Post by chloe on Oct 1, 2012 23:33:13 GMT -5
A deep breath escaped the newfound treasure hunter. After a few guided expeditions…now she was on her own. She wasn’t nervous per say, but…she was a little worried about being alone on this one. She’d always had some sort of researchers, expedition leaders with her…anything that would lend her a hand, now she was every bit of the expedition. Raising a hand to shield her eyes from the sun, not that shielding her eyes from above would do much good, the sun was reflecting off the sand so much that it was nearly blinding her, driving her to wander into the caves faster. “Damn sunlight. Stupid Sandsea.” She mumbled with her arms folded across her chest, a roll of her eyes and she turned heel and started towards the caves, moving a hand to pat the guns at her sides, shrugging her shoulders to feel the weight of the RPG-7 strapped to her back. She was ready to hit this mission alone.
Striding inside and being thankful for the caves having blocked out the sunlight, Chloe looked around, feeling the humidity rise already, okay so she was a little nervous, that was to be expected, but to fail…that was unacceptable. Shaking her head and pulling a flashlight from her belt. She was well equipped for this mission, she was going to succeed. With the light leading the way for her, Chloe kept her eyes open, trudging deeper into the caves and feeling the room around her grow very small. Not only was the space limit becoming scarce, but it was also becoming colder now that the sun and heat from the sand wasn’t in here to warm things up. It was a good thing she’d suffered the heat and worn a jacket, it was better to be prepared than to be unprepared. Moving deeper into the cave, the light from the outdoors slowly fading from sight, even with her flashlight it was still pretty dark. She needed to get deep in the cave and find some ruins, from there…she could find her goal. She’d been hired by a Rozarrian museum, it had history and ancient artifacts regarding all of Ivalice, they were searching for an amulet once worn by the ancient rulers from long ago. It was her job to find it and bring it back in one piece.
Easy right?
No, not so much. It was YEARS old, which meant it could be long gone, or some brave thief could’ve gotten to it already, or it may not even exist. Inching herself forward as the light practically disappeared, aside from the small beam coming from her flashlight, Chloe felt her feet start to slide against a slope, which made her slow her pace, inch herself closer towards the ground and take it one step at a time instead of sliding down the slope like a fool. The first decline…she couldn’t get hurt, that would make her the laughing stock of all of Ivalice, it would bring shame to her name and no one would want to hire her. All she ever wanted in life was to be an adventurer, and after two years of following behind someone else, now that she was twenty, she wanted to handle things for herself. If she could make a name for herself, then the sky would really be the limit.
The slope was done, the surface became flat once more and she carefully stood to her full height, shining her flashlight around…yet there was some more light ahead. She looked to her left and saw a torch. As old school as that was, it would definitely provide more light than her little flashlight. Moving to the torch, she clipped her flashlight to her belt again, light still shining even though it was facing the ceiling now, it was still light. Pulling a match from her pocket, she struck it against the stone wall and lit up the torch, light filling the room and making things much easier…if this continued to stay as easy as it was starting out to be…this mission would be a piece of cake, and Chloe…would get a nice hefty amount of gil for this one.
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