishing?

[The idea of escaping this place by sea hadn't occurred to Link, so clearly this raft must be for fishing purposes. A novice fisherman himself, he likes the idea of a raft rather than always standing at the pier.]

Do you want some help? I don't have anything else to do right now.

[slayerofgiants]

Fishing? Hm, that reminds me...I should get some food for the trip.

[Wander shakes his head.]

But no, I intend to use it to get off this island. If I watch out for the weather in the next couple of days I should be able to leave when it is safe. Still, I would not mind the help.

[paradoxoftime]

[Link is skeptical about that plan. While he's all for taking risks, they have no idea where they are or where that sea might lead to... if anything.]

Are you sure that's a good idea? What if the water goes on forever... and then you can't get back?

[Even if he could fish to feed himself indefinitely, that still leaves the problem of fresh water.]

Or you might end up somewhere that's even worse.

[slayerofgiants]

[Wander's features grow contemplative as he considers this.]

I understand the risks, but they are risks I will have to take.

[He looks out into the ocean. Thinking about it now is a little scary...but he can't afford to back down.]

I think it is better to try and fail than to remain here.

[paradoxoftime]

[Now, this is a tricky situation. Link acknowledges that everyone should have the freedom to take whatever risks they like... but the hero in him doesn't want to allow this new acquaintance to take such an extreme risk that he could easily die a horrible, slow death in the process. It feels wrong.

And as always for him, the hero instinct prevails.]

I don't think you should do it. Not until you have an idea about what's out there.

[slayerofgiants]

I do not intend to go out there right away, but...

[Wander frowns lightly. He knew this was an incredibly dangerous and probably stupid idea.]

Time is not something that I have. If there really is a way off this island, I need to try.

[paradoxoftime]

Trust me, I want to leave just as much as you do. But I think... there must be a reason why we're here.

[He has to believe it to be so. Everything else in his life has turned out to play a role in his ultimate fate, so why not this?]

It must be part of our journeys. Fate wouldn't do this to us if it would lead everything to ruin, would it?

[slayerofgiants]

[Wander looks down at the ground, lightly kicking a lone branch back into the pile he had set up. He shakes his head.]

I am not so sure about that. But I will not put my trust in fate anymore. It really has done nothing for me.

[This whole journey has been because he defied fate, and where some may see that as incredibly stupid, Wander truly believes that it will work out in the end. So why not continue the pattern?]