[attr="class","monsterexo"]stupidity incites challenge; one must rise up to meet the other: from daniel's stupidity comes Bailey Cooper , right on cue. the silence in his ears subsides in favor of her voice, which booms from not too far away. "what is she—" he sits up just in time to see her EXTREME SPEED. her landing is not as pretty as his was.

as adrenaline starts fading away, he soon realizes just how much pain he's in. he clutches at his ribs, but every little push returns sharp pains. "could be worse." he mutters to himself as he rises to his feet, slowly, painfully, but he manages.

walking over to Bailey Cooper , he extends a hand out if she needs it. "what a stupid idea, cooper." soon kneeling down, he strokes the galvantula's fur and smiles, expressing his gratitude. "thank you, anansi. hope she wasn't too rough on you." galvantula is swiftly recalled.

"looks like we have to play catch-up." looking over to where the group continued on, he exhales. "you ready?" he places a hand to his chest again as if to reaffirm his injury; the pain does it. "fuck—" he mutters it as if to hide.

flashing his partner a smile, he gestures forward. "come on, cooper." eyes stray down. "nice shorts."


» yada yada still with Bailey Cooper . he'll save ur asses later hold on.

[attr="class","monsterexo"]the pillars are not as close as he had originally thought but thankfully, he makes it across on his first jump. then the next. and the next. spider-like in his movements, he's relieved when he makes it to the final pillar. but when he takes a moment to breathe and catch his breath, he notices the gap that separates him from safety.

it's too fucking far.

"fuck." desperate, he waits for a solution to magically appear. it turns out @satori is indeed a crazy ass monk after all; he's able to lunge back onto his feet without any help and start leaping across like a frog on meth. Bailey Cooper should be okay with her togekiss and his galvantula.

too far away from the ice slide, he knows he has to do something as equally crazy as the monk. hand to his pocket finds gaea's pokeball and from a flash of white forms a dragonair. "gaea, i'm crazy, right? i know, i know. but i need you to do something for me." he's hyping himself up.

adrenaline boils as he takes a few steps back. with his fingers, he gestures to the other end of the chasm. "when i jump, and i'm going to fucking jump, i need you to DRAGON PULSE me so i don't drop and die." a breath and he readies himself. the dragonair looks at him, puzzled.

"i know, but trust me—" one step backwards. "trust me." fuck.

practically sprinting, he reaches the ledge only to propel himself off. he's nowhere near making it but a sudden DRAGON PULSE sends him the rest of the way, just enough for him to crash into the side of the cliff. the impact knocks the wind out of him; he gasps for air as his hands scramble to find some sort of hold. his fingers scratch against the surface of the floor but he finds his grip.

pulling himself up and over, he rolls a few paces before lying on his back, exhausted. his heart pumps with adrenaline as he laughs.

he'll rejoin the rest later.


» jumps across to the other side.
» resting for a bit.

[attr="class","monsterexo"]"what?" 

he hears a voice call out to him but he's too far focused on other matters. he recognizes the voice, but doesn't register his words. he looks over to see @andromeda, a face he wishes he has no connections to. "what!?" he yells back, confused at what the man's saying.

what is he doing? why is he standing so close to the ledge? is he about to ju—oh, okay.

all daniel can do is watch as lucien's body fades into nothingness; if not for the splash! that follows, he would have thought it was a suicide. unsettled, he turns his attention back just in time to see everything go to shit.

it's as if the splash caused a domino-effect to the rest of the group. the skies rained with bodies and the SPIDER WEB dislodged itself, falling into the harsh waters below. thankfully, he and a few others are safe on pillars. it's what happens when people don't work as a team, he supposes.

Bailey Cooper's voice snaps him back—that jump? "no you can't." he chuckles because he thinks it's a joke; little does he know. he dismisses it and looks at the other side of the abyss. only a few more pillars stand in their way; they could make it. easily. all they have to do is work as a team.

but his partner decides to be a hero (and steal his thunder so i had to rewrite this post thank you rascal) and takes off on her togekiss. he's left speechless but thankfully, he hears her words and knows what to do. "fuck. okay." muttering to himself, he lowers himself to a knee as he whistles for galvantula.

while waiting, he watches as Bailey Cooper soars across the sky; how angel-like, togekiss helps with that. she makes the jump and lands, which surprises him. but he's relieved. galvantula soon rejoins him.

"keep making bridges, anansi. but help her first." he points to the pillar that houses Bailey Cooper and @satori. "she needs help." and with that, the spider scatters away, spinning more SPIDER WEBS as she makes her way over.

daniel walker hates waiting. he turns to the next pillar and assesses that he could make it. probably. but he'll die trying.

few steps backwards, and he leaps across.


» watches @andromeda fall bye bitch.
» watches Bailey Cooper jump/fly across to help @satori.
» but he ain't no bitch. he jumps a pillar.
» galvantula spins more web bridges and moves to help Bailey Cooper.

