The Blue City, Now

The path is clear, Needs speaks without speaking, in a language without words. There is a new passage to explore, a new realm to behold before deciding whether or not to commit to Affidavit's plan. Skipping right ahead to the next caged goddess or angry dragon does hold some appeal, and certainly has some potential, but the party has only faced one major obstacle so far. Forcing a conflict with Feiadyne this early might taint their story, marking it as a cautionary tale, rather than the ballad of salvation Needs is angling for. A battle with Feia needs to be the third beat of this story, not the second. Maybe they could trick her into engaging in a duel of words and allow that to count as the second key event, but...no, no, no. Even if we keep the story as short and sweet as possible, we'd still want rescuing the goddess to be stage two, and then slaying the dragon on three.

"He says the path is clear, Aff." Magtok repeats, just in case Affidavit's violent antipathy towards the supernatural blocked out whatever it was Needs did to 'speak' a moment ago. Mag isn't sure what the hell Needs did to speak that way, but it certainly didn't used the established line of communication they'd all agreed upon, that's for sure. He gestures towards the brand new hole in the wall, wondering how well the professor knows the path from here. He is supposed to be their guide through all of this, right?