Scott
*The true form of the First Floor of the Vektet.*

A massive, self-supporting ecosystem, all contained within the expanses of the Vektet's *Singular, first floor.* A strange, glowing, green sky of a dim green glow hangs over the rugged hilled and forest terrain, littered with unique and alien species of flora the likes of which are unseen on the entirety of Earth. Small creeks filled with discolored — almost rusty — streams of water cut through the vertical landscape, which stretches beyond the eye can even see.

At the foot of the Embrace of Sol, one can see, beyond the trees and foliage, the form of a tall, cobbled wall, encompassing the entirety of the tower, blocking any sight beyond its yea-8-meter-tall, worn-down, overgrown, and generally slipshod form. Seemingly having been made in haste, the wall severs the Embrace of Sol from the rest of the gargantuan First Floor, possessing only a **Single gate** A moderate trek beyond the exit door of the Embrace of Sol.

*`The Embrace of Sol, as seen from its exterior.`*
Dolores
Stepping out into the wild verdant expanse he wished to take off his helmet and breathe in the fresh air, but now was not the time for that sadly.
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- "This is going to take a while to catelouge.. Why didnt they give me more drones"
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He gazed around as he began to walk forward at the alien flora, perhaps he thought, strange fauna would be found here too, but that was not the mission he had been sent on, technology was the goal and locating a teleportation gate was priority.
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- "Ignore the plants drone, we need to map the area, find me a route forward, and a gate preferably." -
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Noble
The drone seemed almost disappointed at being denied the chance to inspect the plants, but it too had to stick to mission and so flew up a ways making a circle around the tower and taking in what could be seen of the surroundings, below the treeline they would be blind but if anything stood out it would be swiftly noted and mapped.
The drone at last returned to Cumhall and perched itself upon his shoulder relaying something to him in a series of beeps.
Dolores
Just as he was about to go ahead he stopped himself and sighed, remembering the others, he wished he could just abandon them but he didn't wish to be responsible for anyone getting trapped within the strange structure for the rest of eternity, and so instead he would wait for them to make themselves known, or until his patience ran out and he really did abandon them, whatever happened first.
Scott
***`ON THE OTHER SIDE OF THE GATE...`***
Charles
*"Oi..."`* 

—the scratchy voice of a man, from the other side of the cobbled wall. He pauses, as if listening closely, and the subtle sound of footsteps echo about and through the towering, stony figure of the wall.

*"Some int'restin' noises on the other side of the wall... Bedamned it if it's another one'a those root-rott'n damned animals,"* The voice whispers to itself bitterly. While his voice was incredibly hushed, it seemed that the RASWALT system was sharp enough to pick up on the foreign language, and translated it at a clearly-audible level for those close enough to hear.

*"Moon-mother's tits, I don't get paid enough to scare those bloody animals away... 'lls I wanted was 'nuff `taarei` to see that 'lil fae wench dance... Takes months to get paid even that much... Bastards... Take me for one of 'em branded exiles, will ya..."* 

He scoffs, under his breath, pacing across the other side of the wall.

*"Heh. I'll just say it's some of 'em gold knights stirring trouble again, have 'em slave watchdogs take care of it for me..."*

A final whisper, before—


***"OI! OOOI! THE KNIGHTS ARE HERE! THE KNIGHTS ARE HERE! THEY'RE COME TO THIN US OUT AGAIN! 'EM KNIGHTS OF UKUE'RE HERE TO KILL US ALL!"***

His yell echoed throughout the forest.
Matthew
*`"Hmm... Hmmm..."`*

***A face peers from above the gate, staring down at the intruders.***

*`"Not knights, not animals. An intruder one in the same."`*

—She spoke, her irises scanning the two who had made their way to the gate. Her gaze was lazy, slow, her expression blank and almost fatigued; as if she had just woken from slumber. She squinted, tiredly, her head oncemore lowering behind the wall.

***`"Qe. Keir. Go."`***
Stephanie
Quite literally *Leaping over* The wall, an armored, faceless knight lands just ahead of the gate, facing the two. Brandishing a rusted straightsword in his right hand, the breathless man facing the sole bandit who had approached the gate.
Reginald
Following after in the same manner as Qe — by jumping over the wall — a second knight lands ahead of Kuouo, a gnarled dagger in its left hand. These two knights are, indeed, armored, yet mismatched; as if from entirely different orders of knighthood. Further, their equipment is heavily rusted, and perhaps even *Rotten* In some places — a stark contrast from the shiny, golden armor of the knights within the Embrace of Sol. 

Keir, the second of the two, stumps forwards, brandishing his gnarled dagger in preparation for a fight.
Matthew
***`"Kill."`***

*She spoke demandingly, her word interweaved with a dark, magical aspect.*
Reginald
***Dashing towards Kuouo, the rotted knight stabs his gnarled dagger recklessly towards his chest.*** Practice and elegance was lost on the knight, whose movements almost felt mindless; as if a puppet on strings. Regardless of its talents, it was an attack with lethal intent, and a deadly attack, no less — yet one that could be dodged or parried, given the bandit's proficiency.