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Old men can be so cranky sometimes.
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That’s the logical explanation for @gaultier’s unnecessarily sassy response, right? He’s old and it’s past his bedtime. Honestly, it kind of makes Ceri feel bad for him, it must really suck to be a grandpa, so she decides to be the bigger person (which is considerably hard for her, 5’2” as she is) and let go of the matter.
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She gives Gaultier her sweetest and most adorable smile, tilting her head slightly to make it extra cute, and even once they keep on walking, that smile of hers remains… up until she’s presented with the prospect of ziplining to the other side of a canyon.
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Arceus, she’s not built for this.
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”Hmm…” Narrowing her eyes, she watches closely as Gaultier and Gerald Kaiser go first, proving that it works. It’s obviously still not safe at all, but her concern is a different one altogether. She turns to look at Oscar, nodding towards the jacket. ”That’ll cause too much friction, you might not go all that fast.”
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It definitely looks like oscar clayton is excited by the prospect of ziplining, so better make sure he has a good time, right?
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Ceri herself, on the other hand…
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”I’ll make a note for future expeditions to pack pulleys among their supplies, since it looks like there’s a lot of canyons. Oh! I do have a couple of carabiner hooks and rope with me… That’ll probably do.” As she speaks, she rummages through her bag, rigging a simple system to safely use the cable to zipline. Then Ceri does the oddest thing of all: she grabs a couple of heavy rocks and puts them in the bag, giving Oscar the most basic of explanations. ”I’m too light. Weight adds speed. Wouldn’t wanna get stuck in the middle of the canyon, no?”
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There’s a smirk, but the amount of physics she’s had to apply during this expedition really isn’t sitting well with Ceri.
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”Looks like gravity works like it does on earth so… Here goes nothing.” With that, she drops onto their improvised zipline, having already called her Toxtricity back to its pokéball. As much as she may have been against it, there’s a delighted shout doubtlessly brought upon by the sudden spike in adrenaline, and when her boots meet solid ground once more, her heart is beating at incredible speed.
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Unfortunately, a metallic hum nearby quickly does away with her glee.
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Has their presence alerted something.


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TLDR;
[break]+ Thinks Gaultier must be cranky because he's old, decides to let it be
[break]+ Not a fan of ziplining
[break]+ Tells Oscar about friction, mentions that future expeditions should bring pulleys, and rigs herself a way to safely zipline with a carabiner hook and rope. Puts a couple of heavy rocks in her bag since she deems that she's too light so she'll end up stuck in the middle of the canyon.
[break]+ Hears a sound after crossing (Stakataka)
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PROMPTS;
[break]07 Balance on or zipline down wires that stretch from canyon to canyon.
[break]🗺️ CERI GLYNN's scientific knowledge and craft must be pivotal in this thread.

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Let me level with you here: Ceri had never thought herself to be an adventurer. All this travelling to distant and dangerous places? Not for her. She’d much rather satisfy her need for exploration and discovery from the comfort and safety of her lab, analysing samples brought back to her. But, Rocket had said all hands on deck and sadly in this case that means fieldwork even for dearest Ceri.
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”Me? Mmm… That’s not a bad idea. Xurkitree could be interesting. Always considered myself more of a Nihilego kind of gal, you know? But, those are cool too! Then again, not too sure if we’re properly equipped to bring down a gigantic murderous interdimensional monster right about now.” When responding to @gaultier’s suggestion, she gives a wink, and it’s almost as if their surroundings hear her clearly. Unbeknownst to her, nearby, one of those pillars that the Kalosian had thought to be shrines watches them closely.
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They keep on walking, following oscar clayton’s lead, and as they do so, Ceri keeps on chatting (mostly to herself, honestly):
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”Isn’t it kind of weird that gravity is as we’re used to? Usually that’d mean we’re standing on a formation with as much mass as our own planet, but that doesn’t seem to be the case. Maybe all these rifts make portions of Ultra Space be affected by the dimension they’re closest to… Hmm… I’ll have to look into that.”
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She takes a moment to grab a small rock and weight it, intending to measure its falling acceleration once they reach a good spot. Physics is not Ceri's cup of tea, but interdimensional travels demand her use of it.
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Sighing at the thought, she catches up with the others.


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+ Ceri thinks they may not be equipped to deal with UB right now
[break]+ Stakataka watches them
[break]+ Comments on how weird it is that this place has similar gravity to earth, so decides to measure it just in case
[break]+ Following Oscar's lead

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