Getting your bearings

[Shipfish]

==> Oh my. Dispatch those monsters quickly.
ALSO
==> Talk to Kyanas, she wants you to have gristTorrent.

[anonymousWavelength]

==> Oh my. Dispatch those monsters quickly.

Quickly? Have you seen the SIZE of these things? Good lord. Well, you suppose you could sure try. Luckily they're just now climbing over the railing. That gives you an idea, actually.

With your still-heightened AGGRESSION stat, you charge at the monsters, smashing their fingers. They cry out and fall to the ground below, exploding into another GRIST WINDFALL. Hey, that was easy.

--Show Spritelog--

ARUALE: see?
ARUALE: nothing to it.
BEARDADSPRITE: Don't get (o(ky.
BEARDADSPRITE: There's worse things out there.
ARUALE: yeah, yeah
ARUALE: i')) be fine.

You make sure you have everything and look over the rail. Man that is a long fall. No wonder those ogres exploded. How the hell are you going to get down?

-- Show Spritelog --

BEARDADSPRITE: You know you're not supporsed to get down there unti) you go through the gate, right?
ARUALE: that's dumb
BEARDADSPRITE: That's the ru)e.

Okay, fine. You guess that means you need to talk to Lerena or something.

[10:31] -- anonymousWavelength [AW] began pestering sadisticSylph [SS] at 10:31 --

[07:26] AW: hey )erena
[07:26] SS: Hello.
[07:26] AW: so i think you're supporsed to get me to my gaters or something
[07:26] SS: I can't right now.
[07:26] SS: I'm zort of buzy.
[07:27] AW: what the he)) do you mean bursy?
[07:27] SS: Well, for one thing I juzt got to my land.
[07:27] SS: I am currently in the midzt of exploring the caztle.
[07:27] AW: oh, okay
[07:27] SS: Bezidez, you don't have enough grizt yet for me to build up your hive all the way to your gate.
[07:27] AW: oh
[07:27] AW: i guerss i')) jurst go ki)) some more stuff then
[07:27] AW: te)) me when i have enough
[07:27] SS: I will.
[07:27] SS: And when you do, you can come vizit me here.
[07:27] AW: (oo)
[07:27] AW: see ya
[07:27] SS: And zoon, hopefully.

[07:28] --sadisticSylph [SS] ceased pestering anonymousWavelength [AW] at 7:28 --

Well, okay then. What now?

[Shipfish]

==> Destroy the imps currently clambering over the rail directly behind you.

[Quakerlol]

==> Destroy the imps currently clambering over the rail directly behind you.

What? Oh. Imps. Right. You decide to equip TOM DAN THE FLAIL. It's heavy, but it's nearly an insta-kill with these guys. You gain a whole bunch of grist, slaughtering the hordes of imps that try to climb up until the flood slows to a trickle. Finally no more are forthcoming. Well, that was sort of pointless.

--Show Spritelog--

BEARDADSPRITE: Why don't you put that grirst to good urse?
ARUALE: what do you mean?
BEARDADSPRITE: If your server p)ayer irs too bursy to he)p you, why not find a way to get to the gate yourse)f?
ARUALE: that's a great idea.
ARUALE: thanks, dad.
BEARDADSPRITE: Don't thank me, guiding you irs my job.
ARUALE: yeah, exp)ain that to me again.
ARUALE: what do you do ars a sprite?
BEARDADSPRITE: Give you annoying ridd)ers, most)y.
ARUALE: awersome.

You decide to see exactly what that punch designix can do. First, you need supplies. You go back into your bedroom and look around. Your eyes fall on an old RC HELICOPTER. You used this thing to drop stuff off in the lake for Lerena that one time you broke your leg. You don't know if it still works, but you have a good idea. You captchalogue the HELICOPTER, the RC CONTROLLER, and a BACKPACK. You also grab some SWIMMING GOGGLES for good measure, and go back outside to the alchemiter.

You punch the captcha cards and || the HELICOPTER with the BACKPACK to create the RC BAG OF USELESSNESS.

ARUALE: we)) thirs irs stupid.
BEARDAD: Try it the other way.

You || the BACKPACK with the HELICOPTER to create the COPTERPACK. It has this huge propeller up top, which you are fairly confident can lift you. It's not going to work without direction, though. You && the RC CONTROLLER with your WRISTWATCH to create the SWEET AS HELL ARM CONTROL PANEL. You'll go ahead and equip that.

Thankfully you're not dumb enough to just go into the upper air under a spinny blade-wheel of death without proper protection. You && the SWIMMING GOGGLES with your HUSKSPECTACLES to create the PRESCRIPTION COMPUGOGGLES. Now we're talking. You equip all of this sweet loot, and captchalogue all the other stuff lying around too, making sure you get all the grist you need.

--Show Spritelog--

ARUALE: okay
ARUALE: so i'm gonna go to my gate now
ARUALE: you (oming?
BEARDADSPRITE: No.
BEARDADSPRITE: I be)ieve I wi)) stay here and defend the hive.
BEARDADSPRITE: O)d habits die hard, you know.
ARUALE: yeah, a)right
ARUALE: have fun
BEARDADSPRITE: I wi)).
BEARDADSPRITE: Before you go, take thirs.

He hands you a necklace with the red spinny design that was on the kernelsprite on it.

BEARDADSPRITE: If you ever need me, don't hesitate to arsk.
ARUALE: i won't
ARUALE: see ya.
BEARDADSPRITE: Be safe!
ARUALE: yeah yeah, you o)d softie.

You give your old man a casual salute and strap in, revving up the COPTERPACK. You flip open the throttle on your control panel and it shoots into the sky, heading in some weird direction. You quickly adjust your trajectory and fly right into your first gate.