[It was the color of these new mushrooms that really drew Ikrie to them.
Blues - bright blues, in particular - have a spiritual significance to her people. It's the color of the sky, the color of the blue light that inhabits machines that inhabit her world, the color of bluegleam and even the ice of the glaciers she was raised on take on a light blue color.
Not that Ikrie remembers all of that, of course. But the sight of the blue mushrooms must have rung some kind of bell, because she found her eyes drawn to them the first time she saw them.
She was just stepping closer to take a closer look, in fact, when the mushroom's released a cloud of spores without warning - causing the young, hooded woman to cough and sputter as she stumbles back a few feet.]
Ack - shit! Right in my mouth, ew.
[Oh, is this your yard these mushrooms were growing in?
Well, don't mind her. Ikrie is just gonna hack up a lung and spit right into your bushes, as she tries to get the taste of unborn fungi out of her mouth.]
3. Sample Expedition
[Ikrie taps her foot impatiently as she waits by the fence for her expedition partner - her impatience only magnified by the fact that she's been here since 6:45.
The dangers beyond the fence don't scare her. In fact, she's eager to see them, now that she's finally been approved to leave (honestly, she tried to leave before that, but she was convinced by some guards to go through the proper channels first).
Wayward Pines.... The people here, Ortech, they act like this place makes some kind of sense. A calm, quiet town in a world that has lost itself to a plague of madness. A gem of peace and safety in a world full of danger.
But that doesn't make any sense at all to Ikrie. A world that wants to kill you feels like it should be the natural, default state of things. Surviving should be a challenge. Keeping each other alive would be one thing, that much she could get, but... there are people in town who never leave. Who don't ever hunt for their own food, they just eat what's provided to them.
It's bizarre. The people here are like ghosts, haunting some half-remembered past that Ikrie never really knew.
It's the most cursed kind of life she can imagine for herself - and she's ready to get out of this place, and see what the rest of the world is like. Which is why she's pacing so much - and why she so visibly perks up when she hears someone approaching.]
Well it's about time. I was about to head out there on my own.
[Despite that, the smile she gives her new companion is an earnest one. She pulls the bow from its place on her back and gives them a nod.]
Ikrie - Horizon Zero Dawn - OTA
[It was the color of these new mushrooms that really drew Ikrie to them.
Blues - bright blues, in particular - have a spiritual significance to her people. It's the color of the sky, the color of the blue light that inhabits machines that inhabit her world, the color of bluegleam and even the ice of the glaciers she was raised on take on a light blue color.
Not that Ikrie remembers all of that, of course. But the sight of the blue mushrooms must have rung some kind of bell, because she found her eyes drawn to them the first time she saw them.
She was just stepping closer to take a closer look, in fact, when the mushroom's released a cloud of spores without warning - causing the young, hooded woman to cough and sputter as she stumbles back a few feet.]
Ack - shit! Right in my mouth, ew.
[Oh, is this your yard these mushrooms were growing in?
Well, don't mind her. Ikrie is just gonna hack up a lung and spit right into your bushes, as she tries to get the taste of unborn fungi out of her mouth.]
3. Sample Expedition
[Ikrie taps her foot impatiently as she waits by the fence for her expedition partner - her impatience only magnified by the fact that she's been here since 6:45.
The dangers beyond the fence don't scare her. In fact, she's eager to see them, now that she's finally been approved to leave (honestly, she tried to leave before that, but she was convinced by some guards to go through the proper channels first).
Wayward Pines.... The people here, Ortech, they act like this place makes some kind of sense. A calm, quiet town in a world that has lost itself to a plague of madness. A gem of peace and safety in a world full of danger.
But that doesn't make any sense at all to Ikrie. A world that wants to kill you feels like it should be the natural, default state of things. Surviving should be a challenge. Keeping each other alive would be one thing, that much she could get, but... there are people in town who never leave. Who don't ever hunt for their own food, they just eat what's provided to them.
It's bizarre. The people here are like ghosts, haunting some half-remembered past that Ikrie never really knew.
It's the most cursed kind of life she can imagine for herself - and she's ready to get out of this place, and see what the rest of the world is like. Which is why she's pacing so much - and why she so visibly perks up when she hears someone approaching.]
Well it's about time. I was about to head out there on my own.
[Despite that, the smile she gives her new companion is an earnest one. She pulls the bow from its place on her back and gives them a nod.]
You all ready, then?