[attr="class","monsterexo"]his idea attracts attention and suddenly he's responsible for more lives than he's willing to look after. the spider webs are reinforced by volcorona's STRING SHOT; he nods his gratitude towards kim cole-essam, but doesn't spare him a word. taking his flashlight back from Bailey Cooper, he points it at the makeshift bridge.

"that looks even more dangerous." he gestures towards the three floating across with their psychic-types. with a chuckle, he turns to leo del río and nods. "i don't mind at all. just be careful, please." 

his heart thumps in his chest as he watches persephone amavi take a step onto the bridge; surprisingly, it holds well enough to fill him with a sense of relief. "okay, one at a time should work." at her request, he shakes his head. "bit too late for that!" she makes it to the first pillar just fine.

@ken approaches him with an idea which he has to unfortunately turn down. he shakes his head. "i think that's too much work, sorry. the webbing should be strong enough to support us." should, being the key word. oh, the guilt he'd have to live with if one of them died because of it.

up next: riley maddox and @silvia. the sight of the gym leader brings a soft smile to his face. "thanks." not much else needs to be said as they too start crossing.

from off to the side comes a chilly BLIZZARD that makes him shiver. "good thinking." he says to cila, and sends her an appreciative nod.

finally, it's his turn. he sticks close to Bailey Cooper and watches as she starts crossing. "don't trust me?" he jokes at the appearance of the togekiss; regardless, she makes it across to one of the pillars.

with all the others scattered across various pillars, he knows he has to play catch-up. he'd hate to be left behind to fend for himself. so, he takes a step forward and begins his journey across.


» thanks kim cole-essam for the STRING SHOT.
» watches as persephone amavi, leo del río, riley maddox, @silvia, and Bailey Cooper start making their way across; in that order.
» galvantula continues to spin more SPIDER WEBS across pillars.
» he starts his journey across.

[attr="class","monsterexo"]they aren't a team; that much becomes clear to him the moment one of them pipes up. the stark differences between personalities is jarring to him, but he supposes he should be thankful, since: this dysfunctional 'team', if you could even call it that, won't survive past the abyss, so he knows not to care for them too much. 

still, duty calls to him as they're met with the first dangerous obstacle.

the monk (@satori) is the first to dare venture across, and in what fashion, too, he has to admit. daniel walker doesn't have a psychic-type to teleport him, but he does have something that could help them get across.

"hold this, please." without a second word, he hands Bailey Cooper the flashlight before kneeling on the ground. he runs his hand along the edge and soon peers over it, down into the dark abyss. the running river tells him if they don't die from the impact, they will most likely die from drowning.

hand to his belt finds his galvantula's pokeball; a flash of white illuminates the scene for a moment and from it emerges a nice and friendly spider with absolutely no bad intentions in the world. "anansi, i need your SPIDER WEB so we don't fall and die, please." not much else needs to be said.

the galvantula's eyes quickly adapt to the lack of light. noodles doesn't know how to describe this action but a sticky web stretches out across the base to the pillar once the galvantula jumps across. she starts spinning her SPIDER WEB for the next pillar.

rising to his feet, he looks to persephone amavi, then Bailey Cooper. "you might be too heavy for this, cooper." with a soft chuckle, he gestures forward.

"after you."


» notices @satori's crazy monk shit.
» has his galvantula spin a SPIDER WEB across to the first pillar.
» offers Bailey Cooper and persephone amavi the chance to go first.
» galvantula continues to spin more SPIDER WEBS across pillars.

[attr="class","euterpe2"]

[attr="class","monsterexo"]the rescue team is comprised of many faces he doesn't recognize: the majority are league members, which should put him at ease, but the simple fact that there are a select few who aren't league worries him. it's unsettling to look at the faces around him and not be able to put his trust, nor faith, in anyone.

except for his partner, Bailey Cooper. flashlight in his hand, it comes as no surprise when he learns she doesn't have hers. typical. "sure makes that mission look like a cakewalk, huh?" his words are immediately followed by an interruption that comes from a reporter with stark purple hair; a bit louder than usual, and under the circumstances, he has an excuse for getting startled.

"fuck, where did you—" he mutters under his breath, mostly to himself as @fumiko addresses bailey. he can't help but overhear and chuckle towards the end. "very reassuring. thank you, reporter." his tone is void of any hostility; if anything, he finds the situation amusing.

there are too many entities to focus on, but none of them matter in the moment as his attention is drawn to the faint sounds of distress; is it a trick? he's not too sure anymore.

"do you think they're okay?" he can't stop himself from asking. he turns to bailey cooper. "the missing explorers." 


» close to Bailey Cooper.
» reacts to @fumiko.
» interacting with Bailey Cooper.
» flashlight in hand.